10. Bhangra
In Des - A vigorous punjabi festival dance.
In Pardes - A dance you do at desi parties, when you don't know how to dance.

9. Engineer
In Des - A person with a respectable job and lots of upper ki kamai (income from bribes).
In Pardes - A person without a secure job, who always dreams one day he will start his own company and be rich.

8. Doctor
In Des - A respectable person with modest income.
In Pardes - A money making machine, who has a money spending machine at home called \"doctor ki biwi\" (doctor's wife).

7. Friend
In Des - A person whose house you can drop in at any time of the day or night and you'll always be welcome.
In Pardes - A person who you have to call first to check and make sure he is not busy.

6. Father
In Des - A person you are afraid of, and who is never to be disobeyed.
In Pardes - A person to whom you pretend to obey, after all he is the one paying your college tuition.

5. Son
In Des - A teenager, who without asking will carry your grocery bags from the market.
In Pardes - A teenager, who suddenly remembers he has lot of homework when you start mowing the lawn.

4. Daughter
In Des - A lovely doll, who brings tears to your eyes when she leaves home with a man after getting married.
In Pardes - A lovely doll, who brings you to tears when she leaves home with a man before getting married.

3. Husband
In Des - A boring person, who listens more to his mother than you, and orders you around to serve him, his parents and siblings.
In Pardes - Still boring, but now a useful person that comes in handy when the house needs to be vacuumed.

2. Wife
In Des - A woman who gives you your underwear and towel when you go to take a shower.
In Pardes - A woman who yells at you not to leave tub dirty when you go to take bath.

1. Mother-in law
In Des - A women capable of making your life miserable.
In Pardes - A women you never fight with, because where else you will find such a dedicated baby sitter for free?

Any comments !!!

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Sunil Sharma, P.Eng.

11. Hockey
In Des - It is Real Hockey
In Pardesh - It is ICE Hockey