Mikäs se desi onkaan ihmisistä puhuttaessa...

Well what exactly is a desi ??? Each desi is an Indian but not every Indian is an desi. A desi is typically resides in USA but has been found in some other parts of world as well. Desi is that variety of Indian for whom more than 10 of the points beloew are applicable .... Why don' t you try it for yourself ...







You might be a desi if -



* you bought Toyota or Honda car only because it has better resale value.

* You send a picture to your folks in India with your car in the background.

* You do not utilize any relocation benefits given to you by your new employer, you prefer cash instead.

* you smell like a curry.

* spent 2 days cleaning your apartment before leaving so you can get full security refund from landlord.

* you have a bought a video camera just before Niagara trip and returned it after the trip.

* you ask before eating any meat " Is this beef?"

* you act as if you are the busiest person on the earth.

* you try to ignore all other unknown desis around you.

* you frequent to yard sales every week.

* you know all of your friends salary.

* you have collected enough frequent flier miles for a international trip.

* you don' t know any American outside your work.

* you pay your bills the day they come in mail.

* you have never asked a girl out.

* this thought comes to you " Oh shit I just saw another desi" when you are window shopping at a local mall.

* you make the American women in your apartment swimming pool get embarassed and run for a towel to cover their bodies because you are staring at them without even blinking!

* you keep switching your internet service provider because first month is free.

* put oil in your hair.

* you ask for small drink at fast food restaurant because the refill is free.

* you know more than one plans offered by long distance telephone companies.

* You take plain water instead of Coke for lunch.

* you take off your shoes before stepping foot in your living room.

* you take any drink with no ice because you can' t drink ice

* you talk to your Indian colleague in your local Indian language in presence of an American Colleague

* there are more that 4 guys living in a 2 bedroom apartment.

* you know all the facilities available at public library.

* you talk to americans as if you represent your whole country

* your stove in the apartment is covered with aluminum foil.

* you find taco bell sauce packets in your kitchen drawer.

* your dinner involves spreading newspaper on living room floor.

* you like onion rings at Burger King.

* you haven' t had a single female in your apartment besides your friends wife.

* your are looking for dual voltage electric/electronic appliances.

* you take pleasure in switching your telephone companies from MCI to AT&T to Sprint, just to take advantage of their competition .

* the phrase " When are you going to India" comes into your conversation at least once a day.

* the number of long distance calls is more than domestic calls.

* you go back to your apartment for lunch.

* your full name contains more than 15 characters.

* you know all the $1.50 theaters in your city.

* the only reason you go to a temple on festivals is because there is free food.

* you have spent nights in the car while traveling because you wanted to save money spent on cheap motel.

* you tried to flirt with the Hindi speaking operator at AT&T.

* you have at least one India made pressure cooker in your kitchen.

* you know how much a 7 layer burrito costs at Taco Bell.

* you run to Laundromat in your lungi.

* you have a picture of Indian deity on the dashboard of your car.

* you keep comparing prices at circuit city for the phone you bought six months ago.

* the lawyer handling your green card is in your speed dial.

* you are compelled to visit ever major city in US, just so as to say that " Yes I have been there "

* you are comfortable with an American than an ABCD.

* you have been to Mexico or Canada for multiple entry H1 Visa.

* you have a bucket in your bath tub.

* you have to borrow luggage from friends for India visit.

* you take pleasure in passing lewd/obscene remarks at the Americans in vernacular Indian languages, just because they are unable to understand it.

* the smoke detector goes off whenever your are cooking dinner.

* you know which grocery store keeps coriander.

* you buy butter milk before you run out of it.

* you use grocery bags as garbage bags.

* you say ' Damn I have already seen this show" when ever you are watching Married With Children.

* you buy rice in the 20 pound bags.

* office supplies mysteriously find their way in your house.

* you don' t want to buy a printer because you can always use the office printer.

* you have postponed buying answering machine because the computer you are planning to buy six months later has in built answering machine.

* your idea of fun involves bowling.

* you starts spelling your name to the operator like A as in Apple, B as in boy , T as in train ...well you get the idea.

* you ask another desi if he/she ever got a traffic ticket.

* you circulate Playboy' s Lingerie edition amongst your friends.

* you bring over the counter medicines like Iodex and Vicks from India.

* decide to marry a girl, your parents fixed without even meeting her.

* you know the current differential in gold prices between India and US.

* you go to a temple to pick up a women.

* you have worked illegally in a Guju' s motel.

* you mark your forehead with scared ash.

* VIP/Indian brand underwear and undershirts.

* you have Rin (detergent soap cake) in your bathroom.

* use the credit card with maximum cash back.

* you are saving more that 30 % of your salary.

* talk about the sexual escapades of your friend.

* you have bookmarked immigration web pages in your browser.

* tried to talk in a phony accent with the freshie in the school.

* you have asked a PhD student for a ride to grocery store.

* you have cooking schedule in your kitchen cabinet.

* you spend at least 2 evenings in a week at Kmart.

* you split even tax from your common grocery bill.

* complain about Indian international airports on your first vacation to India.

* you take 4 week long vacation.

* you are the first to know about any on campus job openings at the school library/cafeteria/computer center.

* you dial 9-1-1 (instead of dialling 01191) to make international calls and smile apologetically when the Cops arrive at your door in less than 15-minutes.

* you put the photograph of Ganesha or some other deity on your PC in the Office as a Background Wallpaper

* you boast to your American Colleagues that the girl on your PC' s wallpaper is your Girlfriend (When your PC shows a photograph of Aishwarya Rai!)

* you buy anything from any store and just return it after a few weeks just for the heck of it and just because it is returnable!)

* you are frequent visitor to any of the Outlet Malls near your place!

* you apply deodorant spray on your clothes (because the perfume bottle is costly to purchase)

* your weekend routine schedule is to visit a temple and an Indian restaurant