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(Two Americans Talking)
Currency Conversion Rate:
INR 1 Rs = USD $ 100
Alex: Hi John, you didn't come yesterday to office?
John: Yeah, I was in Indian Embassy for stamping.
Alex: Oh really, what happened, I heard that nowadays it has become very strict.
John: Yeah, but I managed to get it.
Alex: How long it took to get it stamped?
John: Oh, it was nasty man, long queue. Bill Gates was standing in front of me and they played with him like anything. That's why it got delayed. I went there at 2 AM itself and waited and returned by 4 PM.
Alex: Really? In
John: Yeah, but that is because who in
Alex: So, when are you leaving?
John: Anytime, after receiving my tickets from the client in
Alex: How long are you going to stay in
John: What do you mean by how long? I will be settled in
Alex: Really, lucky person man, it is very difficult to get a Hara Patta in
John: Yeah, that's why, I am planning to marry an Indian girl there.
Alex: But you can find lots of US girls in
John: But, I prefer Indian girls because they are beautiful and cultured.
Alex: Where did you get the offer,
John: Yeah, salary is good there, but cost of living is quite high, it is Rs. 2000/- for a single room accommodation.
Alex: I see, that's too much for US people, Rs.1/- =$100/-. Oh God! What about in
John: No idea, but it is less than what we have in
Alex: I heard, almost all the Indians are having one personal Robot for help.
John: You can get a BMW car for Rs. 5000/-, and a personal Robot for less than Rs.7500/-But my dream is to purchase Ambassador, which costs Rs.2, 00,000/- but has got a lovely design.
Alex: By the way, who is your client?
John: Subbarao and Apparao Associates, a pure Indian company, specializing in Embedded Software.
Alex: Oh, really, lucky to work in a pure Indian company. They are really intelligent and unlike American Body shoppers who have opened their Fly-by-night outfits in
My friend Paul Allen, it seems, used his bench time to visit Bihar, the most livable place in
John: Yeah man!, you are right. I hope our Americaalso follows their footsteps.
Alex: How are you going to cope with their language?
John: Why not? From my school days I have been learning Hindi as my first language here at
Alex: So, you are going to have fun there.
John: Yeah, I will be traveling in the world's fastest train, world's largest theme park, and the famous Bollywood where you can see actors like, Hrithik, Shah Rukh Khan and all. Esselworld is also near Bollywood.
Alex: You know the PM is scheduled to visit US next year; he may then relax the number of visas.
John: That's true. Last month, Narayana Murthy visited White House and donated Rs. 2000/- for infrastructure development at aSiliconValleyand has promised more if we follow the model of High-Tech City of Bangalore . Bill Gates also got a chance of meeting him. Very lucky person.
Alex: But, Indian government is planning to split Narayanamurthy's Infosys.
John: He is a hard worker man; he can build any number of Infosys like this. Every minute he is getting Rs. 1000/-. It seems, if you keep all his money converted as Rs. 100/- notes you can reach Pluto.
Alex: OK, Good Luck John.
John: Same to you Alex. And don't go to Consulate in a "Kurta Pyjama" because they will think you are too Indianised and may doubt you will never come back and hence your Non-Immigrant Visa may get rejected. But don't forget to say "Namaste, aap kaise hai" to the Visa officer at Window 5. It seems he likes that and will not give you a visa if you don't greet him that way.
1 comment:
I agree.
Apart from Hindi there are many candidates for an international language, apart from Mandarin Chinese and American English that is!
My personal opinion is that we need a non-national language, as the long-term solution.
Only one candidate, Esperanto, seems to gaining support.
You can see this at http://www.lernu.net
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