Indian moms want their daughters to control their husbands and expect their sons to control their wives. Parents want their children to stand out in a crowd but expect them to do what everybody else is doing. Everything that is run by the government looks very bad except government jobs. National animal - endangered National pledge - unintended National river - polluted A huge country of 1,635 languages... united by a foreign language. A typical query at a car showroom “kitna mileage detha hai?” Seeing a Policeman makes us nervous rather than making us feel safe. We often say “Atithi Devo Bhavah” but we do not allow visitor parking in our residential societies. Last and the best ones: We are always in a hurry but never on time ! Holy places are very interesting places - The poor beg outside and the rich beg inside!!
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