Americaa Americaa !!
For a first timer in the 'most economically advanced' country on planet earth, there are a few things, that might catch attention and even put 'm shocked.
Had a written out-door items here.
Well, if you step in, there is more interesting things that you get to find! A few of 'em...
1. Get these three items programmed into your mind - "Sorry", "Thank You", "Hi"
Bump into any TDH, you are bound (by the APC) to say "Hi"
2. They have designed a nice facial exercise, for stress relieving and to maintain proper blood circulation on the arteries sitting beneath your cheek. Its very simple. The moment you see anyone around (even if he is the person tipped to finish you off), stretch your lips left to right, compress your cheek ensuring that no teeth is visible. Studies have proven that for best result, this act should be preceded by a "Hi"
3. All water taps out here are dual - turn this way, u get cold water. turn the other way, its hot! I think, its for this flexibility that, they have done away with sensor-enabled-automatic water taps.
4. The rule book might say, "Dont Allow Tailgating", but if you happened to open the door to get in/out, and see someone at a mile and a half, destined to the same door, you would stand 'attention' at the door, and keep the door wide open for him. Even if its a 'her' you do the same, w/o getting into any scare of a feminist attack.
5. Inside the office, you may find all nicely spoken gentlemen/ladies. But outside the doors, you may find ppl, who are so used to 4-letter words, and age is no bar for using 'em.
6. Dont be taken aback if you find a beggar in this 'economically advanced' country! You might have seen those funny fwds, where u find a beggar with a placard in hand. Thats for real! I have seen a guy who had this written in his placard "Help me with anything!". A more catchier line would be "Forget all sh*t, I need beer"
7. A short-term US trip would make you a mobile multiplication table. I am lucky enough to not break my head too much - coz I got the number '40' as one of the multipliers. i pity those who got 45 or 43 as the multiplier !!
8. And not to forget, distance is in miles. Weight would be in pounds (lbs - wonder what it is.... Lal Bahadur Shastri?). Keep the conversions handy :-)
9. The cars on highways run on gas (not petrol - okay, both are same. but these morons call petrol, 'gas' !) and on google maps.
10. 'Soda' means anything that comes to you thru those vending machines. Not necessarily carbonated.
(My creativity has gone to sleep. I tend to write serious stuff. See that point 10! Time to go after my creativity.. Zzzz....)
Had a written out-door items here.
Well, if you step in, there is more interesting things that you get to find! A few of 'em...
1. Get these three items programmed into your mind - "Sorry", "Thank You", "Hi"
Bump into any TDH, you are bound (by the APC) to say "Hi"
2. They have designed a nice facial exercise, for stress relieving and to maintain proper blood circulation on the arteries sitting beneath your cheek. Its very simple. The moment you see anyone around (even if he is the person tipped to finish you off), stretch your lips left to right, compress your cheek ensuring that no teeth is visible. Studies have proven that for best result, this act should be preceded by a "Hi"
3. All water taps out here are dual - turn this way, u get cold water. turn the other way, its hot! I think, its for this flexibility that, they have done away with sensor-enabled-automatic water taps.
4. The rule book might say, "Dont Allow Tailgating", but if you happened to open the door to get in/out, and see someone at a mile and a half, destined to the same door, you would stand 'attention' at the door, and keep the door wide open for him. Even if its a 'her' you do the same, w/o getting into any scare of a feminist attack.
5. Inside the office, you may find all nicely spoken gentlemen/ladies. But outside the doors, you may find ppl, who are so used to 4-letter words, and age is no bar for using 'em.
6. Dont be taken aback if you find a beggar in this 'economically advanced' country! You might have seen those funny fwds, where u find a beggar with a placard in hand. Thats for real! I have seen a guy who had this written in his placard "Help me with anything!". A more catchier line would be "Forget all sh*t, I need beer"
7. A short-term US trip would make you a mobile multiplication table. I am lucky enough to not break my head too much - coz I got the number '40' as one of the multipliers. i pity those who got 45 or 43 as the multiplier !!
8. And not to forget, distance is in miles. Weight would be in pounds (lbs - wonder what it is.... Lal Bahadur Shastri?). Keep the conversions handy :-)
9. The cars on highways run on gas (not petrol - okay, both are same. but these morons call petrol, 'gas' !) and on google maps.
10. 'Soda' means anything that comes to you thru those vending machines. Not necessarily carbonated.
(My creativity has gone to sleep. I tend to write serious stuff. See that point 10! Time to go after my creativity.. Zzzz....)
Labels: US
posted by Rat at 12:46 PM
4 Comments:
lbs was too good!!! :)
:-P
A smile followed by a "hi" ..has nthin to do with being in US ..u can as well follow dat bak in india .... if u feel like ....
@anony -
:-)
hi
BTW, I recollect doing the steps in that order (at times the hi, taken out) in the corporate world in India (u know where). I got rather curious frowning 'whats his problem' faces from many - especially from the better half(?) of the mankind. Many thought, I belong to Nims! :-P
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