Indian Stereotypes

There are somethings Indians do that cannot be challenged by any other nation. We have a rather bizarre sense of living and of using things that aren’t meant to be used that way! Read on to find out which of these stereotypes you've experienced!

 1. Dramatization of probably everything!

If you were born a desi, “drama” is nothing new to you. From the soaps on Indian television to our mothers, Drama is a part of our life. Instances for drama are all around us; the overdramatic dad who constantly tell you the stories of how he went to school in his days: climbing hills, crossing rivers, evading aliens, fighting pirates, yeah, you get the idea. That over- dramatic class teacher of your’s who probably tells you “Oye! You better study, you know, no? Last year students, very good students. They passed very goodly! You also pass like that.” Everywhere you go, the drama will follow you and trust me, there’s no escaping it!

2.  Surveillance.

Don’t get me wrong, by surveillance, I mean those sniper- eyed aunties living next door. Yeah, the most annoying whining a desi has to suffer.

“Apee! What is you doing? Very disturbing here! I am watching the T.V. and…”

 Enter, mom.

 “Sarmita ji, I heard that someone saw Armati with that mailman near the woods yesterday!”

And the rest of the conversation is what I said in the previous point. Drama!

3. That bottle of Horlicks.

Yeah! I know you have it! No Indian home is complete without that god-knows-how-old Horlicks bottle which has some Horlicks left in it that you probably have to drill out!

 4. The first rule of sex is: You don’t talk about sex!

This is a funny side of Indian culture. Indians are competing with China to find out “Who can produce the most number of babies” and I must say, the Indians are succeeding! But there’s always one rule “NEVER SPEAK ABOUT SEX!”

Indians have put shame on the word itself. Even seeing the word “sex” on that application form makes you go “Ayye!”

  





5. Your T-shirt.

T-shirts have another use much important than wearing in India. It’s your mother’s ultimate wiping cloth. Just go into your kitchen to find your t-shirt that you thought your mother had thrown away waiting majestically on the kitchen table. It may be difficult to identify the poor old chap, but I’m sure, it’s him!

More Indian Stereotypes coming soon! Adios for now!