21 things an Indian does after returning from abroad...

21. Tries to use credit card in road side hotel.

20. Drinks and carries mineral water and always speaks of health conscious.

19. Sprays duo such so that he doesn't need to take bath.

18. Sneezes and says 'Excuse me'.

17. Says "Hey" instead of "Hi".says "Yogurt" instead says "Curds".Says "Cab" instead of "Taxi".Says "Candy" instead of "Chocolate". Says "Cookie" instead of "Biscuit".Says "Free Way" instead of "Highway".Says "got to go" instead of "Have to go".Says "Oh" instead of "Zero", (for 704, says Seven OhFour Instead of Seven Zero Four)

16. Doesn't forget to crib about air pollution. Keeps cribbing every time he steps out.

15. Says all the distances in Miles (Not in Kilo Meters), and counts in Millions. (Not in Lakhs)

14. Tries to figure all the prices in Dollars as far as possible(but deep down the heart multiplies by 43 times).

13. Tries to see the % of fat on the cover of a milk pocket.

12. When need to say Z (zed), never says Z (Zed), repeats "Zee" several times, if the other person unable to get, then says X, YZee(but never says Zed)

11. Writes date as MM/DD/YYYY, on watching traditional DD/MM/YYYY,says "Oh! British Style!!!!"

10. Makes fun of Indian Standard Time and Indian Road Conditions.

9. Even after 2 months, complaints about "Jet Lag".

8. Avoids eating more chili (hot) stuff.

7. Tries to drink "Diet Coke", instead of Normal Coke.

6. Tries to complain about any thing in India as if he isexperiencing it for the first time.5. Pronounces "schedule" as "skejule", and "module" as "mojule".

4. Looks speciously towards Hotel/Dhaba food.Few more important

3. From the luggage bag, does not remove the stickers of Airways by which he traveled back to India, even after 4 months of arrival.

2. Takes the cabin luggage bag to short visits in India, tries toroll the bag on Indian Roads.

Ultimate one1. Tries to begin conversation with"In US ...." or "When I was in US..."

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Now, can you just believe this? Read it till end...

In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed tobeat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'the rule of the thumb'

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Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled'Gentlemen Only....Ladies Forbidden'.. ..and thus the word GOLF enteredinto the English language

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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury

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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

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Coca-Cola was originally green

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It is impossible to lick your elbow.

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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

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The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer

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The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:Spades - King David Hearts, Charlemagne – Clubs, Alexander - the Great,Diamonds - Julius Caesar

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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321

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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs inthe air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg inthe air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. Ifthe horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of naturalcauses.

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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boatname requested?A. Obsession

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Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to gountil you would find the letter 'A'?A. One thousand

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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, andlaser printers all have in common?A. All were invented by women

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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?A. Honey

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In Shakespeare' s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bedfirmer to sleep on.. Hence the phrase...... ... 'goodnight, sleep tight.'

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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for amonth after the wedding, the bride's father would supply hisson-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer andbecause their calendar was lunar based, this period was called thehoney month, which we know today as the honeymoon.

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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in oldEngland , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them'Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down.'It's where we get the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's'

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Many years ago in England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked intothe rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill,they used the whistle to get some service. 'Wet your whistle' is thephrase inspired by this practice.

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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!

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Now....Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it.

I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg.The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch atCmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in what oredr the ltteers in aword are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is that the first and last ltteerbe in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can stillraed it wouthit a porbelm. This is bcuseae the huamn mni d deos notraed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe.
Amzanig huh?

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Water..can you live without it?

There is an item song from a movie which talks about Delhi’s winter (Dilli ki sardi), I don’t exactly remember the name of the movie bit I do remember the sizzling moves and sexy expressions of Amrita Arora and the dress that she wore in the song was so small as if her body isn’t affected by the Dilli ki sardi at all.
I don’t know what she will say about Dilli ki garmi but this time Delhi’s summer season is getting unbearable and as I have read in newspaper that monsoon will 45% less this time, it is increasing my tension.
Well jokes apart, I just want to bring your attention towards the growing water scarcity problem that is now a very common problem not only in big cities like Delhi but in small towns as well. The water scarcity problem is directly proportional to the temperature of the country, as the temp increases water problem also increases. I have tried to list some methods to tackle this problem, if you have any, please add to the list:

Water Harvesting—water harvesting is a method through which we can capture the rain water. Rain water can be termed as the primary source of water which fills our secondary source of water like rivers, ponds, lakes. We can collect the rain water by digging soak pits in our houses or by using hand pumps and by boring wells. This way we can utilize the rain water which will help us in solving our water problem.

Water recharging—this is a process in which water is not allowed to penetrate the land and it is stopped on the surface itself, and this can be done by making lakes and properly maintaining them.

Water management- it simply states that water should be used in a proper manner and it shouldn’t be wasted. For example, while brushing our teeth or shaving we should make sure that water is not running from tap unnecessarily, our car can be cleaned by a wet cloth and it doesn’t need buckets of water everyday, use of buckets for taking bath rather than bath tubs or showers. I have seen people who waste the resources and if stopped there answer is that they are paying the bills, so what is the problem, well may be in the future they wont need to pay any bills coz there may be no water to be used by them. Guys, be an asset to the society rather than being a liability.

Planting trees—I think that is an answer to our every ecological problem. Don’t run in the whole city to plant trees but at least you can plant trees in your own locality and make it lush green. Make your locality an example so that others can take a lesson from it.
Just ask one question to yourself..can you live without water? Definitely you can’t live without water, so save water or use it intelligently.

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