September 10, 2008

America Day


For past months I have been extensively reading expat blogs, non-Indians who are living and working in India. It's interesting to see your own country through the eyes of people who have not been born or brought up there.
Among the expat community there is a term India Day which is a day when everything goes wrong,the personal chef came few hours late, the gardener brought the wrong plants, power went out for hours, internet stopped working, plumber didn't show up and the likes. Now as an Indian living in America I was thinking what would it mean for us to have an America Day?Making your own food - no chef
Cleaning the house - no maid
Mowing your own lawn - no Gardner
Falling sick with no one to help you - No hired help or family close by
Plumber shows up and now instead of the empty water tank, your wallet is empty.
Getting a doctor's appointment not before two months.
Treating your car like a pick up truck because delivery for everything is so damn expensive.
Doctor taking a look at you in the "emergency room" after two hours you showed up!
How we miss our homelands while enjoying every bit of the luxury the host country has to offer.
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