This is about how my friend Jeongwook (He prefers to be called Allen due to unknown reasons)got educated about India. It happened in bits and pieces and I am going to just mention some of these situations.
Lesson 1: Indians can speak english!
Me and Allen going to pick up golu from airport when he arrived in US for the first time.
Allen: Does your friend know english. I mean can he get around if we are a lil late.
Me: He is pretty good at english. And for the records I could also speak english before I reached US. We infact Indians do almost all of their higher education in english.
Lesson 2: Internet exists in India.
Me: I don't prefer to check e-mails in India.
Allen: You mean you can check it if you want. Is internet that accessible in India!
Me: Most of urban India and some parts of rural India has internet connection.
Lesson 3: There is satellite television in India and Indians watch many American channels.
Allen: So which all global programs do you watch in India?
Golu: X-files, Simpsons, Friends, infact all of your cartoon channels, and a lot of music and movie channels
Allen: wow!!
Wrong conclusion by Allen: So 50cents must be very popular in India!!
But the most funny of these conversations was actually the one in which Allen explained me the probable reason why Americans have such wrong notions about Indians.
Me: I am amazed why do most americans think like this about India when they can see so many well educated Indians around them?
Allen: The only hit movie in US which dealt with Indians through out the 80's was Indiana Jones: The Temple of Doom. I guess you have a clue now!!!
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also, we see all the cool movies, with those gorgeous chicks and fundax equipment, these amru's shove at us and think they r all psued n sexy!
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50 cent is GOD
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