R ELATIONSHIPS ( INDIA vs OVERSEAS) <TABLE class=MsoNormalTable style="BORDER-RIGHT: 4.5pt outset; BORDER-TOP: 4.5pt outset; BORDER-LEFT: 4.5pt outset; BORDER-BOTTOM: 4.5pt outset" cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=1><TD style="BACKGROUND: #ff9966" width="17%" bgColor=#ff9966>Relation <TD style="BACKGROUND: #999999" width="41%" bgColor=#999999>In India <TD style="BACKGROUND: #00cc33" width="41%" bgColor=#00cc33>Outside India <TD style="BACKGROUND: #ffdbca" bgColor=#ffdbca>Mother-in-law A woman capable of making your life miserable. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #d7ffd7" bgColor=#d7ffd7>A woman you never fight with, because where else you will find such a dedicated baby sitter for free ? <TD style="BACKGROUND: #ffdbca" bgColor=#ffdbca>Husband A boring human species, who listens more to his mother than you, and orders you around to serve him, his parents and siblings. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #d7ffd7" bgColor=#d7ffd7>Still boring, but now a useful human species that comes in handy when the house needs to be vacuumed. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #ffdbca" bgColor=#ffdbca>Friend A person whose house you can drop into any time of the day or night and you'll always be welcome. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #d7ffd7" bgColor=#d7ffd7>A person whom you have to call first to check and make sure he is not busy. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #ffdbca" bgColor=#ffdbca>Wife A woman who gives you your underwear and towel when you go to take a shower. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #d7ffd7" bgColor=#d7ffd7>A woman who yells at you not to leave tub dirty when you go to take bath. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #ffdbca" bgColor=#ffdbca>Son A teenager, who without asking will carry your grocery bags from the market. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #d7ffd7" bgColor=#d7ffd7>A teenager, who suddenly remembers he has lot of homework when you start mowing the lawn. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #ffdbca" bgColor=#ffdbca>Daughter A lovely doll, who brings tears to your eyes during her marriage. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #d7ffd7" bgColor=#d7ffd7>A lovely doll, who brings you to tears long before her marriage. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #ffdbca" bgColor=#ffdbca>Father A person you are afraid of, and who is never to be disobeyed . <TD style="BACKGROUND: #d7ffd7" bgColor=#d7ffd7>A person to whom you pretend to obey, after all he is the one paying your college tuition. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #ffdbca" bgColor=#ffdbca>Indian Engineer A person with a respectable job and earning lots. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #d7ffd7" bgColor=#d7ffd7>A person without a secure job, who always dreams one day he will be rich. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #ffdbca" bgColor=#ffdbca>Doctor A respectable person with OK income. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #d7ffd7" bgColor=#d7ffd7>A money making machine, who has a money spending machine at home called "doctor's wife". <TD style="BACKGROUND: #ffdbca" bgColor=#ffdbca>Bhangra A vigorous Punjabi festival dance. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #d7ffd7" bgColor=#d7ffd7>A dance you do, when you don't know how to dance. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #ffdbca" bgColor=#ffdbca>Software Engineer A high-tech guy, always speaks in American accent, always anxious to queue in the consulate visa line. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #d7ffd7" bgColor=#d7ffd7>The same hi-tech guy, who does Ganapati Puja everyday, and says 'This is my last year in the US (or wherever)'every year. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #ffdbca" bgColor=#ffdbca>A Green Card holder bachelor the guy can't speak Hindi, parents of good looking girls are dying to hook him, wears jacket in summer, says he has a BMW back there. <TD style="BACKGROUND: #d7ffd7" bgColor=#d7ffd7>the guy can't speak proper English, wears jacket all the time, works in a Candy store at Manhattan , dreams of owning a BMW
