| Alex
: Hi John, you didn't come yesterday to office? |
| John
: Yeah, I was in Indian Embassy for stamping. |
| Alex
: Oh really, what happened, I heard that
nowadays it has become very strict. |
| John
: Yeah, but I managed to get it. |
| Alex
: How long it took to get it stamped? |
| John
: Oh, it was nasty man, long queue. Bill
Gates was standing in front of me and they played
with him like anything. That's why it got delayed.
I went there at 2 am itself and waited and returned
by 4 pm. |
| Alex
: Really? In India, it is a matter of an
hour to get stamped for USA |
| John
: Yeah, but that is because who in India
will be interested in coming to USA man, their economy
has been booming. |
| Alex
: So, when are you leaving? |
| John
: Anytime, after receiving my tickets from
the client in India and you know, I will be getting
a chance to fly Air-India. Sort of dream come true. |
| Alex
: How long are you going to stay in India. |
| John
: What do you mean by how long. I will be
settled in India, my company has promised me that
they will process my Hara Patta. (Indian name for
H-1 VISA) |
| Alex
: Really, lucky person man, it is very difficult
to get a Hara Patta in India. |
| John
: Yeah, that's why, I am planning to marry
an Indian girl there. |
| Alex
: But you can find lots of US girls in Bangalore,
Madras, Hyderabad and Mumbai. |
| John
: But, I prefer Indian girls because they
don't divorce and force you for alimony payments. |
| Alex
: Where did you get the offer, Bangalore? |
| John
: Yeah, salary is good there, but cost of
living is quite high, it is Rs. 1000/- for a single
room accommodation. |
Alex
: I see, that's too much for US people, Rs.
1/- = $ 100/-. Oh God!
What about in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Madras? |
| John
: No idea, but it is less than what we have
in Bangalore. It is like the world headquarters
of Software. |
| Alex
: I heard, almost all the Indians are having
one personal Robot for help. |
| John
: You can get a BMW car for Rs. 5000/-, and
a personal Robot for less than Rs. 7500/-. But my
dream is to purchase Ambassador, which costs Rs.200000/-
but has got a sexy design. |
| Alex
: By the way, who is you are client? |
John
: WipInfoSaty, a pure Indian company, specializing
in Embedded Software
|
| Alex
: Oh, really, lucky to work in a pure Indian
company. They are really intelligent and unlike
American body-shoppers who have opened their fly-by-night
outfits in India. Indian companies pay you in full
even when you are on bench. My friend Paul Allen,
it seems, used his bench time to visit Bihar, the
most livable place in India, probably world. There
you have full freedom and no restrictions. You can
do whatever you want! I wonder how that state has
perfected that system. |
| John
: Yeah man, you are right. I hope our America
also follows their footsteps. |
| Alex
: How are you going to cope with their language? |
| John
: Why not? From my school days I have been
learning Kannada as my first language here at New
York. At the Consulate they tested my proficiency
in Kannada and were quite impressed by my cent percent
score in TOKIL i.e.Test Of Kannada as International
Language. |
| Alex
: So, you are going to have fun there. |
| John
: Yeah, I will be traveling in the world's
fastest train, world's largest theme park, and the
famous Kollywood where you can see actors like,
Vishnuvardhan, and all. Bannerghata Park is like
Jurasic park, is also near to Kollywood. (for Kannada
movies ) |
| Alex
: You know, the PM is scheduled to visit
US next year, he may then relax the number of visas. |
| John
: That's true. Last month, the Indian PM,
visited White House and donated Rs. 20,00,000/-
for infrastructure development at Silicon Valley
and has promised more if we follow the model of
Lalbagh Park of Banglore. Bill Gates also got a
chance of meeting him. Very lucky person. |
|
Alex : OK, Good Luck
John.
|
| John
: Same to you Alex. And don't go to Consulate
in a Kurta Pyjama or dhoti, because they will think
you are too Indianised and may doubt you will ever
come back and hence your Non-Immigrant Visa may
get rejected. Wear a baseball hat too and not the
topee, But don't forget to say "Namaskara sar,
Chennagi Iddeera & Swalpa Adjust Maadi"
to the Visa officer at Window 5. It seems he likes
that and will not give you a visa if you don't greet
him that way. |
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