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I really really hope that the words “American Indian” is considered as a racist term, and I wanna call a lot of desi babus here by that name. It’s funny to meet the breed out here – Most guys from the land of Gult (50%) and the rest are Mallus, Tams and North Indians. You need to answer the following 3 questions, or have a placard, that you can handover to all “American Indians” 1. What Visa are you on 2. How long in the US 3. What’s your Salary The answers to these questions decide how you will be treated, and how long you will be spoken to, and how many times you can probably call! Visa / Length of Stay – Essentially, if you are on a short stay, you will be kept at bay – everyone lives with this morbid fear that, you will cling on to them, and suck their blood out, and ask for favours! Even responses about locale are guarded – The stranger on the street, is much more responsive! Once they know you are not on a H1 / L1 – every alternate guy offers deals on how to get a H1. The followi

Well, like I stated it many times – You can do well in India (both numerically and otherwise), and it does not always mean that only the best go to the land of infinite promises, but a few choose to stay back too. Here I am, in usa-puram (like I called it all along) and much to the disappointment of many people back home, I am not the excited jack, pumping excitement. Touch down at Newark – the first thought that crosses my mind – Hey John, you are in the US – Single, available and not sleepy. The single part is important, and has a small history to it. Rewind to the winter of 2000 – Young (ya really young), the flamboyant yuppie of a PM, chosen against all odds to head to the US, to be the guy to manage the new line of business, the company had bet its money on. Standing in the simmering heat of Chennai, outside the American Consulate, even before I entered the fortified building, a strange thought crossed my head – You will not go to the US till you are married. Really strange, I t