. Everything you eat is limited TO garlic, onion and tomatoes. .You try and reuse gift wrappers, gift boxes, and of course aluminum foil. .You try to eject food particles from between your teeth by pressing your tongue against them and making a peculiar noise like, tshick, tshick, tschick,tschick. .You are standing next to the two largest size suitcases at the Airport. .You arrive one or two hours late to a party - and think its normal. .You peel the stamps off letters that the Postal Service missed to mark up. .You recycle Wedding Gifts. .You name your children in rhythms (example: Sita & Gita, Ram & Shyam.) .All your children have pet names, which sound nowhere close to their real names. .You take Indian snacks anywhere it says "No Food Allowed" .You talk for an hour at the front door when leaving someone's house. .You load up the family car with as many people as possible. .You use plastic to cover anything new in your house whether it's the Re
"The time is out of Joint, O'cursed spite , that I was born to set it right..."