Rants, Raves and Ramblings of a Doer

We, The NRIs

Friday, April 15, 2011 Posted by Vishnu , 13 comments
This is about you guys, oh sorry! This is about us (a fairly large percentage of us), who leave their motherland with uncertain aspirations and much certain fascinations. We don't know how good / bad it would turn out to be but we definitely anticipate a change and here we are, with a much changed perspective. I am no judge to decide if that is boon or bane but I definitely say that it is a pure case of glibness.

  1. We always support Anna Hazare and several other against corruption but we forget the fact that we paid a bribe to get our passport verified with the police department.
  2. We earn in Dollars, Yen and Pounds and never deem about charity in Rupees.
  3. We happily question the integrity of the political leaders while we never step forward to lead a community / student organization in the first place.
  4. We accuse the system even before we are in it.
  5. We envision a brighter India and boast about it to everyone around but seldom think of supporting an organization that does it.
  6. We outdo others (you know who!) in Racism. Moreover, we are sexists, ageists and prejudiced based on everything possible.
  7. We don't know how does it feel to Volunteer because we never do it. We are the most selfish people.
  8. The only place we raise our voice is on Networking Sites.
  9. We are the biggest promoters of piracy.
  10. We make the best use of Google search and never say thanks. We watch videos on youtube but never hit 'Like'. You read my whole article but never comment on it :P
  11. We talk, accuse, judge and never act!
  12. We want everything "Spicy"
  13. Gatorade is our new substitute for Water
  14. Finally, We always dream about returning home and never actually do it. Hence the name, Never Returning Indians!
Keep it up!

13 comments:

Vamshi said...

Well said, and if someone tries to act, we discourage them too..

Unknown said...

ARUN: This is my comment at-least satisfies one point in there.

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aporajito said...

Point taken, Vishnu. I agree with you and the vast majority do fall into the categories mentioned. But there are also a small minuscule minority who act, are not --ists,are not selfish and do not volunteer. but , yes, they are almost invisible and prefer to be like that.

Unknown said...

well said Vishnu!!!I can’t agree more with you.... don’t you think we are more corrupt than what you described in your blog (bribe we paid to get the passport). Come on, we all need to agree that we are more corrupt than that……
we produce a fake resume to get consulting job, we join in a corrupt university to graduate fast or earn money faster or to get tax benefits, we do jobs illegally in schools….and what not!!!!

MADHURI said...

:D am glad that am commenting on your post now :P.....wanted to see how many (those who read ur blog regularly) would have the nerve to show up in the comment space...cant stop smiling off on arun's comment though :P...anyways

I love the way you point out the most obvious things in us - most of us we don even realize we are such ''. I can say that this is one of those 'gutsy'posts. Well spoken!

Vishnu said...

Thank you guys.

@Mrinmooyee: Good and Bad co-exist and my post was to make most of us realize that we live in a world of self-denial.

@Arun: You actually disproved 1 point, which signifies that tag yourself with the other points ;)

@Pradeep: I wanted to quote just one example and that was the best instance as passport is the gateway for us to become NRIs

@Madhu: :D .. But I'm sure some of them would have shrugged it of, thinking, It ain't me ;)

Is this me????? said...

sahi bola re baap... we can post messages, sign a petition, vote online... guess nothing more than that... n curse India n its governing system ... stay away from it cursing and enjoying the luxury here... sad!!!

Cindrella said...

well said!!! i can very well relate to it.... keep blogging!!! good post :)

Smita said...

okaaayyyy.... I read it right now!
But, very hurtingly true blog!:(

Banu said...

Well said, its time to change atleast something

Christiano Ronaldo said...

Reality sounds harsh...Well said..Vishnu..