My office shared the same building with another MNC. I was once standing in the lift to go up to my office. The security chap rushed in suddenly before the lift door closed, stopped the door from closing and shouted at me, "get out and fast". I asked why. "Foreigners are coming; he is the CEO from Japan; get out of the lift". I calmly replied I am not getting out; if the CEO wants to take the lift with me, let him. Otherwise he can wait. The security guard was taken aback. He started to argue, but by that time the foreigners were already there. They didn't say anything, just took the lift with me and got down at their floor and I continued my journey to my office. I think it is always us desis who mistreat desis when we see foreigners. None of the foreigners I have come across (I am working abroad for the past 8 years) have such silly prejudices. They treat desis the way they treat humans.
