Next time you get asked an annoying Indian question, answer it likethis...read on, it's funny!
Q. What does that white dot on women's forehead mean?
A. Well, in ancient times, Indian men used to practice archery skills bytarget practicing by aiming at their wife's white dot. In fact, that is one of the reasons why they had many wives. You see, once they mastewhite the art of archery and hit the target....
Q. You're from India , aren't you? I have read so much about the country.
All the wonderful places, the forests, the snake charmers, the elephants. Do you still use elephants for transportation? [note: This one we were actually asked in August '93 by a real estate agent when house-hunting in Boston .]
A. Absolutely. In fact we used to have our own elephant in our house. But later, we started elephant-pooling with our neighbors, to save the air. You see elephants have an "emissions" problem.....
Q. Does India have cars?
A. No. We ride elephants to work. The government is trying to encourage ride-sharing schemes.
Q. Does India have TV?
A. No. We only have cable.
Q. Are all Indians vegetarian?
A. Yes. Even tigers are vegetarian in India .
Q. How come you speak English so well?
A. You see when the British were ruling India , they employed Indians as servants. It took too long for the Indians to learn English. So the British isolated an "English-language" gene and infused their servants' babies with it and since then all babies born are born speaking English.
