These kind of articles have been around forever, and many Indians even spice up the so called incredulous observations. There are so many cliches like the 'Oh I speak Muslim too', or 'are you a Hindi'? Good job you didn't try including snake charmers in here. There is nothing new in what's been written - as 'what americans think of India' write-ups have been running forever and they all have the same cliches as in this article.
This a 'I want an article in Rediff, and Rediff will oblige with a headline on the home page' article.