Year: 2020

 Place: IBM, USA (Two Americans Talking)

 Currency Conversion Rate: INR 1 Re = USD $ 100 
 
 Alex: Hi John, you didn't come yesterday to office?

 John: Yeah, I was in Indian Embassy for stamping.

 Alex: Oh really, what happened, I heard that nowadays it has become very
 strict.

 John: Yeah, but I managed to get it.

 Alex: How long it took to get it stamped?

 John: Oh, it was nasty man, long queue. Bill Gates was standing in front
 of me and they played with him like anything. That's why it got delayed.
 I went there at 2 amitself and waited and returned by 4pm.

 Alex: Really? In India, it is a matter of an hour to get stamped for USA

 John: Yeah, but that is because who in Indiawill be interested in coming
 to USA man, their economy has been booming.

 Alex: So, when are you leaving?

 John: Anytime, after receiving my tickets from the client in India and you
 know, I will be getting a chance to fly Air-India. Sort of dream come
 true.

 Alex: How long are you going to stay in India.

 John: What do you mean by how long? I will be settled in India , my
 company has promised me that they will process my Hara Patta ...(green
 card)

 Alex: Really, lucky person man, it is very difficult to get a Hara Patta
 in India ..

 John: Yeah, that's why, I am planning to marry an Indian girl there.

 Alex: But you can find lots of US girls in Hyderabad, Bangaloreand
 Gurgaon. 

 John: But, I prefer Indian girls because they are beautiful and cultured.

 Alex: Where did you get the offer, Bangalore ? 

 John: Yeah, salary is good there, but cost of living is quite high, it is
 Rs. 1000/- for a single room accommodation.

 Alex: I see, that's too much for US people, Re.1/- =$100/-. Oh God! what
 about in Hyderabad ,Gurgaon?
 
 John: No idea, but it is less than what we have in Bangalore . It is
 like the world headquarters of software

 Alex: I heard, almost all the Indians are having one personal Robot for
 help.

 John: You can get a BMW car for Rs. 5000/-, and a personal Robot for less
 than Rs.7500/-. But my dream is to purchase Ambassador, which costs
 Rs.2,00,000/- but has got a lovely design. 

 Alex: By the way, who is your client?

 John: Subbarao and Apparao Associates, a pure Indian company,
 specialising in Embedded Software.

 Alex: Oh, really, lucky to work in a pure Indian company. They are really
 intelligent and unlike American Bodyshoppers who have opened their
 Fly-by-night outfits in India. Indian companies pay you in full even when
 you are on bench.
 My friend Paul Allen, it seems, used his bench time to visit Bihar, the
 most liveable place in India, probably world. There you have full
 freedom and no restrictions. You can do whatever you want! I wonder how
 that state has perfected that system.

 John: Yeah man!, you are right. I hope our America also follows their
 footsteps.

 Alex: How are you going to cope with their language? 

 John: Why not? From my school days I have been learning Hindi as my first
 language here at New York. At the Consulate they tested my proficiency in
 Hindi and were quite impressed by my cent per cent score in TOHIL i.e.
 Test of Hindi as International Language.

 Alex: So, you are going to have fun there.

 John: Yeah, I will be travelling in the world's fastest train, world's
 largest theme park, and the famous Bollywood where you can see actors
 like, Hrithik, Shah Rukh Khan and all. Esselworld is also near Bollywood.

 Alex: You know, the PM is scheduled to visit US next year, he may then
 relax the number of visas.

 John: That's true. Last month, Narayana Murthy visited White House and
 donated Rs. 2000/- for infrastructure development at aSiliconValleyand
 has promised more if we follow the model of High-Tech City of Bangalore
 . Bill Gates also got a chance of meeting him. Very lucky person.

 Alex: But, Indian government is planning to split Narayanamurthy's
 Infosys.

 John: He is a hard worker man, he can build any number of Infosys like
 this. Every minute he is getting Rs. 1000/-. It seems, if you keep all
 his money converted as Rs. 100/- notes you can reach Pluto. 

 Alex: OK, Good Luck John.

 John: Same to you Alex. And don't go to Consulate in a "Kurta Pyjama"
 because they will think you are too Indianised and may doubt you will
 never come back and hence your Non-Immigrant Visa may get rejected. But
 don't forget to say " Namaste, aap kaise hai " to the Visa officer at
 Window 5. It seems he likes that and will not give you a visa if you
 don't greet him that way.