Today, I was in Devon (Chicago's Indian area) . I saw a desi man removing the snow from his car with jaharu (broom). ISD

Today, while at my job at a hotel, I was giving out coupons to guests for free drinks at the bar. We also offer complimentary shuttle service which an Indian couple took advantage of. They end up giving the driver the coupons as a tip. The driver gets free drinks anyways. He was pretty mad. ISD

Today, I went to a restaurant, and the waiter asked us if we want more sweets. We all said no. Right when the waiter said its free, my dad jumped up and said "sure we'll take three". ISD

Today, on Boxing Day, my parents bought me a PS2 because it was $50. I was hoping to get a PS3 with 3 games, 2 controllers and a bluetooth for $250. ISD

Today, I got NBA Live 2007 in a familiar Christmas gift wrap. I then realized something. I gave this this same gift to another friend a few years ago in that same gift wrap and it cycled through god knows how many people and came back to me. Nobody had ever opened it. ISD

Today, we went to my uncle's house for Christmas and when we were leaving, my aunt gave my mom some cookies to take home on a paper plate. Instead of using foil to wrap them she folded the plate. When I asked why she didn't use foil she replied "I don't vant to vaist the aluminium". ISD

Today, I asked my family if I'll be getting any Christmas presents. They said, "no, wait until boxing day." ISD

Today, I went to the dollar store with my mom. The pencils were $1.50 so she started arguing with the manager about why they are so expensive and why you call it the dollar store if the pencils are $1.50. ISD

Today, I realized that all Indians hand down old clothes instead of donating them. ISD

Today, I went to the mall with my mom which was a bad idea. Instead of going to the food court and buying something to eat she brought food from home to eat. Plus she took home with her 50 napkins from the food court since they were free. ISD