41 Things That Mildly Thrill All Indians
*Reaches into pocket to retrieve a ten-rupee note, finds a 100*
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1. Dipping a biscuit into your chai and putting it in your mouth right before it drops into the cup.
2. Having to stop only one rickshaw on your way to work before he decides you're alright.
3. Licking a plate of Maggi dry after finishing all the noodles, with nobody to judge you.
4. Walking into a room when a cricket match is on to see Virat Kohli hoist the ball for a six.
5. Reaching into your pocket to retrieve a ten-rupee note and finding a 100.
6. Muting your WhatsApp groups for eight hours before sleeping, and waking up right when the eight hours are up.
7. Flipping the channels and turning on 9XM right as a Himesh Reshamiya song gets over.
8. Getting some masala on your first bite when you're eating a dosa.
9. The cow positioned in the middle of the road giving you just enough room to pass by the side.
10. Walking into a coffee shop to discover their Wi-Fi is unprotected.
11. Getting off the phone with your mother without having her ask you what you had for dinner.
12. Having your Truecaller automatically disconnect spam calls from Vodafone.
13. Walking into a movie theatre late, only to find out that the movie theatre is late too and they're still showing the trailers.
14. Telling your rickshaw driver you have no change because you're too lazy to look, and he buys your story.
15. Trying your hand at a rangoli during Diwali and getting a freakin' perfect circle on your first attempt.
16. Walking onto a train platform and seeing your train just pulling in.
17. Having the exact amount of change when it comes to paying the rickshaw driver.
18. Getting to work late because you're stuck in traffic, but then again, so is your boss.
19. Visiting an ATM hoping you get some change, and getting all 100 rupee notes.
20. Being able to log into the IRCTC website without having to refresh even one damn time.
21. Finding old photos of your parents smoking cigarettes, knowing they'll quit giving you so much grief about your bad habits now.
22. When someone else makes your Maggi for you and it's got JUUUUUUUUUST the right amount of gravy.
23. Running into an aunty at a family function and not being asked what you've been doing these days.
24. Seeing some dude imitate Hrithik Roshan's dance steps on America's Got Talent and get voted through.
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25. Remembering to take a leak before putting on your sari or kurta.
26. The dictionary on your phone not correcting you if you type something in Hindi.
27. Having enough Sodexo coupons to pay for all your groceries without extracting any cash.
28. Someone parking their car in your spot and having their windshield camouflaged by pigeon doodoo the next morning.
29. The dhobi returning with all your clean pants a minute before you'd be compelled to leave for work in your dirty old jeans.
30. Downloading your mom's favourite TV soaps to watch and being hailed as a goddamn hero.
31. Moving to a new city and running into someone who speaks your mother tongue.
32. Reading about how your favourite Bollywood actor likes eating samosas and going, "OMG SAAAAAAME!"
33. Having frequent power outages in your office, so you get to go back home and work in your pyjamas.
34. Watching foreigners try out desi daaru in a bar and getting turnt AF.
35. Bargaining with a taxi driver over how much to pay, with him accepting your very first offer.
36. When the nearest McDonald's delivers your food in like 26 minutes on a busy Saturday night.
37. Going through a whole trip on a bus without someone asking you to "adjust."
38. Going out drinking and not realising it's happy hour till they give you the bill.
39. When the pani-puri guy gives you free masala pani-puri without you asking.
40. Getting free dhania and mirchi when you buy some potatoes from your vegetable seller.
41. Mostly free shit.