WHY SOUTH INDIANS ARE SO RICH ?

Jyotika: - Tomorrow, my hubby is going to buy an Opel Astra car. After 6 years of our marriage, we are able to buy this 4-wheeler. In this weekend, we will go to Ramoji film city with that car. I want you and your hubby to come with us. We will just rock at Ramoji film city.

Raima: - Ok, not a problem. Is your hubby buying the car with the help of a car loan?

Jyotika: - Why, my hubby, Surya, will buy the 4-wheeler with the help of a car loan? He has saved lots of money in these 6 years. As a clerk of State Bank of India, he gets a fixed salary. Not only have that, he also works as a part-time LIC Agent too.

Raima: - Ok, ok, I am not interested to listen about the source of income of your hubby.

Jyotika: - No, you had some doubts about that. That’s why, I told you. Anyway, see you later.

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Arindam: - How are you, boudi? Where is Prabir daa?

Raima: - Yeah, I am fine. Koi go…Arindam thakurpo esechey…

Prabir: - Arrey, ki khabor bey…you are coming to my house after a long time.

Arindam: - Actually, I came in this area to meet one of my clients. Toh bhablam, tomar baritey ektu dhoo mere jaai. Recently, you people went to Ramoji film city, naah? I have seen all the pictures of Ramoji film city in your facebook profile, which you have uploaded two days back. You have bought an Opel Astra also. That’s great. But, where is the 4-wheeler? I am not seeing that in your garage.

Prabir: - Arrey na na…that car is not mine. It belongs to my neighbor, Mr. Surya. He has bought it recently. We went to Ramoji city on this weekend in that car only.

Arindam: - Taah, ebaar tumi akta gaari kineyi falo, boss. Aar deri kiser? If you want car loans also, there is no problem. One of my friends works in the loan department in a reputed financial company.

Prabir: - There is no need of a 4-wheeler for me. The cost of the car may be not so much, but the maintanenence charge of that car will be very high. Moreover, the prices of fuel have increased so much. Also, I don’t know how to drive. Boss, I don’t have so much money to buy an Opel Astra like my neighbor, Surya.

Arindam: - You are working in an IT company. You are earning around 35,000 bucks per month. If you cannot afford to buy a 4-wheeler, then who will buy the car?

Raima: - Exactly! Look at our neighbor Surya. He just gets around 14000 bucks from SBI as a clerk and maybe, around 10, 000 bucks of commission per month as an LIC Agent. He has bought an Opel Astra, but my hubby cannot.

Prabir: - Sweetheart, Surya is a South Indian and I am a Bengali. Every month, at least we spend around 20, 000 bucks in foods, shopping, travelling, drinking alcohols at bars, dancing at discs and in other entertainments. On the other hand, a South Indian couple hardly travels anywhere. They are not fond of going to bars too often. Even, they are not so foodie to eat dinner in hi-fi restaurants on every weekend. Also, they don’t have any expense in their home cooked food. They eat idli, dhosha and sambhar. They only need to buy rice and tur dal from the market in bulk. But, look at our cooked food. What we don’t eat? We buy meats, eggs, fishes, potatoes, onions, rice, mug dal, musur dal, several masalas and other vegetables in bulk. So, there is so much expense in our Bengali lifestyle.

Arindam: - He he he…also, we Bengalis are always fond of travelling. In a gap of every 3-4 months, we go for big tours. Bengali people do not have too much passion for 4-wheelers. They are foodie and travelers by birth and they love to spend money on those things only rather than on material objects.

Raima: - Hmm…now I understand that “WHY SOUTH INDIANS ARE SO RICH?”, because they don’t enjoy their life by spending too much money on entertainment like the Bengalis do.