Monday, April 30, 2012

The ABCD's Revenge

I just found this, I'd written it in 1995.

We've all heard at least a part of the full form of the somewhat derogatory term "ABCD" used by Indian immigrants to refer to the offspring of the previous generation of immigrants. I have found this version: 

American Born Confused Desi
Emigrant Family Gujarat
Hotel In Jersey
Keeping Lotsa Motels
Named Often Patel
Quickly Reaches Success
Through Underhanded Vicious Ways;
Xenophobic, Yet Zealous

In loving response to which, we have DCBA – Desi Confused By America. I've extended it to

The ABCD's revenge (To the tune of The Spam-Strangled Banner)

ZYX, WVUT, SRQP, ONML, KJIH, GFE, DCBA

Zindagi Yahan X-iled –
Without Voman Until Today,
Slyly Reading Quality Pondies
Of Naked Masturbating Ladies.
Knowing Just Indians Here,
Graduated From Engineering,
Desi Confused By America.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

:)

rs

Anonymous said...

brilliant! hope it comes in handy now..
ms

Anonymous said...

ah, great to have this classic again!

sp

Hemant Dandekar said...

For today's generation it is American Born Confident Desi's at least the students I teach...