{"id":3749,"date":"2013-12-18T19:53:42","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T14:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/?p=3749"},"modified":"2013-12-18T19:53:42","modified_gmt":"2013-12-18T14:23:42","slug":"the-poor-indian-diplomat-im-an-uncommon-criminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2013\/rights-and-freedoms\/the-poor-indian-diplomat-im-an-uncommon-criminal.html\/","title":{"rendered":"The Poor Indian Diplomat – I’m an Uncommon Criminal!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a tough time for us diplomats these days. You see, we’re a cut above the rest of the population. Why else are we sent abroad – that too in the US! In India we all know that people with status get perks the rest of the population doesn’t. Red lights on cars for example. Even in jail we’re given special accommodation, are treated with respect, and given parole for all kinds of flimsy reasons that the “common criminal” can’t even dream of.<\/p>\n

So obviously it’s my god given right to have a cheap maid. What do you mean “do my own stuff”? Do you know who I am? I’m an Indian diplomat in the US! And you want me to clean my own house and cook my own food? Don’t you know I’m superior?<\/p>\n

These days maids are just not what they used to be. There was a time when they would be grateful for whatever they got. And here we’re taking them to the US! Is that not enough? They expect US wages also? Yes yes, I know that America has minimum wage laws and all, but come on yaar. Who the hell pays a maid $4500 a month? My own salary is barely enough to cover it!<\/p>\n

They placed me in jail with common criminals. Don’t you know, I’m an\u00a0uncommon\u00a0criminal!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You see, I’m the victim here. They expect me to pay a fair wage to the housekeeper and treat her nicely and all. Now and then if we torture and abuse them, so what<\/a>? We’re superior beings and they are sub human. Diplomats vs maids. Can there even be any comparison? What was I to do? I was essentially forced to fake the visa info, forced to contract a fair wage, and then forced to not pay her! It’s so obvious. Yet these irritating Americans insist on pressing charges. Talking about laws and all that.<\/p>\n

And what then? It’s not as if they treated me in standing with my status. They placed me in jail with common criminals. Don’t you know, I am an\u00a0uncommon criminal!<\/em> How dare they place me with drug addicts and the like? I’m not like those guys yaar. I’m special you know. I demand VIP treatment just like in good ol’ India. These people don’t know how special I am. They strip searched me, again just like everyone else. So what if it was by a person of my own gender and there was no molestation etc. That’s not the point! I was\u00a0humiliated<\/em>\u00a0just because I willingly broke some stupid law. And cheated some stupid maid. Who the hell\u00a0is<\/em> she anyway?? Does she have some contacts in the US government? If not, why are they doing this to me?<\/p>\n

The bottom line is, I’m special and I demand to be treated that way. I demand my rights to keep a maid at low wages in defiance of the law and I demand my right to be given special treatment in standing with my\u00a0uncommon<\/em> criminal nature.<\/p>\n

Otherwise what’s the point of being an Indian diplomat to the US in the first place?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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