Brain of a Bengali

I hit the delete button almost like a reflex action when I see the sign "Fwd" on an email subject line. A few however manages to escape. Here is a survivor from last week.


A Bengali walks into a bank in Delhi and asks for the loan officer. He tells the loan officer that he is going to Kolkata on business for two weeks and needs to borrow Rs.5,000.

The bank officer tells him that the bank will need some form of security for the loan, so the man hands over the keys of a new Mercedes parked on the street in front of the bank. He produces the title and everything checks out. The loan officer agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan.

The bank"s president and its officers all enjoy a good laugh at the Bengali for using a Rs.30,50,000 Mercedes as collateral against a Rs.5,000 loan. An employee of the bank then drives the Mercedes into the bank"s underground garage and parks it there.

Two weeks later, the man returns, repays the Rs.5,000 and the interest, which comes to Rs.15.41.The loan officer says, "Sir, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely,but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multi millionaire. What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow "Rs.5,000"

The man replies: "Where else in Delhi can I park my car for two weeks for only Rs.15.41 and expect it to be there when I return"

Ah, the mind of the Bengali...

This is why what Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow :o)