Feb 162009
You know someone is new to the US when his latest Picasa album contains pictures of every street sign, parking lot, freeway, exit sign, elevator and subway direction that he has come across on a Saturday. To say nothing of the taxis, dust-bins, corner ATMs, the woman walking her dog, and the signature pic next to (sometimes, even shaking hands with) some statue.
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hello vk sir..are you referring to our balsub’s album?..it exactly has the same!
ha ha ha… i was very much tempted to do that in the beginning… luckily i didn’t get a camera for the first 3 months
btw, why “Patel Pics”? the name???
@Madhavan: Yes, but it was more a catalyst.
@Arun: I didn’t invent the term — it has been in use for quite a while. I don’t think it was meant to be an affront on the enterprising Patels. My guess is that Patel is most obvious Indian surname that fits before the word “pic”. In contrast, “Madrasi pic” or “desi pic” doesn’t sound half as good.
A lesser-known derivative of this is the term “Patel point“, which refers to the objects / places being clicked.
It’s actually a Patel Shot. More info here : http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/patel_shot/