Lipika Bhan.
I have been in the US for 10 years and This is the most common deduction about me apart from ‘snake charmers and Elephant on the road’ talk. I have a Master’s degree in Mass Comm and Journalism and I have to justify how I speak ‘good English’ for an Indian. It is very discouraging. I feel I have to defend myself and my country every time someone makes as assumption based on ignorance.