"Papa Money"

This Chinese guy comes to my place to deliver some stuff I ordered online. Puts the stuff in the living room, looks around and says,"wow, big place in very posh area, how much rent you pay?"

I don't know if it's me or most of the Chinese in Sydney are really curious about property prices and rentals. Anyway, so I tell him how much, and he goes "Woohoo, why you want to live in this expensive neighbourhood?"

So I tell him we want to be in a happening area initially as we don't know many people in Sydney and it'll help us settle quickly. Looks at me weirdly and says, "where you from? India?" I say Pakistan. Suddenly all confusion disappears from his face and he winks at me and says "Ahhh, hehe, ok now I understand".

Now its my turn to be confused, what's there to understand "wink wink"??? He says, "You know all the Indians, they come and live in small places, many many people in one bedroom flat, you know, overflowing. But all you Pakistani, your papas work in government, take the government money and send all to you, you live in big places, pay big money, enjoy life on papa money" (another wink).

I mean, huh? So I indignantly tell him there's no such thing thank you, no 'government money' and no 'papa money'. He says, "Then why you spend so much money, you have good jobs?" Affirmative nod from me. "Then why you not save? I tell you all cheap places." I listen to the list of all 'cheap' places, polite thank you and open the door for him.

Wah re Pakistani, kya tera impression pardes main. Achhay achhay bhi badnam.