Bias Indian landlords have

Anyone who has rented a place has been through the landlord's grill drill. We look at some of the deepest biases...

- You are Christian? And you live alone? You must be wearing short skirts and eating non-veg? I suppose that is your culture. But please don't bring boys to the house. And no drinking here.

- Sorry, we don't let out houses to people from the North-east. Because we only want Indian nationals, and you people look Chinese. Of course, this does not mean we want to give up Arunachal Pradesh.

- African? Are you crazy? With all these Nigerian drug-peddlers in the the country? What do you mean you're not Nigerian? You're from Africa, right?

- You are 29 and still single? Why? What do you mean you couldn't find anyone? Now there is no hope for you. And no, you cannot rent a flat here. What do you mean people are not born married?

- You work in the television industry? (can be interchanged with media-design-advertising). And want to rent my house? Absolutely not.

- What a nice young British boy. Of course we'll rent you the flat. But we just want to warn you, that this is a family society so please don't bring ladies into the house. Oh I'm sorry, I'm sorry I didn't mean to offend you. No I'm not saying you are like that, but you know sometimes the culture is different. But I have no problem with British people. In fact my son is your age, and he loves British music. The whole day he keeps listening to British bands. I call him "angrez ki aulad." Of course, I am only joking about that. He is very proud of the Indian culture and the motherland.

- Sorry we do not rent to Muslims. We have nothing against you. It's just that we need to be on the safe side. Why don't you search for a flat in a Muslim area? No one will have any problem with you there. What do you mean you are not Muslim? With a name like that! What were your parents thinking?
- You are Muslim and Kashmiri? Why are you looking for houses in India?

- We are OK with foreigners as long as they are not Africans or Chinese. Middle-aged Americans are fine with us. What's your name? David Coleman Headley? Not a problem.