A dream

I had a strange dream yesterday night/today morning - that one of my childhood friends passed away in a car accident and I am weeping as if my world has sunk.
Is it normal? Should I send an email to my friend to know if she is alright or will it sound too bizarre?

Americanization of Indian...

Feelings/habits of an Indian student:

• Elation
• Loneliness
• Independence
• Work hard
• Sleep late
• Miss lunch
• Skip dinner
• Download are fast!
• Dinner at lunch time
• Snack at 4 in the morning
• Check emails in morning even before brushing your teeth
• Donal Knuth is God
• Sergey, Brin are demi-God
• Adoring gori skin
• Perpetually asking "damn, why does this not happen in India?"
• Come to terms with right-hand driving
• Come to terms with power switches
• Buy power adapters to fit American sockets
• No littering (bah!)
• No power cuts
• Watch streaming videos (wow! this is what is called broadband)
• Drink water directly from tap (no RO filter/aquaguard/zero-B)
• Download entire DVD of Debian in 4 hours (now this is bandwidth! Is anybody listening in India?)
• Laptops are cheap
• Food is expensive (darn, can't get to eat outside)
• $1 = Rs 45
• Multiply everything by 45, sigh at how expensive things are and don't buy them
• Sigh at food lovingly, multiply by 45, grumble, buy it anyways (heck, you can't survive without food)
• Create a Facebook profile (no Orkut, dumb world)
• Everything given in lbs, divide by 2.2 to get number of kilograms
• Multiply distance by 1.6 to get idea of distance (miles to kilometers)
• 1 gallon = 3.76 liters
• When they say 60 degrees outside, it's not hot. In fact, it's too cold. (60 American degrees - fahrenheit~ 15 Indian degrees - celsius)
• Subway is a perfectly good option for dinner
• Orange juice = water
• Beer = water
• Pepsi/Coke = water

Feel free to add more...