The American way of living is totally different from ours. What if someone from a small Indian town visits US, and stays there for one year? How will he cope up with the Americans, who, according to him, seems to be highly mysterious in their way of behavior? That's what the author is trying to describe in this fun filled novel.
Gopal, whose family owns a hair oil factory, and who wants to be a part of the same business, is going to America for doing a diploma in Chemical engineering. His foolishness and disastrous English, made him run into a lot of trouble. He got an American friend, Randy, who was totally amazed by the fact that Gopal was still a virgin. Randy was so keen to destroy Gopal's virginity but it was not an easy task for him.
Gopal was tried to stick to the instructions given by his grand mother, and he searched for a restaurent where the cook was a brahmin. Obviously, he couldn't find one and later, he found himself eating beef, without knowing what it was. The American life and the friendship with Randy changed him so much that he started to drink beer and go to late night parties. Towards the end of his course, he was entirely transformed and he was desperate to lose his virginity. His best idea to impress a girl was to take his certificate along with him and to show her his grades. At last, he ended up fucking an Indian lady during his flight back to India.
The story is just about average, according to me. Even though there are a lot of humorous occasions through out the story, all of them lack a genuineness. Gopal's transformation seemed too quick and slightly unbelievable.
