It does not happen only in India. If one can penetrate layers of security and attend a White House state dinner thrown by US President Barack Obama, nothing is impossible. A northern Virginia couple, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, not on the official guest list, not only pulled off the feat effortlessly, but also posed for pictures with dinner guests including theu00a0 prez, Vice President Joe Biden, Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty, CBS News anchor Katie Couric and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. And we think only Indians can do that!

Parties are the best places to pose for photographs with celebrities, and later use them for other purposes, like publicity and status-faking. I remember having recently attended a party where a man first introduced himself as a doctor and then requested me to help her daughter stand with Sanjay Kapoor, Rahul Roy and Nisha Kothari, for pictures. It is also somewhat of an addiction for many, but in this case, the doctor turned out genuine and well-off; capable of giving Rs 500 tips to the waiters around. Perhaps all he wanted to do was to put a smile on his teenager's face, but such hobbies, most often, can't be bought, like most dear things.