Finally someone has cleared this up for me...

For centuries, Hindu women have worn a dot on their foreheads. Most of

us have naively thought this was connected with marriage or religion,

but the Indian High Commission in Canberra has recently revealed the

true story.

When a Hindu woman gets married, she brings a dowry into the union.

On her wedding night, the husband scratches off the dot to see whether

he has won:-

A - Taxi licence in Adelaide

B - Convenience store in Melbourne

C- Service station in Perth,

D- Kebab shop in Brisbane

E- Take away cafe in Sydney

If there is nothing there, he must take a job in India answering telephones giving technical advice to Telstra and Optus customers in Australia.

really, i whenever i saw an indian on the train asleep, i thought the Red Dot was to let everyone know he was in Standby Mode