Personality
Generally Raj is more patient with Sheldon than Leonard, Howard, or Penny are; however, Sheldon is completely oblivious to this, and in one episode casually cuts him off as a friend. Raj's favorite drink is a Grasshopper, which is what he was drinking when he realized that alcohol allows him to talk to women, although he drinks other alcoholic beverages for the same effect.
One of Raj's primary personality quirks is his tendency to act or speak inappropriately, often earning him glares and negative remarks from the other characters. In The Santa Simulation, he openly acknowledges having had a crush on Penny and Bernadette directly in front of them, simultaneously making them uncomfortable and Amy upset, and fails to recognise this despite Penny and Bernadette's best efforts to tell him. Another recurring joke is his weakness for media generally consumed by females. Typically, one of the boys will slander something (such as Sex and the City or the actress Sandra Bullock) and Raj will eagerly defend it, usually through an exasperated Howard, since it is normally Penny or Bernadette who brings up the topic. He does not do well under the influence of alcohol, and oftentimes embarrasses himself greatly or ends up with a hangover.
When hanging out with his friends, despite his Indian accent, Raj is noted for using slang ("fo' shizzle") and using the word "dude", although on some occasions he does not understand American slang. While he seems to speak fluent Hindi, his mother tongue is English.
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