Hindi to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature

this is an indian airport where passengers have come out of the plane, and there's a troublesome situation where indian nationals are discriminated against non-resident indians. and here follows the author's rather critical observation:

All the NRIs holding their green cards and passports, looked complacent and civilized. That’s just how it was, wasn’t it? Fortune piled on more good fortune. They had more money and because they had more money,
they would get more money. It was easy for them to stand in line, and they stood patiently, displaying how they didn’t have to fight anymore;
their manners proved just how well taken care of they were. And they couldn’t wait for the shopping—“Shopping ke liye jaenge, bhel puri
khaenge . . . dollars me kamaenge, pum pum pum. “Only eight rupees to the tailor, only twenty-two cents!” they would say, triumphantly translating
everything into American currency; and while the shopping was converted into dollars, tips to the servants could be calculated in local currency: “Fifteen hundred rupees, is he mad? Give him one hundred,
even that’s too much.”

the original text has the phrase in italics, with the exceptions of "shopping" in the first part, and "dollars me" in the second.

it may seem a bit confusing - typical style of the author. i hope it's clear enough, though. thanks in advance