You know your desi when...

Hangout Humor (Rated G)
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actually i’ve lost those emails/links of these types of jokes..

Anyone know them?

also what about you know your parents are desi when…

Thanks

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Kash,
I was recently forwarded these by a friend of mine...enjoy...

You are a Pakistani, if:
1) When there is a sale on toilet papers, you buy 100 rolls.
2) You use dishwasher as a dish rack.
3) You save grocery bags, mostly to hold garbage.
4) You fight over who pays the dinner bill.
5) You majored in Engineering, Computer Science or Medicine.
6) No one you're related to is a music major.
7) When you go to a dance party, you stand close to the wall surrounding the dance floor trying to look cool.
8) You feel like you got a good deal if you didn't pay tax.
9) You always look phone numbers up the Yellow/White page rather than making a 411 call.
10) You only make long distance calls after 11 pm.
11) You like the meat well done.
12) You've joined a CD club at least once.
13) You avoid motels especially if there is an acquaintance within 250-mile radius of your destination.
14) You have a box of tissue or a towel in your car.
15) The car you own is most likely a Camry or Accord.
16) When you dine out (very rarely) you think that $1 is a good tip.
17)You head towards the clearance section as 18) Your favorite brand name is "IRREGULAR". 19) A pungent odor of spices hits as soon as 20) You call fluorescent lights "tube lights" and a flashlight "a torch".
21) When you travel to your country you tie up your luggage with a rope to keep it from opening apart.
22) You get very upset when the airline agent refuse to accept your luggage which is just 60 pounds overweight.
23) You ask your dad a simple question and he tells you a story of how he had to walk two miles barefoot just to get to school.
24) You call an older person you never met before "uncle".
25)When your parents meet a stranger and talk for a few minutes,
you discover he is your distant cousin.

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http://www.pak.org/gupshup/biggrin.gif

those kinda jokes are always soo funny no matter what.

i made a million sellin’ secret fantasies

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Unfortunately according to this list, I am not a Pakistani.

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dude - it's a stereotypical joke for DESIS - not just pakistanis. relax.

i made a million sellin' secret fantasies

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thanks baleya

Stereotypical list is why it is sooo funny!!
and at least one or two things are familiar…

The one that I read ages ago was you know your parents are desi when…

your father wears knee high dress socks with his shorts and joggers..ahem

http://www.pak.org/gupshup/blush.gif

yes, i can proudly say…my dad!!

or you make your tea in a sauce pan…

or you brush your teeth first thing in the morning before you eat breakfast..

[This message has been edited by kashmirigirl (edited January 30, 2000).]

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i thought you were supposed to brush your teeth before you eat breakfast...

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well yeah thats what I think too but I'm desi

Most Americans use mouthwash and brush their teeth after they eat....