You know you're desi if

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I've seen desis do it all the time, even when there's a risk. Know an aunty who was feeling extra generous and gave a ride to everyone on the way back from masjid, got pulled over by the cops and got points on her license. LOL. Inti mehngi naiki.

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^ I have to admit my family does that............................a lot

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Somone e-mailes these too me.. lol.. some of these i dont get at all

  • When you tell your parents you got 98%, and they ask you what happened to the other two percent.
  • There is a sale on any item, you buy 100 of them.
  • You make tea in a saucepan.
  • You never buy bin bags, but use your saved grocery bags for it.
  • You put your clothes in suitcases instead of wardrobes.
  • You have a ‘Singer Brother’ sewing machine at home.
  • Your mother has a minor disagreement with her sister and doesn’t talk to her for ten years. *** You call an older desi person you’ve never met before “uncle” or "aunty".**
  • You hide everything from your parents.
  • Your mother does everything for you if you’re a guy.
  • You do all the housework and cooking if you are female.
  • Your relatives alone could populate a small city.
  • Everyone is a family friend. *** You study law, medicine or engineering at university.**
  • You were thick so you studied computer science or business instead.
  • You know no one who has studied music.
  • You went to a university as far away from home as possible.
  • You still came back home to live with your parents after you had finished.
  • Your best friend got married at the age of 18. *** You like the meat well done.**
  • You fight over who pays the dinner bill.
  • You say you hate Indian films/songs but secretly watch/hear them
  • You always say “open the light” instead of “turn the light on”.
  • You secure your baggage with a rope.
  • You’re walking out of customs with your trolley at the airport and you see all twenty-five members of your family who have come to pick you up.
  • You get very upset when airlines refuse to accept your luggage which is just 80 lbs. overweight.
  • You go back to your parents’ country and people treat you like a member of the royal family.
  • You ask your dad a simple question and he tells you story of how he had to walk miles barefoot just to get to school.
  • You are ALWAYS taking off and putting on your shoes wherever you go
  • When you were little you always wondered why your White friends waited until after breakfast to brush their teeth when you did it first thing in the morning
  • To your White friends, oil is used purely for cooking and not as a grooming aid
  • Your parents have nicknames but only because people they work with just stop when trying to read their names
  • You have annoying nicknames like Chotu or Chicku
  • Your parents call all your friends “Beta” (son/daughter)
  • Your mother measures wealth in gold and diamonds
  • Your parents drink 3 cups of tea a day
  • Your parents compare you to all of their friends’ kids.
  • No one ever seems to call ahead of time to say they are coming over for a visit.
  • Your parents worry what other people will think if you’re not going to be a doctor/ engineer.

:( only 3 of the bolded ones are true for me... apparently I am not all tht desi

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unfortunately.. my tastebuds can not appreciate the american ubla hua khaana.. lol


lol

i just truly hate when ppl just try to squeeze into my car.. or expect me to squeeze into theirs.. I tell ppl I dont have space in my car if they ask for a ride when my car is already full.. and if they try to squeeze me into their car.. i just drive my own car instead

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You might be a Desi if.....
You ask for small drink at fast food restaurant because the refill is free.
You take any drink with no ice because you can't drink ice.
You ask before eating any meat "Is this beef?".
You find taco bell sauce packets in your kitchen drawer.
Your dinner involves spreading newspaper on living room floor.
You take off your shoes before stepping foot in your living room.
If you bought Toyota or Honda car only because it has better resale value.
You keep switching your internet service provider because first month is free.
You go back to your apartment for lunch.
If your full name contains more than 15 characters.
You know how much a 7 layer burrito costs at Taco Bell.
You run to Laundromat in your lungi.
Put oil in your hair.
If you keep comparing prices at circuit city for the phone you bought six months ago.
The lawyer handling your green card is in your speed dial.
You are compelled to visit ever major city in US, just so as to say that "Yes I have been there ".
You are comfortable with an American than an ABCD.
You pay your bills the day they come in mail.
Spent 2 days cleaning your apartment before leaving so you can get full security refund from landlord.
Have a bucket in your bath tub.
You have to borrow luggage from friends for India visit.
The smoke detector goes off whenever your are cooking dinner.
You know which grocery store keeps coriander.
You buy rice in the 20 pound bags.
Office supplies mysteriously find their way in your house.
You don't want to buy a printer because you can always use the office printer.
You have postponed buying answering machine because the computer you are planning to buy six months later has in built answering machine.
You starts spelling your name to the operator like A as in Apple, B as in boy, T as in train ...well you get the idea.
You bring over the counter medicines like iodex and Vicks from India/paki.
Decide to marry a girl, your parents fixed without even meeting her.
You have a bought a video camera just before Niagara trip and returned it after the trip.
You have taken pictures of your car and mailed to your folks back home.
You are saving more that 30 % of your salary.
You have never asked a girl out.
Have bookmarked immigration web pages in your browser.
You know all of your friends salary.
There are more that 4 guys living in a 1 bedroom apartment.
You take 4 week long vacation.

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:eek: :eek:

dammm , long list :rotfl:

** There is a sale on any item, you buy 100 of the** ..so true

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You know you are a desi when u a die hard Pakistan Cricket Team Fan :jhanda:

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when iam with my friend.after 5mnt fluently british acsent when she says
gandian naslaan sudian naeeeen
IMRUN ,AYNUM GET READY
imraaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAANU
NI ANNUM

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desi :konfused: me ko desi ghee aur desi aandoon ka pata hay bus :snooty:

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when u use desi ghee in ur every veg dish :cb:

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when ur parents cry soooooo damnnn much when u decide to go to college out of the state.

(happened to my friend... she ended up not going)

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oh . . . thats bad

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:hehe:

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When you call Air Hostess " Sister pleaje come here !!! " :sunnyboy:

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when u complain abt the country u live in :bummer:

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WHEN You buy 100 straws for 1£/$/€
You use few and instead of throwing them u wash them to reuse it :smack:
My sista did that :smack::smack::smack::smack:

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Stop complaining, tsk..

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:no: i dont complain abt the country i live in :@:

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Good stuff. BUT i totally get you I’ve met some people mourning over the fact we have to pay taxes. :-S

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and even for stupider stuff:mad: