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Posted: 20 years ago
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😳hey guys i have written some facts about our indians.dont u think it's true????????

DESI LIFE

You call an older person you've never met before "uncle".
There is a sale on any item, you buy 100 of them.
Your relatives alone could populate a small city.
Everyone is a family friend.
You only make telephone calls after 6pm.
You like the meat well done.
You eat onions with everything.
You use chilli sauce instead of tomato ketchup.
You fight over who pays the dinner bill.
You teach Westerners swearwords in your language.
You order Indian food in your own language to impress the people you're with, but the waiters don't understand you.
You avoid public places when with a member of the opposite sex, especially if there is an acquaintance within a 250 miles radius.
You always say "open the light" instead of "turn the light on".
You secure your baggage with a rope.
You never buy bin bags, but use your saved grocery bags for it.
You put your clothes in suitcases instead of wardrobes.
Your mother has a minor disagreement with her sister and doesn't talk to her for ten years.
You hide everything from your parents.
Your mother does everything for you if you are male.
You do all the housework and cooking if you are female.
Everyone always called you for help on homework.
You still came back home to live with your parents after you had finished college.
You make tea in a saucepan.😆
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 go back to your parents' country and people treat you like a Member of the royal family.... for a while at least.
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're rich so you drive a Mercedes.
(For females) You're parents would freak out if you wore a crop top baring your midriff but wearing a sari is perfectly acceptable
(For females) Your brother had no curfew while you had to be home at 11pm.
You are ALWAYS taking off and putting on your shoes wherever you go
To your English friends, oil is used purely for cooking and not as A grooming aid
You have annoying nicknames like Chotu or Chicku
Your parents call all your friends "Beta" whether they are Indian or not
If you aren't married and you turn 25, your parents start wringing Their hands and proclaim that it's too late
You have never met half of your extended family
Your mother measures wealth in gold and diamonds
A horoscope must decide your wedding date
Your parents drink 6 cups of tea a day
You are sick and tired of answering questions about "the dot"
Your friends could not explain your religion to someone if they Tried
You could not explain your religion to someone if you tried.
You have cousins you have never met, whose names you don't know, but who insist they're related to you, even though they bear NO resemblance to anyone YOU know.
Your parents push the concept of an arranged marriage on you and try and demonstrate how well it works whenever they're not fighting.
Your parents compare you to all of their friends' kids.
The second you pull out of someone's driveway, your parents start Talking about them.
Your parents worry what other people will think if you're not going to be a doctor/lawyer/engineer.
You're parent's always say, "It's cheaper in India"


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Posted: 20 years ago
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Originally posted by: Evee

OMG ..this is sooo funny! but it is not surprising ..this all happens at my house!😆😆




lolzzz 😆 😆 😆
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Posted: 20 years ago
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LOL😆😆😆

Good one Indianjatte!Loved it...👏

Raksha😊
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Posted: 20 years ago
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funny!!! Some of it but not all of it is tru, atleast for me, but that doesn't mean it doesn't apply to the majority!!! Good one tho!!
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Posted: 20 years ago
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most of them are true but some of em don't happen in my family. Like I am 18 yr. old female but have never cooked in my life. My mom asks us to learn but my dad always take our side. 😆😆
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Posted: 20 years ago
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OMG!! That is too funny!! And soo true!! I can't stop laughing because there is a memory linked to everyone of those!! lol hahahaha

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