A friend of mine posted these things below as quantifiers of a desi or asian. You can read her excellent post
here. I thought it would be fun if I answered these as a way to get to know each other. Here go my own comments on each point. If you guy's arent the sorta people who guard their personal lives like they are a sacred testament from God, then pass these around and add comments as they apply to you. It's a good way to know one another and their backgrounds (I think).
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Your house smells like fried onions. -- Nope it smells like normal.
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When you tell your parents you got 98%, and they ask you what happened to the other two percent. -- True, So true.
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There is a sale on any item, you buy 100 of them. -- Nope. Depends on the item really. If it's, CD-RW Discs, then yea. If it's a sack of potatoes, no.
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You make tea in a saucepan.-- Who does that honestly? DO THEY really do that? :|
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You never buy bin bags, but use your saved grocery bags for it.-- Ditto
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You put your clothes in suitcases instead of wardrobes. -- Always
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You call an older person you've never met before "uncle". -- True
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You hide everything from your parents. -- On the contrary, I tell them everything. Always been open and frank with my parents. No barriers whatsoever.
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Your mother does everything for you if you are male. -- I tend to do it myself. She is my mother so she wants to do things, But then she would have done the same if I had a sister.
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You do all the housework and cooking if you are female.-- My mom and dad do both together and I do it too.
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Your relatives alone could populate a small city.-- Yes
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You study law, medicine or engineering at university. -- Definately.
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You were thick so you studied computer science or business instead.-- No I love computers but granted.
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You went to a university as far away from home as possible. -- Yes
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You still came back home to live with your parents after you had finished. -- Havent finished but will. Gotta keep em with me always InshAllah.
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Your best friend got married at the age of 18. -- Never had a best friend. Only close friend I have is still unmarried. Poor sod.
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You know no one who has studied music. -- I know 3 who study Music.
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You use chilli sauce instead of tomato ketchup. -- Hot Damn true :D
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You fight over who pays the dinner bill. -- Sometimes depending on circumstances and the person.
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You say you hate Indian films(/songs) but secretly watch(/hear) them with your parents. -- I just had to reply to this and its false in my case. My parents dont watch Indian movies either.. (Note: I am Kashmiri to the core).
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You teach Westerners swearwords in your language.-- Only to male westerners.
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You order Indian food in your own language to impress the people you're with but the waiters don't understand you. -- Indian Food? :). I order Pakistani food in my own language and the waiter better understand it if I am in a Desi resturant lol.
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You avoid public places when with a member of the opposite sex, especially if there is an acquaintance within a 250 miles radius. -- No, I act normal.
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You always say "open the light" instead of "turn the light on". -- I had a 272 Computer Based Toefl Score and a 530/700 in the GRE English Section lol. I say it with turn the light on :D.
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You secure your baggage with a rope. -- Normal Zipper works fine.
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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. -- Yes. LOVE.. They love me over there :_).
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You get very upset when airlines refuse to accept your luggage which is just 80 lbs. overweight.-- Mine is always 5 pounds to 10 pounds and I end up paying 200 Dollars for it but I get it on the plane :).
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You go back to your parents' country and people treat you like a member of the royal family. -- True, but then my grandfather is a Supreme Court Judge in Azad Kashmir and respected.
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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. -- Only because it's the truth :). God bless them for doing that so we could earn a decent education today and live in comfort.
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(For females) Your brother had no curfew while you had to be home at 11pm -- Mom tells the same story lol. In my family men and women are equal.
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When you were little you always wondered why your English friends waited until after breakfast to brush their teeth when you did it first thing in the morning -- I did it after breakfast too.
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To your English friends, oil is used purely for cooking and not as a grooming aid -- I never used oil as gromming aid.
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Your parents have nicknames but only because people they work with just stop when trying to read their names -- My dad and mom don't have nicknames.
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You have annoying nicknames like Chotu or Chicku -- I had a quite Imposing one :). It was "Beta"
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Your parents drink 6 cups of tea a day -- Dad drinks tea more true.
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Your parents call all your friends "Beta" (son) whether they are PAK or not -- LOL No.
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Your parents push the concept of an arranged marriage on you and try to demonstrate how well it works whenever they're not fighting. -- No. I have freedom to do what I wish in relation to marriage as long as the girl is Ahle Kitab (Christian, Jew, Muslim).
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Your parents compare you to all of their friends' kids. -- Yes and i love it when I come out on top. It's a great feeling, honestly.
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At least once a week your mom says, "I want to go to India/Pakistan/Sri lanka" -- No.
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No one ever seems to call ahead of time to say they are coming over for a visit. -- They always call.
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Your parents worry what other people will think if you're not going to be a doctor/ lawyer/ engineer. -- Nope.
Here is pic of twinkle that my dad sent me recently. I guess twinkle was trying to be extra cute or she might have been trying to pose for the camera. She has been known to do that at times. You decide.
ٹوينکل کی يہ تصوير ميرے ابو نے حال ہی ميں مجھے بھيجی تھی۔ ميرا خيال ہے کہ، ٹوينکل تصوير ميں کيوٹ بننے کی کوشيش کر رہی تھی يا پھر کيمرے کے ليے پوز کر رہی تھی۔ ٹوينکل وقًت فوقًت، کيمرے کے ليے پوز مارتی رہتی ہے۔ آپ خود اندازہ لگايں۔
Casper and twinkle enjoying a lazy day on the couch. Talk about hounding all the coach to yourself.
Casper in all his regal glory. One of the most whitest and cutest cats i've seen to this day, everytime I see him, it still doesn't cease to amaze me how beautiful he is. He is always active as hell and causing mischief in the house is his favorite passtime. His way of showing affection is by butting his head on your body, and also as a way to gain attention. Is the world greatest goalkeeper of the pingpong ball, doing dives and acrobatics.
Twinkle having some time away to herself. Normally she follows you around everywhere, unlike Casper. She loves to be cuddled and stroked. One of the best features of her's is that she sits with you for long times on end while you work. A miscarriage of Casper's and her kittens haven't deterred her from being the all around best snuggleable cat that she is.
