Memon Pride

[Timbit]

Originally Posted by Rain

When a close friend of mine had a death in the family, we went to pay our respects at another khatam...only, this time there was a woman sitting there, an old woman, and people were crowding around her. In all the jostling and pushing, I heard someone say to me that I should go up to her, allow her to put her hands on me and whatever illness I had would be cured. So basically, she was granting shifa to people. It was sad and funny all at the same time.

Should've tried it, hey.

Originally Posted by Rain

timbit: I just found it funny that one minute everyone forgets about their Islamic duty to cover themselves and in the midst of all the mixing and haramness, they decide it's time to do their religious bit...so, wait, gotta cover my hair, the exposed stomach is a) attractive and b) just part of the outfit, hey!

Yeah, very ironic.

That's why I'm saying they could've just made the milad a different event altogether. So then everybody can do their haraam bit at the wedding and their religious bit at the milad (they'd know to come dressed appropriately). I'm so smart, right?

[sally]

Originally Posted by Rain

spice: i don't think so! lol...memons are always wearing clothes which will be out in the next season...no, seriously, i've seen girls dolled up at funerals

Word dude...my cousins in England...freaking fashion queens (one's a fashion major in school)

All my girl cousins on both sides of the family keep extremely up to date with the trends as well..here and back home..mA.

Originally Posted by Rain

yep, it is, caffientime.

also, i learnt, traditional memon food: khawa saynu!

That's just like rice and saalan, haha... Khawa comes from kha which is like to eat... I think the literal meaning of khawa is food.. that's how we refer to it anyways... or I may be wrong...

[caffienetime]

Originally Posted by sally

That's just like rice and saalan, haha... Khawa comes from kha which is like to eat... I think the literal meaning of khawa is food.. that's how we refer to it anyways... or I may be wrong...

i thought it was khaiyno

[sally]

I honestly don't know... it's possible.


Hey so I got my customized news.google page searching for stories with Memon / Memons as keywords now

Usually it's all about business and stuff

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[sixpakistan]

Originally Posted by sally

That's just like rice and saalan, haha... Khawa comes from kha which is like to eat... I think the literal meaning of khawa is food.. that's how we refer to it anyways... or I may be wrong...

khawo/khaavo is rice. khade jo, khorak, khen jo is food (khade/khen are different forms of 'eat' (kha)).

[Rain]

Originally Posted by sally

Word dude...my cousins in England...freaking fashion queens (one's a fashion major in school)

The overly-dressed memon girls at this funeral I'm talking about were probably scared they were going to miss a rishta opportunity. It's the only reason I can think of them coming with make-up and blonde streaked, ceramic-straightened hair! I looked down at my plain abaya and thought, crap, it's like someone's died...

[caffienetime]

mannnn there are sooo many memons at my madrasah. i HATE it.