[wheelworks]

Originally Posted by sally

this was pretty funny..now that i think about it. it wasnt so much at the time.

my brother annoyed me for a while. the next time i saw him, like an hr later

him: you look good!
me: uhh, that's mean.
him: how...is that mean?
me: im not talking to you
him: but it wasnt even like sarcastic or anything....im serious.
me: whatever.
him: ummm ok...i said..you look good...HOW IS THAT MEAN???????????????? what's up with girls? i dont get them.

So to put it in a nutshell, all we have to do to be mean is to tell you that you look good huh

[Timbit]

Female Friend: So I was on the subway, right? And this guy was like "I like your shoes" and I was like "Uhhh... thanks" and then he was like "I like your thighs"
Male Friend: You should've been like "Uh, I like this stop. I'm getting off here."



Non-Religious Friend while we're all watching some Christian music concert: And this is why I'm not a religious man!
Me: Wait, why?
Him: That guy just sang "God is good!"
Me and other Muslim friend: God is good.

[Timbit]

My students, on the whole, are more concerned about my marital status than my parents (who're not concerned about it at all).

Every day I get at least 3 people asking me if I have a boyfriend or if I'm engaged or when I'm going to get married. Usually it's the aunties (married with kids) and the younger people (who're dating or are engaged themselves).

But today, it was a nice uncle.
There were some pleasantries, and then all of a sudden, he was like "Will you marry after you graduate?"
Me: Yeah, I guess. In a couple of years, maybe.
Him: But for now, you want to focus on your career?
Me: Yes.
Him: That's good. It's your age. You should settle down first before you think about marriage.
Me: Yes.
Him: There is no hurry. My wife and I were both done our Masters when we got married.
Me: Mm-hmm.

[shsh]

Originally Posted by Timbit

My students, on the whole, are more concerned about my marital status than my parents (who're not concerned about it at all).

Every day I get at least 3 people asking me if I have a boyfriend or if I'm engaged or when I'm going to get married. Usually it's the aunties (married with kids) and the younger people (who're dating or are engaged themselves).

But today, it was a nice uncle.
There were some pleasantries, and then all of a sudden, he was like "Will you marry after you graduate?"
Me: Yeah, I guess. In a couple of years, maybe.
Him: But for now, you want to focus on your career?
Me: Yes.
Him: That's good. It's your age. You should settle down first before you think about marriage.
Me: Yes.
Him: There is no hurry. My wife and I were both done our Masters when we got married.
Me: Mm-hmm.

lol that happened to me at my friends wedding. she was a niqabi so the wedding was seperated, but still some of the sisters were wearing their abayahs and hijabs. i was the first one there so i had already taken it off..so it seemed like i was the only "modern bachi" there.
so the aunty specifically comes and sits on my table.

aunty: are you her friend?
me: *looking around: whose?
aunty: the brides.
me: oh yeah. she went to school with me.
aunty: i see so are you married?
me: no...
aunty: oh i see neither is my son. he is graduating this year. he was telling me 'ma i dont want to get married until i am done with college'
me: i see
aunty: yeah. he is very sober and nice
me: i see
aunty: is your mom here?
me: no.
aunty: oh see she left you here
me: no...my friend invited me..so i came..she didnt say anything about a family. oh, i see a friend. will be right back.

a few minutes later i came back only to see that the whole table was filled with aunties. even the chair with my purse on it. <.< so i went to the back of the hall and then a while later the aunty is walking near my table, pointing at me and talking to other aunties about me.....i dont know if she was asking or telling about me to the other aunties.

[Timbit]

Wow. That's pretty crazy. did you ever hear from her again?
I hear about these random aunties approaching people, but that's never happened to me. I'd go running to my mommy and then hide behind her.

Who does that though? None of the family friends we have would ever approach the kids directly. They'd know to ask the parents. And in our case, it's my grandma 'cause she's the elder. My dad doesn't consider it a proposal though unless somebody's directly talked to him

One time I went to a family friend's engagement party and all the girls there were already married or engaged (and we were all like 16). And one of their mothers asked me if I'm married and I was like " No" and then she was like "Engaged?" and I was like "No." And you could tell that she thought I very well should be engaged.

I thought that was odd.

[Saja]

Haha how awkward shsh! It's weird because with my sister, people ask her directly (be it aunties, uncles or guys) and with me, they always ask my parents and never once said a word to me so it's always a complete surprise. I think I give off a really shy vibe.

In other news, my cracked out neighbor who I have the best convos with hasn't been chilling on her porch in weeks which isn't typical of her. I hope she's okay.

[Safia]

We put a mattress set in the newspaper and this lady called asking about it:

Lady: Oh ok, and what kind of shape is it in?

Me: Uhh, don't mattresses usually come in the same size? *remembers seeing round beds on TV* ...It's rectangular .

Lady: Oh no, sweetie, I meant is it in good condition?

D'oh .

[shsh]

Originally Posted by Timbit

Wow. That's pretty crazy. did you ever hear from her again?
I hear about these random aunties approaching people, but that's never happened to me. I'd go running to my mommy and then hide behind her.

Who does that though? None of the family friends we have would ever approach the kids directly. They'd know to ask the parents. And in our case, it's my grandma 'cause she's the elder. My dad doesn't consider it a proposal though unless somebody's directly talked to him

One time I went to a family friend's engagement party and all the girls there were already married or engaged (and we were all like 16). And one of their mothers asked me if I'm married and I was like " No" and then she was like "Engaged?" and I was like "No." And you could tell that she thought I very well should be engaged.

I thought that was odd.

lmao. no, thank God i didnt hear from her, or she would have been really dissappointed cuz my answer would have been no.

Originally Posted by Saja

Haha how awkward shsh! It's weird because with my sister, people ask her directly (be it aunties, uncles or guys) and with me, they always ask my parents and never once said a word to me so it's always a complete surprise. I think I give off a really shy vibe.

In other news, my cracked out neighbor who I have the best convos with hasn't been chilling on her porch in weeks which isn't typical of her. I hope she's okay.

one time, we were in a park cuz it was august 14th and there was like a pakistan day thing going on. and well i was with my sister adn this aunty ji comes up to me and pulls me aside and asked me if i was my sisters sister. i said yes. and then she asked me if she was married. i said no. she gave me her number and told me to tell my mom to call her. i was cracking up and my sister was like what happened? i was like nothing

[sumiyia]

M:
hahah
ur hilarious
ur what makes me feel like im smarter than the rest of the world
i appreciate that
thank you

Sumiyia: i hate you

[sally]

(02:41:09 AM) bruinrab: I cook badly
(02:41:15 AM) jinnzaman: thats because ur fromt eh village
(02:41:21 AM) bruinrab: that also works against me
(02:41:23 AM) bruinrab: lol
(02:41:23 AM) sallyyha: how does that work
(02:41:23 AM) jinnzaman: its a village to raise a child
(02:41:27 AM) sallyyha: dont village girls know how to cook
(02:41:30 AM) jinnzaman: but only two uncles to smuggle him into America
(02:41:32 AM) sallyyha: jinnzaman you make no sense
(02:41:33 AM) bruinrab: not this one
(02:41:34 AM) jinnzaman: dammit
(02:41:37 AM) jinnzaman: i screwed it up

[sally]

imsosyrian is salika

(11:06:03 PM) Im So Syrian: this guy looked sooo uncomfortable the whole time
(11:06:10 PM) Im So Syrian: he lookedl ike he wanted to pee in his parents

(11:06:15 PM) sallyyha: uhhhhhhh

(11:06:18 PM) jinnzaman: really?
(11:06:22 PM) jinnzaman: did he say anything to you directly?
(11:06:25 PM) Im So Syrian: no!
(11:06:30 PM) Im So Syrian: then 2 weeks later outta no where

(11:06:30 PM) sallyyha: pee in his parents
(11:06:31 PM) sallyyha: no one?
(11:06:32 PM) sallyyha: ok.
(11:06:39 PM) jinnzaman: thats how scared he was sally
(11:06:45 PM) sumiyiajafri: hahahaha
(11:06:47 PM) jinnzaman: he was so scared he couldn't pee in his own pants
(11:06:50 PM) jinnzaman: he had to pee in his parents pants

(11:06:52 PM) Im So Syrian: oops sorry typo
(11:06:53 PM) jinnzaman: and not even that
(11:06:55 PM) jinnzaman: IN HIS PARENTS
(11:06:55 PM) sumiyiajafri: hahahhahhahahahaha
(11:06:56 PM) Im So Syrian: ya parents pants1
(11:06:57 PM) Im So Syrian: hahaha

(11:07:00 PM) sumiyiajafri: stoooop
(11:07:03 PM) sumiyiajafri: i'll pee my parents
(11:07:03 PM) bruinrab: hahahaha
(11:07:05 PM) sumiyiajafri: i'm laughing so hard
(11:07:05 PM) sallyyha: hahahahahahahah

(11:07:05 PM) jinnzaman: okay i need to simmer down, i'm in the library
(11:07:09 PM) Im So Syrian: me too
(11:07:09 PM) jinnzaman: i can't laugh
(11:07:10 PM) Im So Syrian: i cant breathe
(11:07:11 PM) Im So Syrian: ahahaha
(11:07:12 PM) jinnzaman: its dead quiet here
(11:07:19 PM) sumiyiajafri: hahahaha
(11:07:20 PM) jinnzaman: all these studious asians will kill me
(11:07:20 PM) sumiyiajafri: wow

(11:07:27 PM) thabrownbandit: asians ftw
(11:07:27 PM) sallyyha: the sad part is that none of you caught on
(11:07:30 PM) sallyyha: for like 10 seconds

[sumiyia]

Originally Posted by sally

imsosyrian is salika

(11:06:03 PM) Im So Syrian: this guy looked sooo uncomfortable the whole time
(11:06:10 PM) Im So Syrian: he lookedl ike he wanted to pee in his parents

hahahahahaha... i laughed just as hard just now... i love salika

[Timbit]

Me and my friend were in my car and I was playing my music.

My friend: What is this?
Me: It's spiritual music... remembering God and paying homage to saints and whatnot.
Her: Punjabi?
Me: Yes.
Her: Oh, I like it. *starts humming along* Omg, did he just say Allahu?
Me: Yes.
Her: Singing it to music? Isn't this haraam?
Me:

[Timbit]

My baby brother jumps onto my bed at an unGodly hour this morning (okay, afternoon ) and goes "When are we getting up?!"

Me: Who is we?
Him: Us!
Me: I think you're already up.
Him: When are you getting up?
Me: Go play.
Him: I can't play by myself.
Me: Where's Mom?
Him: At the gym.
Me: Sweetheart, go watch Treehouse.
Him: Why should I sit by myself?

I still wasn't getting up, so he crawled into bed with me and then went like "This is boring. I'm bored."

Me: What's boring?
Him: This. When are we getting up?
Me: We are up.
Him: No... when are we going out?
Me: It's raining; we can't go anywhere.
Him: When are we going outside of this room?
Me: We're not.
...
Me: Are you hungry?
Him: Yes.

So when I get up to feed him, he goes "You took too long. I'm not hungry anymore."
Me: How's that possible?
Him: It happens sometimes.

Little brat. Turned out my mom had already fed him. He just wanted me to get up.


All of this was in Urdu though.

[ChotooMotoo]