[RestlessSoul]

this was one of the best threads from islamica before the crash. i'll start with what the first posting in that thread was (not originally thought of by me):

you know you're desi if you use plastic grocery bags in your trash cans instead of actual garbage bags.

[TariqBinSleepin]

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO WE DO THAT! hahahaha, but not in the Kitchen one, cuz those r big, in the small ones we use um. Hey its SEEMART!.

You know you're Desi when you have a bucket in your bath tub and aluminum foil on your kitchen tops.

P.S: this thread should have been started by Got5

[Rida]

You know your desi when you buy corn/olive oil by the gallons

[TariqBinSleepin]

- You have to borrow luggage from friends for India visit.
- The smoke detector goes off whenever your are cooking dinner.

[Deel]

we do literally EVERYTHING you all just named in my house
and i'm not even desi


PS: i love the borrowing a suitcase one. so true roflmfao

[TariqBinSleepin]

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

[Deel]

my dad does that

[RestlessSoul]

you know you're desi if at a dawat, you've ever had to wash your hands twice. you did this not because your hands were REALLY dirty, but rather because you realized too late that the person before you touched the faucet handle with their still greasy, biryani and salan-laden hands

[Safia]

Originally Posted by RestlessSoul

you know you're desi if you use plastic grocery bags in your trash cans instead of actual garbage bags.

That's the best one. I even had a picture for proof in the old thread .

When uhh I'm stumped .

[shsh]

Originally Posted by RestlessSoul

this was one of the best threads from islamica before the crash. i'll start with what the first posting in that thread was (not originally thought of by me):

you know you're desi if you use plastic grocery bags in your trash cans instead of actual garbage bags.

LOL!!! i was waiting till you would start this thread

Originally Posted by TariqBinSleepin

- The smoke detector goes off whenever your are cooking dinner.

that happened last night

Originally Posted by TariqBinSleepin

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

everybody does that...no




ok..well some guy in my MSA emailed this list with 100 desi characteristics to our listserv about two years ago...here are some good ones:
you know you are desi when:
- you always leave your shoes at the door.
- you go to a dance party, there are a wall of guys surrounding the dance floor trying to look cool.
- You live with your parents and you are 30 years old. (And they prefer it that way)
- You don't use measuring cups.
- Your parents never go to the movies.
- You know someone who you think can get you a good deal on jewelry or electronics.
- Your parents are never happy with your grades.
- You keep used batteries.
- You call an older person you never met before "uncle."
- The first thing uncle asks you is "where are your parents from?"
- When your parents meet strangers and talk for a few minutes, you discover you're talking to a distant cousin.
- Your parents don't realize phone connections to foreign countries have improved in the last two decades, and still scream at the top of their lungs.
- When our fathers get together, no matter what the topic is, each man is an expert.
- It's embarrassing if your wedding has less than 600 people.
- You list your daughter as "fair and slim" in the matrimonial no matter what she looks like.
- You use Vicks Vaporub.
- The video tapes you rent are 10th generation copies and have scrolling commercials in the middle of the movie.
- There's a pungent odor of spices as one enters your home.
- You've never had a tanning salon membership. (LMAO)
- You call fluorescent lights "tube lights" or a flashlight a "torch."
- You pronounce "wary" and "very" the same way.
- You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing.




yeah....there are more...

[Deel]

- You keep used batteries.

hey i do that

- You call an older person you never met before "uncle."

3amo if you're arab

- You use Vicks Vaporub.

HAHA! THAT'S SOOOOO BACK IN THE DAY!

[Safia]

Originally Posted by shsh

- You keep used batteries.

...in the freezer.

Which reminds me, you reuse sour cream/yogurt containers to freeze food in.

[iamcrazy]

(its better doing 2/3 at a time)

- You secure your baggage with a rope

LOL always!!

- You go back to your parents' country and people treat you like a member of...the royal family.

totally

- Your parents drink 6 cups of tea a day

[Ilikemyscarf]

Vicks is so awesome, just rub it on your throat when you have a bad cold and bam

[zakk]

You know your desi if you've ever found yourself desperately hopping up and down in front of the toilet because you have to pee badly but your naara (drawstring) has a tight knot in it.


orrrr


if you find yourself unable to leave the bathroom because one end of your nara has disappeared into your shalwar.