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| 6. And some people like Bujji used to use it for 'oil pulling'. Wonder if anybody's still doing it nowadays! :P
I'd only do it if my doctor needed my puke sample, hehe!
Posted by: చంటోడు At: 16, Jan 2007 9:36:14 AM IST
Top 40 Ways to Know If You're Indian
1) (For females) You're parents would freak out if you wore a crop top
baring your midriff but wearing a sari is perfectly acceptable
2) (For females) Your brother had no curfew while you had to be home at 11pm
3) You are ALWAYS taking off and putting on your shoes wherever you go
4) When you were little you always wondered why your American friends
waited until after breakfast to brush their teeth when you did it first
thing in the morning
5) Tongue scrapers are not a new fad to you
6) To your American friends, oil is used purely for cooking and not as
a grooming aid
7) When your American friends cringe at the thought of their parents in
bed, you wonder how odd it would be to see your parents get within one foot
of each other
8) Your parents have nicknames but only because people they work
with just stop when trying to read their names
9) Your parents hate the British
11) You have annoying nicknames like Chotu or Chicku
12) Your parents call all your friends "Beta" whether they are Indian or not
13) People you call "uncle" always smell up the bathroom at parties
14) If you aren't married and you turn 25, your parents start wringing
their hands and proclaim that it's too late
15) You have never met half of your extended family
16) Either you really like Indians of the opposite sex or you can't stand them
17) Your mother measures wealth in gold and diamonds
18) A horoscope must decide your wedding date
19) Your parents drink 6 cups of tea a day
20) Your parents had eight daughters in hopes of having a son
21) You are sick and tired of answering questions about "the dot"
22) Your friends could not explain your religion to someone if they tried
23) You could not explain your religion to someone if you tried
24) You sound like "Apu" on the Simpsons.
25) You own a 7/11 or a motel with a name like "Roadside Inn."
26) One or both of your parents skipped at least one year of elementary school.
27) In the smallest of subcompact cars, you still can't see over the
wheel without a phone book. WITH the phone book, you can't reach the pedals.
28) 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.
29) Your parents push the concept of an arranged marriage on you and try
and demonstrate how well it works whenever they're not fighting.
30) You have trouble paying attention to "minor" items like your kids'
social lives, but you know the exact number of the check that you're
on in your checkbook.
31) Your parents compare you to all of their friends' kids.
32) When you compare your friends to yourself, your parents say,
"You aren't the same person as they are!"
33) You notice that whenever you go to another Indian's house, your parents
always talk about businesses...especially if they're for sale.
34) The second you pull out of someone's driveway, your parents
start talking about them.
35) At least once a week your mom says, "I want to go to India"
36) Older siblings always listen to your parents' conversations.
37) No one ever seems to call ahead of time to say they are coming over
for a visit.
38) When you drive by other people's businesses, your parents always
count the number of cars in the parking lot.
39) Your parents worry what other people will think if you're not going
to be a doctor, lawyer, or engineer.
40) You're parent's always say, "It's cheaper in India"
Posted by: Mr. Siri Siri At: 29, Nov 2002 12:13:56 PM IST
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