1. Desi parents meant you learnt true fear from a young age
20 missed calls? Get ready to see the back end of a ‘chappal’.
.2. Your ideal move night is any variation of the early SRK classics, your brown crew and some banging desi food.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-R6KoENjE0 I still cry every time.
3. You accidentally mix your desi language in with English, making it extremely difficult to communicate with your non-desi friends.
4. Any of the following events excite you more than Christmas: Diwali, Eid, Durga Pooja.
-photo by Priyanka
Like, um hello, will Santa bring me all this glorious food? I don’t think so!
5. You are either envious of or scared by how quickly your non-desi friends announce their relationships to the world.
Facebook official = MARRIAGE
6. And so, desi culture pisses you off sometimes.
So, I can’t introduce my family to my partner unless we’re married? I can’t post that picture online because my family will judge me? I CAN’T EAT MORE THAN 3 JALEBIS AT A FAMILY EVENT BUT MY MALE COUSINS CAN???
7. And you find yourself constantly explaining all these weird expectations to other non-desis.
Yes, we eat with our hands. No, I don’t want a spoon.
8. You dance better at a wedding than the club
-Photo by Priyanka
You know even the aunties turn it up when the dhol starts up.
9. It is impossible to go anywhere and not end up seeing a relative or family friend or your cousin or your cousin’s cousin or your auntie’s cousin’s sister’s dog.
Oh, hi uncle! Yes, of course I remember you! …