U Know Ur A Pakistani When...[:P]

You know you are PAKISTANI when...................

* Your house smells like fried onions.

* When you tell your parents you got 98% marks in an exam, and theyask you
what happened to the other two percent.

* You make tea in a saucepan.

* You never buy bin bags, but use your saved grocery bags for it.

* You put your clothes in suitcases instead of wardrobes.

*You have a 'Singer' sewing machine at home.

* Your mother has a minor disagreement with her sister and doesn't talk to her for ten years.

* You hide everything from your parents.

* Your mother does everything for you if you are male.

* You do all the housework and cooking if you re female.

* Your relatives alone could populate a small city.

* Everyone is a family friend.

* You were not that intelligent so you studied computer science or business
instead.

* You know no one who has studied music.

* You went to a university as far away from home as possible.

* You still came back home to live with your parents after you had finished.

* You only make telephone calls after 6:30 PM.

* You like the meat well done.

* You eat onions with everything.

* You use chilli sauce instead of tomato ketchup.

* You fight over who pays the dinner bill.

* You say you hate Indian films (/songs) but secretly watch (/hear) them with your parents.

* You teach Westerners swearwords in your language.

* You order Pakistani food in English language to impress the people,you're with but the waiters don't understand you.

* You avoid public places when with a member of the opposite sex.

* You secure your baggage with a rope.

* You're walking out of customs with your trolley at the airport and you see all possible members of your family who have come to pick you up.

* You get very upset when airlines refuse to accept your luggage, which just 80 lbs. overweight.

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

* You ask your dad a simple question and he tells you story of how he had to walk miles just to get to school.

* You are ALWAYS taking off and putting on your shoes wherever you go.

* In addition to cooking, you also use oil as q grooming aid.
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* You have annoying nicknames.

* Your mother measures wealth only in gold and diamonds.

* Your parents push the concept of an arranged marriage on you and try to demonstrate how well it works whenever they're not fighting.

* Your parents compare you to all of their friends' kids.

* No one ever seems to call ahead of time to say they are coming over for a visit.

* Your parents worry what other people will think if you're not going to be a doctor or engineer.[|)][:P]

Posted on 7/23/2003 6:43:38 PM

sweetie

thanx for putting it up tashi.. but someone already posted it few days ago.. :)

Posted on 7/23/2003 8:04:46 PM

TaSHi

ooh i c, well u see i just joined thiis group after when its almost time to wrap up so im not quite sure whats been heppening b4 i poped in ;)

Tashi (f)

Posted on 7/24/2003 12:49:31 AM

saieen

2nd one :/

Posted on 7/24/2003 1:35:06 AM