An indian

you know u r an indian when

1. *Your house smells like fried onions.Your house smells like fried onions.
2. *When you tell your parents you got 98% marks in an exam, and they ask you what happened to the other two percent.
3. *You make tea in a saucepan.
4. *You never buy bin bags, but use your saved grocery bags for it.
5. *You put your clothes in suitcases instead of wardrobe.
6. *You have a 'Singer' sewing machine at home.
7. *Your mother has a minor disagreement with her sister and doesn't talk to her for ten years.
8. *You call an older person you've never met before "uncle".
9. *You hide everything from your parents.
10. *Your mother does everything for you if you are male.
11. *You do all the housework and cooking if you are female.
12. *Your relatives alone could populate a small city.
13. *Everyone is a family friend.
14. *You study medicine or engineering at university.
15. *You were not that intelligent so you studied Computer science or business instead. (hey!!)
16. *You know no one who has studied music.
17. *You went to a university as far away from home as possible.
18. *You still came back home to live with your parents after you had finished.
19. *You only make telephone calls after 6:30 PM.
20. *You like the meat well done.
21. *You eat onions with everything.
22. *You use chilly sauce instead of tomato ketchup.
23. *You fight over who pays the dinner bill.
24. *You say you hate Indian films(/songs) but secretly watch(/hear) hem with your parents.
25. *You teach Westerners swearwords in your language.
26. *You order Indian food in English language to impress the people you're with but the waiters don't understand you.
27. *You avoid public places when with a member of the opposite sex.
28. *You secure your baggage with a rope.
29. *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.
30. *You get very upset when airlines refuse to accept your luggage which is just 80 lbs. overweight.
31. *You go back to your parents' country and people treat you like a member of the royal family.
32. *You ask your dad a simple question and he tells you story of how he had to walk miles just to get to school.
33. *You are ALWAYS taking off and putting on your shoes wherever you go.
34. *In addition to cooking, you also use oil as a grooming aid.
35. *You wonder how odd it would be to see your parents get within one foot of each other.
36. *You have annoying nicknames.
37. *Your parents call all your friends "Beta".
38. *Your mother measures wealth only in gold and diamonds.
39. *Your parents push the concept of an arranged marriage on you and try to demonstrate how well it works whenever they're not fighting.
40. *Your parents compare you to all of their friends' kids.
41. *If you are living abroad, at least once a week your mom says, "I want to go back to India"
42. *No one ever seems to call ahead of time to say they are coming over for a visit.
43. *Your parents worry what other people will think if you're not going to be a doctor or engineer.
44. *While living abroad, your parents always say, "It's cheaper in India."