35 ways u can tell that u r Asian!

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What's this thread doing in such a serious section as 'General' section, it should be in the 'Puzzles and Humour' section.
 
moabubaker said:
I don't think all asians fall into some or any of those categories. Wallahu A'lam.

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Not all of them no. These weren't "Catagories" this is just some stuff we may or may not have in common, thas all. you know you were laughing too.
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hahah....a very nice post thanks for sharing
 
35 ways u can tell that u r Asian!

I am answering on the behalf of all Malays.

[PIE]1. You go to drop off one person to the airport, but you take 50 extra people with you[/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]2. Your entire family runs the marathon when they see a dog (calmly walking on the other side of the road)[/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]3. "Paracetamol" is your cure to every illness[/PIE]

For the Malays, it's "Panadol"

[PIE]4. Your remote control is still in its plastic packet[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]5. Your mobile phone "just happens to ring" when you see a member of the opposite sex[/PIE]

Erm... maybe

[PIE]6. You hire a convertible in mid-December[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]7. You secretly watch "ZEE TV." but pretend you've never heard of it[/PIE]

Erm... I dont know how to answer this..

[PIE]8. At the age of 30, you still think you can get away with paying child fare on the bus[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]9. You have a telephone at home but nobody is (ever) allowed to use it[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]10. You find a photo of a man with bushy hair, white shoes and sunglasses...you ask who he is and find out it's your uncle[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]11. You dance at a complete stranger's wedding (and claim you are a distant relative)[/PIE]

There are no dancing in Malay wedding (well most all of the weddings)

12.[PIE] You somehow think you were involved in Tu Pac's death[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]13. You drive your car around the same spot for 10 years playing music that was out in '95[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]14. You achieve A*'s in every subject and your parents tell you to STUDY HARDER[/PIE]

Nope. Our parents would give us all sorts of gifts for obtaining just one "A"

[PIE]15. Your car is better than your house[/PIE]

Maybe

[PIE]16. Universities let you in for Medicine just by looking at you[/PIE]

Dont think so

[PIE]17. There is a tub of "PRIDE GHEE" and a sack of "TILDA BASTMATI" in your hallway[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]18. You are unable to open your front door because of the pile of shoes blocking the way[/PIE]

Yes.

[PIE]19. Your parents have a PANIC ATTACK when something dirty comes on t.v.[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]20. A member of your family claims that they once used to live in the Taj Mahal[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]21. You have to offer guests tea even before they've stepped into your house[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]22. You address every other Asian person on the planet as "your cousin"[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]23. Girls: Your brother thinks he's your dad[/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]24. Your wedding takes place in either a community centre or a crappy restaurant on Wilmslow Road[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]25. You know how an Indian film will end even before it's started (but you still watch it)[/PIE]

Yes for almost all Malays...

[PIE]26. You're related to your doctor[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]27. You go to a wedding with an empty car, but on the way back you end up giving the entire population of the wedding a lift home (and you haven't seen half of these people in your life)[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]28. At school, your parents were never aware of Parents' Evening (...and if they did attend Parents' Evening and you got a bad report, you told them that the teachers were all racist)[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]29. You arrive late at every party[/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]30. At weddings the cameraman only ever cameras you when you're eating[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]31. Your parents find no criticisms in an Indian film where some guy jumps off a cliff and jumps back up again, people burst into song when their relatives are dying, evil politicians rule the world, and even the police don't give a crap (and then they wonder why you prefer to watch "Eastenders")[/PIE]

Yes...for many Malays

[PIE]32. At parties, you wear more glitter and sparkly bits than a Christmas tree[/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]33. You get over-excited when you see another Asian person on t.v. You are constantly being compared to every other Asian kid on the Planet[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]34. You pronounce English words in a typical accent when speaking to your parents e.g. toilet: "Toylat"[/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]35. You never go to the library "to work"[/PIE]

Huh?
 
On behalf of all Malays

[PIE]1. you told your parents you got 98%, and they ask you what happened to the other two percent. [/PIE]

Nope. They would say "Alhamdulillah"

[PIE]2. There is a sale on any item, you buy 100 of them. [/PIE]

Well...10 not 100...

[PIE]3. When mail is a reinvestment... postage stamps are 're-used'[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]4. You never buy bin bags, but use your saved grocery bags for it. [/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]5. You put your clothes in suitcases instead of wardrobes.[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE] 6. Your mother has a minor disagreement with her sister and doesn't talk to her for ten years. [/PIE]

In some families...yes

[PIE]7. You call an older person you've never met before "uncle". You hide everything from your parents. [/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]8. Your mother does everything for you if you are male. [/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]9. You do all the housework and cooking if you are female. Your relatives alone could populate a small city. [/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]10. Everyone is a family friend. [/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]11. You HAVE TO study law, medicine or engineering at university. [/PIE]

Hmmmm..nope

[PIE]12. You know no one who has studied music. [/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]13. You went to a university as close to your family as possible, yet you still came back home to live with your parents after you had finished. [/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]14. Your best friend got married at the age of 17. [/PIE]

Nope...too early (it's 20 something among the Malays)

[PIE]15. You use chilli sauce instead of tomato ketchup. [/PIE]

Yes...

[PIE]16. You fight over who pays the dinner bill (though you know secretley no one wants to pay cus brown ppl are cheap). [/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]17. You're dad starts arguing with you or gets into a fight with you and tries to speak english so fast that he does not make any sense.[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]
18. You say you hate Indian films/songs but secretly
watch/hear them
[/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]19. you make a big >deal if you see a girl and guy talking [/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]20. You always say "open the light" instead of "turn the light on". [/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]21. You're walking out of customs with your trolley at the airport and u see all twenty-five members of your family who have come to pick you up. [/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]22. You go back to your parents' country and people treat you like a member of the royal family. [/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]
23. You ask your dad a simple question and he tells you story of how he had to walk miles barefoot just to get to school. When you were little you always wondered why your English friends waited until after breakfast to brush their teeth when you did it first thing in the morning
To your English friends, oil is used purely for cooking and not as a grooming aid
[/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]24. Your parents have nicknames but only because people they work with just stop when trying to read their names [/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]25. You have annoying >nicknames like Chotu, Chelam or Chicku [/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]26. Your parents call all your friends "Beta" (son/daughter) > Your mother measures wealth in gold and diamonds [/PIE]

Nope....the gold & diamonds - yes

[PIE]27. Your parents drink 3 cups of tea a day [/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]28. Your parents compare you to all of you friends. [/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]29. At least once a week your mom says, "I want to go to India/Pakistan/SriLanka " [/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]30. No one ever seems to call ahead of time to say they are coming over for a visit. [/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]31. Your parents worry what other people will think if you're not going to be a doctor/ engineer. [/PIE]

Maybe

[PIE]32. You're parent's always say while shopping abroad, "It's cheaper in India/Pakistan" [/PIE]

Malays always say "it's cheaper in Thailand and Indonesia than in Malaysia"

[PIE]33. Everytime you do something wrong your parents threaten to send you to India/Pakistan/SriLanka/Bangledesh when they cant afford it [/PIE]

Nope

[PIE]34. When you're at parties 'we're leaving now' means we'll leave in about 30 min[/PIE]

Yes

[PIE]35. You are never in time for parties/ your family parties last till 1 am [/PIE]

Yes....but no parties/events last till 1 AM
 
adam123 said:
35 ways u can tell that u r Asian!

1. You go to drop off one person to the airport, but you take 50 extra people with you
2. Your entire family runs the marathon when they see a dog (calmly walking on the other side of the road)
3. "Paracetamol" is your cure to every illness
4. Your remote control is still in its plastic packet
5. Your mobile phone "just happens to ring" when you see a member of the opposite sex
6. You hire a convertible in mid-December
7. You secretly watch "ZEE TV." but pretend you've never heard of it
8. At the age of 30, you still think you can get away with paying child fare on the bus
9. You have a telephone at home but nobody is (ever) allowed to use it
10. You find a photo of a man with bushy hair, white shoes and sunglasses...you ask who he is and find out it's your uncle
11. You dance at a complete stranger's wedding (and claim you are a distant relative)
12. You somehow think you were involved in Tu Pac's death
13. You drive your car around the same spot for 10 years playing music that was out in '95
14. You achieve A*'s in every subject and your parents tell you to STUDY HARDER
15. Your car is better than your house
16. Universities let you in for Medicine just by looking at you
17. There is a tub of "PRIDE GHEE" and a sack of "TILDA BASTMATI" in your hallway
18. You are unable to open your front door because of the pile of shoes blocking the way
19. Your parents have a PANIC ATTACK when something dirty comes on t.v.
20. A member of your family claims that they once used to live in the Taj Mahal
21. You have to offer guests tea even before they've stepped into your house
22. You address every other Asian person on the planet as "your cousin"
23. Girls: Your brother thinks he's your dad
24. Your wedding takes place in either a community centre or a crappy restaurant on Wilmslow Road
25. You know how an Indian film will end even before it's started (but you still watch it)
26. You're related to your doctor
27. You go to a wedding with an empty car, but on the way back you end up giving the entire population of the wedding a lift home (and you haven't seen half of these people in your life)
28. At school, your parents were never aware of Parents' Evening (...and if they did attend Parents' Evening and you got a bad report, you told them that the teachers were all racist)
29. You arrive late at every party
30. At weddings the cameraman only ever cameras you when you're eating
31. Your parents find no criticisms in an Indian film where some guy jumps off a cliff and jumps back up again, people burst into song when their relatives are dying, evil politicians rule the world, and even the police don't give a crap (and then they wonder why you prefer to watch "Eastenders")
32. At parties, you wear more glitter and sparkly bits than a Christmas tree
33. You get over-excited when you see another Asian person on t.v. You are constantly being compared to every other Asian kid on the Planet
34. You pronounce English words in a typical accent when speaking to your parents e.g. toilet: "Toylat"
35. You never go to the library "to work"
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You had better be Asian.
 

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