Gaurav Posted April 26, 2007 Posted April 26, 2007 ...where are you from? This question applies to desis who were born abroad or have lived 15-20+ years outside India and don't have India passport/citizenship? When on business trips and stuff I meet people and they always ask me where I am from. I always get stumped. Should I say that I am a Brit? OR should I say I am from India? Both answers are not 100% accurate are they? How do you deal with it? Normally I say I am British of Indian roots. What do you say?
kabira Posted April 26, 2007 Posted April 26, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... I say I am "tharki"
Gaurav Posted April 26, 2007 Author Posted April 26, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... I say I am "tharki" What is a tharki?
apocalypse Posted April 26, 2007 Posted April 26, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... I say I am "tharki" What is a tharki? :lmao: :lmao: abe tere ko tharki ka matlab nahin pata
Gaurav Posted April 26, 2007 Author Posted April 26, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... Hindi hai ka? Bol na kya hota hai?
DesiChap Posted April 26, 2007 Posted April 26, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... Dependes on who is asking if it is an Desi asking in a casual discussion I tell em I am from Hyderabad AP, For business related I mention Bay Area.
apocalypse Posted April 26, 2007 Posted April 26, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... Hindi hai ka? Bol na kya hota hai? main khud hi matlab likhna chahta tha par yahan likha hua hai to :hic: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tharki
Gaurav Posted April 26, 2007 Author Posted April 26, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... Kya kya words aa gya hain aj kal :lmao:
apocalypse Posted April 26, 2007 Posted April 26, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... saale this is a very old word :hic:
Gaurav Posted April 26, 2007 Author Posted April 26, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... saale this is a very old word :hic: Mere liya to brand new hai na! :hic:
apocalypse Posted April 26, 2007 Posted April 26, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... yeah Use effectively :hic:
Captain of Bhangra Posted April 26, 2007 Posted April 26, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... In Spain last year, a local woman asked where we were from, I said Birmingham in England. She asked "No, I mean originally", so we said "North India". Her husband already knew we were Punjabi Sikhs just by looking at my tattoos...
King Posted April 26, 2007 Posted April 26, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... Usually the accent is a give away (we haven't Indian accent) so not many ask where we come from locally. When visiting elsewhere (outside down under and NZ) people can figure out we have roots in India by looking at us. When asked where I hail from I say "From India".
Lurker Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... ...where are you from? India. Its instinctiive mate. I have never consciously answered that, every time it automatically comes out. Even when people ask "Where are you from?" and actually mean "Which state in USA are you from?"(when I go in some seminars outside my resident state) I suppose in a strange way it is not dependent on the person asking the question, or what his/her motives are, but how sure/unsure you are about where you belong? xxx
Predator_05 Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... ...where are you from? This question applies to desis who were born abroad or have lived 15-20+ years outside India and don't have India passport/citizenship? When on business trips and stuff I meet people and they always ask me where I am from. I always get stumped. Should I say that I am a Brit? OR should I say I am from India? Both answers are not 100% accurate are they? How do you deal with it? Normally I say I am British of Indian roots. What do you say? I'd say, "none of your f'in business".
Zap_Brannigan Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... what?no " from yo mommas bedroom" joke?
Predator_05 Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... what?no " from yo mommas bedroom" joke? That strictly depends on the size of the person i am talking to.
Don Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... looking at ur physique predz in the other thread it would be quite a shame if you still picked and chose small sizes of people to fight with.
Gaurav Posted April 27, 2007 Author Posted April 27, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... looking at ur physique predz in the other thread it would be quite a shame if you still picked and chose small sizes of people to fight with. :lmao: :wtg:
Predator_05 Posted April 27, 2007 Posted April 27, 2007 Re: What do you say when asked... looking at ur physique predz in the other thread it would be quite a shame if you still picked and chose small sizes of people to fight with. Dude, i know my limits. ie; there is no way i'd be able to knock over a big black 230 lb football player !! Suicide
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