You Know Whey you are South Asian When...

When you tell your parents you got 98%, and they ask you what
>>happened to the other two percent.
>>* There is a sale on any item, you buy 100 of them.
>>* 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 Brother' sewing machine at home.
>>* Your mother has a minor disagreement with her sister and doesn't
>>talk to her for ten years.
>>* You call an older person you've never met before "uncle".
>>* 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 are female.
>>* Your relatives alone could populate a small city.
>>* Everyone is a family friend.
>>* Everyone always called you for help on homework.
>>* You study law, medicine or engineering at university.
>>* You were thick 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.
>>* Your best friend got married at the age of 18.
>>* 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
>>* You avoid public places when with a member of the opposite sex,
>>especially if there is an acquaintance within a 250 miles radius.
>>* You always say "open the light" instead of "turn the light on".
>>* You secure your baggage with a rope.
>>* You're walking out of customs with your trolley at the airport
>>and you
see all twenty-five members of your family who have come to
>>pick you up.
>>* You get very upset when airlines refuse to accept your luggage
>>which is 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 barefoot just to
get to school.
>>* Your Dad drives a Nissan.
>>* You're rich so he drives a Mercedes.
>>* You are ALWAYS taking off and putting on your shoes wherever you
>>go
>>* 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
>>
>>* Your parents have nicknames but only because people they work
>>with just stop when trying to read their names
>>* You have annoying nicknames like Chotu or Chicku
>>* Your parents call all your friends "Beta" (son/daughter)
>>* Your mother measures wealth in gold and diamonds
>>* Your parents drink 3 cups of tea
a day
>>* Your parents compare you to all of their friends' kids.
>>* At least once a week your mom says, "I want to go to
>>India/Pakistan/Bangladesh"
>>* 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/ engineer.
>>* You're parent's always say while
shopping abroad, "It's cheaper
>>in India/Pakistan/Bangladesh"
>>
>>And finally........You know you're Asian when.....................
>>
>>You forward this message to all your Asian friends!