For a Desi, there is no such thing as a beautiful sofa, sari, or bar of soap in itself. The beauty of an object is not left to mere subjective criteria to be discussed for its own sake. Beauty, until quantified in monetary terms and at a discount, is not beautiful.
If a [...]
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5. Desis Love Telling You about Having $8.00 in Their Pocket
Posted in ABCD, Desis, Money, tagged ABCD, Desis, Immigration, Money on March 27, 2008 | 10 Comments »
There comes a point in an argument between all Desis and their ABCD children when the Desi parent will inevitably invoke the ‘only $8.00 in my pocket’ story. The point usually comes about 26 seconds after the ungrateful ABCD child has requested an iPod, a car, or $8 to go to the movies.
The Desi [...]
4. Desi Women Love Pulling Stuff out of Their Cleavage
Posted in Desis, Women, tagged Cleavage, Desis, Sari, Women on March 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It is a fact well known that the cleavage of a Desi woman is safer than Fort Knox and just as filled with treasures. This long-honored option began as a response to the storage limitations of the sari (lots of fabric, no pockets). After the first Desi woman who discovered that she had [...]
3. Desis Love Talking about Their Digestive Tract
Posted in Desis, Food, Health on March 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
When sitting down to a meal with Desis, one will often be asked earnestly and directly about the cut, color and clarity of one’s last bowel movement. Such questions are particularly common at the breakfast table as a means of gaging the dietary dos and don’ts for the coming day.
After an initial assessment, a [...]
