As all of us Pakistanis know, being ‘Desi’ is not just a term, it’s a lifestyle. Everything from loud relatives to meddling aunties, Desi culture is not something that is easy to understand.
Lucky for us, people recently took to Twitter to define what ‘#DesiCulture’ was and boy oh boy, were we excited.
^Us. Excited.
SO FRIENDS, here are some of the ways you guys defined Desi culture for us. Be warned, you will laugh, you will cry and you will crave biryani.
Haha, yes! Pretend! Haha! *crying*
https://twitter.com/muteista/status/936642667890466816
Wanna tell me why I have to have a pound of makeup on my face and Ahmed gets to have nihari all over his kurta? HM? #DesiCulture.
Desi girl culture is when relatives stay at your house, you are told to "dress nice" for home clothes while men walk around in crusty PJs
— yung samosa (@starbakhs) November 24, 2017
Ohhh, no please aunty come in! No, I totally wasn’t going to my own wedding or anything…
Desi culture is showing up at someones house unannounced to ruin their weekend plans.
— Osama. (@ashaqeens) December 10, 2017
Not trying to be kanjoos, but those 10 rupees can add up tho…
https://twitter.com/rajanpatel123/status/942525034551267328
What kind of other plans are there?
Desi culture is to plan everything around food.
— Ibrahim (@amibrahimkhan) December 16, 2017
Hahaha whoops! Sorry! Didn’t mean to be 73 hours late! #NoRegrets #NoClocks.
Desi culture is keeping your clocks 10 mins ahead and still being late.
— Shumail (@Shumyl) December 3, 2017
*Dramatically staring out the window singing Kabira*
Desi culture is using Eid Miladul Rabi lights as a background for Romantic/sad songs on sc because it's an aesthetically pleasing background
— Shazmeme (@sadraptorshazo) December 3, 2017
WHAAADDDDUP SHAADI SEASON
https://twitter.com/urbasicdesigirl/status/934530207213596677
Seconds? Hunni I’m on my sixth plate of biryani.
https://twitter.com/needles853/status/932321190265409537
Don’t try and resist, it’s gonna happen no matter what.
https://twitter.com/abdullahtariq91/status/940134066552213504
TOO. TRUE. AMMI.
Desi culture is time being 7 o' clock and your mom telling it's 10 o'clock
— Gems of virago (@brawling_virago) December 3, 2017
We get married so that we don’t have permission issues. Simple.
Desi culture is being an adult but not being identified as one till you're married.
— shawal (@shawalkaChaand) November 19, 2017
I. AM. RIGHT. HERE. SEE. ME.
https://twitter.com/ilsa_ahmedd/status/937792074430197760
Honestly, this is just smart.
https://twitter.com/_urwahhh/status/941057358607687680
????????
desi parent culture is going out and pointing at random kids while saying "beta dekho it's ur friend", even though u prolly have no idea who that human is
— arsh (@Arsh_Zubair) December 15, 2017
No major decisions will ever be taken without the help of a few loved ones, obviously…
https://twitter.com/simrahakbar_25/status/930985896224153600
100% true and 100% and proud of this.
https://twitter.com/zawddy/status/932229506403897344
Our parents are our lives.
Desi culture is spending your first paycheck to buy things for your parents they couldn’t because they spent everything on you https://t.co/dLZYryAleQ
— k (@krownnist) November 13, 2017
At the end of the day, Desi Culture means a lot more than rishtas and biryani. It is full of heart, love, strength and well, okay, maybe a little biryani. Be proud to be Desi and even prouder to enjoy everything that comes with that statement. Love you.
