You look up when you hear an airplane.
- You point with your lips.
- Whenever you meet someone you ask, “bhaath khaayao? ("Have you had your food?" )
- You meet someone in a movie hall and ask, "cinema herna aayeko?” (Here to watch a movie?”)
- You call all action movies " action pack!!!!"
- You know the three Ds of partying. i.e - dance, drink and dangdung (fist/khukuri fight).
- You think all festivals mean relatives playing cards and getting drunk.
- You cannot drink without chicken chilly and momos.
- You think chilly chicken and momo are nepali food.
- You are crossing a one way street and you have to check both sides. (debre ani daine)
- You get annoyed when people think you are from Nepal.
- Your relatives give you money whenever you visit them. ( even when you are 40)
- You sing or atleast hum “Ghaam paani, ghaam paani…” everytime it drizzles while the sun’s still shining. ( even when you are 80)
- When you see a pair of slippers upside down (ulta chappal) you have to turn it around.
- You don't cut your nails at night. (Lest the devil take you and your family)
- You feel you haven’t eaten if you haven’t had Bhaath (rice).
- You are not allowed to hum or sing while eating.
- You laugh at everything on Nepali TV but you still watch it.
- You dont know that the buff you have been eating is actually short for buffalo.
- You have been dragged to a mandir on saraswati puja so that you will get good grades.
- You are afraid to step on any paper, or pen (You don't want to piss off Saraswati and flunk an exam).
- Your grandmum doesnt let you whistle at night.
- You can’t date someone if you are not in love.
- You Know who Humjayaga is.
- You watch Korean movie and try to act like you’re in one.
- You miss those mountains you used to see the moment you opened your eyes in the morning.
- You go out for lunch/ dinner/ whatever in a group and look at the menu for half an hour and order:
1. momo
2. chowmein
3. fried rice
4. chilly chicken
- You think of titaura and your saliva glands go wild!!
- You miss wai wai ,churpi and tituara almost any given day.
- You are good at drunk driving, especially if it's bad mountain roads.
- Your conversation with any Nepali you just met always ends up being an interview to unearth the degree of association with this person. (eh...Ghar ka?? gangtok? Tyeso bhaye timi xyz lai chinchhau??)
- 90% of the time you end up knowing someone who knows someone who knows the person.
- The remaining 10% of the time the person is your relative.
- You think cats are evil.
- You feel obligated to pay for everyone else when eating out with your friends.
- Your non-nepali friends in primary school earnestly asked you if you know karate and if you ate c**kroaches for dinner.
- Your American friends ask you if you have climbed mount Everest.
- You probably haven't even seen mount Everest.
- Your favorite Hollywood actress used to be Phoebe Cates
- You pronounce Phoebe Cates as "fobee cyats"
- You love the pungent, fermented smell of pickled bamboo shoots (tama) and dried and aged vegetable leaves (gundruk) + you are drooling at the thought right now.
- You point with your lips.
- Whenever you meet someone you ask, “bhaath khaayao? ("Have you had your food?" )
- You meet someone in a movie hall and ask, "cinema herna aayeko?” (Here to watch a movie?”)
- You call all action movies " action pack!!!!"
- You know the three Ds of partying. i.e - dance, drink and dangdung (fist/khukuri fight).
- You think all festivals mean relatives playing cards and getting drunk.
- You cannot drink without chicken chilly and momos.
- You think chilly chicken and momo are nepali food.
- You are crossing a one way street and you have to check both sides. (debre ani daine)
- You get annoyed when people think you are from Nepal.
- Your relatives give you money whenever you visit them. ( even when you are 40)
- You sing or atleast hum “Ghaam paani, ghaam paani…” everytime it drizzles while the sun’s still shining. ( even when you are 80)
- When you see a pair of slippers upside down (ulta chappal) you have to turn it around.
- You don't cut your nails at night. (Lest the devil take you and your family)
- You feel you haven’t eaten if you haven’t had Bhaath (rice).
- You are not allowed to hum or sing while eating.
- You laugh at everything on Nepali TV but you still watch it.
- You dont know that the buff you have been eating is actually short for buffalo.
- You have been dragged to a mandir on saraswati puja so that you will get good grades.
- You are afraid to step on any paper, or pen (You don't want to piss off Saraswati and flunk an exam).
- Your grandmum doesnt let you whistle at night.
- You can’t date someone if you are not in love.
- You Know who Humjayaga is.
- You watch Korean movie and try to act like you’re in one.
- You miss those mountains you used to see the moment you opened your eyes in the morning.
- You go out for lunch/ dinner/ whatever in a group and look at the menu for half an hour and order:
1. momo
2. chowmein
3. fried rice
4. chilly chicken
- You think of titaura and your saliva glands go wild!!
- You miss wai wai ,churpi and tituara almost any given day.
- You are good at drunk driving, especially if it's bad mountain roads.
- Your conversation with any Nepali you just met always ends up being an interview to unearth the degree of association with this person. (eh...Ghar ka?? gangtok? Tyeso bhaye timi xyz lai chinchhau??)
- 90% of the time you end up knowing someone who knows someone who knows the person.
- The remaining 10% of the time the person is your relative.
- You think cats are evil.
- You feel obligated to pay for everyone else when eating out with your friends.
- Your non-nepali friends in primary school earnestly asked you if you know karate and if you ate c**kroaches for dinner.
- Your American friends ask you if you have climbed mount Everest.
- You probably haven't even seen mount Everest.
- Your favorite Hollywood actress used to be Phoebe Cates
- You pronounce Phoebe Cates as "fobee cyats"
- You love the pungent, fermented smell of pickled bamboo shoots (tama) and dried and aged vegetable leaves (gundruk) + you are drooling at the thought right now.
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