This is my response to the forward that told us what North Indian and South Indian girl stereotypes could read like. Since I have no clue who wrote it, the inspirational forward shall be given a miss due to copyright issues. Leave me a comment and I promise to forward.
Here, all you'll get is my take. If you don't like it, I shall direct you to a better take on North Indian boys. Deal.
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Chennai Boy
Disclaimer: (Any resemblance to the lead character in my life is coincidental- note some of these don’t apply to him :P)
-Grew up on a diet of thair chadam and vatta kozhamba and other unpronounceable names that give no indication of ingredients.
-Sees no utility for a spoon or a fork or a bowl. All he needs is a plate and his right hand. Mind it. - Goes bonkers if while switching channels, he encounters images of fat girls and old men dancing together to a double beat. You hear him mumble ‘classic’ at these times.
- Goes bonkers and makes you go bonkers if by some stroke of luck, he catches Rajni or Kamal on the above channels. He forgets you are in the room at these times.
- Knows no difference between baag (garden), bhaag (run), Bagh (tiger).
- Is sure to spell Shweta as swetha.
- Wakes up to suprabhatam everyday.
- Thinks it’s completely natural for someone to wear a bindi even when she’s not dressed in Indian attire.
- Does not give second thought to slithering on the floor because it’s too hot.
-Thinks girls in sphagetti tops are quite “bold”
-Thinks all girls in north India are fair and hence, beautiful.
- On spotting a fellow Tam (always a machchan), will break into Tamil, unmindful of non-Tam company.
- Drinks more coffee than water
- Genetically wired to make great dosas, great coffee and unfortunately, a great mess at home.
- Hates breakfasts that consist of toast/ muesli/ cornflakes.
Since you've reached this far- go further on your mad rush to absorb more stereotypes.
Over to the queen of hyderabad.
Here, all you'll get is my take. If you don't like it, I shall direct you to a better take on North Indian boys. Deal.
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Chennai Boy
Disclaimer: (Any resemblance to the lead character in my life is coincidental- note some of these don’t apply to him :P)
-Grew up on a diet of thair chadam and vatta kozhamba and other unpronounceable names that give no indication of ingredients.
-Sees no utility for a spoon or a fork or a bowl. All he needs is a plate and his right hand. Mind it. - Goes bonkers if while switching channels, he encounters images of fat girls and old men dancing together to a double beat. You hear him mumble ‘classic’ at these times.
- Goes bonkers and makes you go bonkers if by some stroke of luck, he catches Rajni or Kamal on the above channels. He forgets you are in the room at these times.
- Knows no difference between baag (garden), bhaag (run), Bagh (tiger).
- Is sure to spell Shweta as swetha.
- Wakes up to suprabhatam everyday.
- Thinks it’s completely natural for someone to wear a bindi even when she’s not dressed in Indian attire.
- Does not give second thought to slithering on the floor because it’s too hot.
-Thinks girls in sphagetti tops are quite “bold”
-Thinks all girls in north India are fair and hence, beautiful.
- On spotting a fellow Tam (always a machchan), will break into Tamil, unmindful of non-Tam company.
- Drinks more coffee than water
- Genetically wired to make great dosas, great coffee and unfortunately, a great mess at home.
- Hates breakfasts that consist of toast/ muesli/ cornflakes.
Since you've reached this far- go further on your mad rush to absorb more stereotypes.
Over to the queen of hyderabad.
9 comments:
Too Good! Superb. Wish I could do one too, but wonder what to typecast the DH as!! Very well written rushing off to the link for more. Hope M is not hopping mad about this. hehehe.
I am married to a Punjabi who was born and brought up in Madras, and I SO agree with point number 3. The biggest crisis in our marriage arrives when a Rajni or a Kamal or a Maniratnam movie releases because he insists we go watch it together and I insist otherwise. I did watch Yuva in Tamil though :(
GM- :) you'll kill me one of these days with your superlatives. M is as cool as ever. Besides, what's the point of battling truth.
Ron- welcome. and sympathies- Yuva wasnt exactly well made. I'm guessing watching it in Tam wouldn't have helped.
Yuva in Tamil was a really well made movie for your kind info. You people are so insecure about the southies !! you can come over .. there is space for all of us .. hehehehehe
M
the suprabatham bit is a little far fetched though.. and the 'uncles and fat women' dancing is always super comical! have you seen the duet performance of Vijayakanth and Isha Gopikkar!! Amazing entertainment :P
i-420: come over where, exactly? i can't see any space- it's all covered with belts! :P
ASR: I wake up to suprabhatam now.Hence proved. And did you mean Isha Koppikar?
send send...I want to see the fwd!!!!
bohemianrover at gmail dot com
Extremely funny and oh so true...I want to read the forward too- my email id is
nsh532@gmail.com
oooh so glad i found your blog :)
nice work - i want the forward too! aarabik [at] gmail [dot] com
thanks soo much and keep writin girl!!
oh and get ur madras boy to watch this movie called alai paayuthe wit you :)
alternatively, when he switches to the old man-dancing-with-girl-as-old-as-his-daughter modes, tell him that'll be you both together, 20 years from now - i swear tats how my best friend cured her husband :P
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