1.First thing’s first: you know Kajol and Sharukh Khan should have been married IRL.
2.You also know FOR A FACT that your mom’s gulab jamuns are better than everyone else’s.
3.There was that time in middle school you asked your mom for non-24k-gold earrings.
4.You did a lot of extracurriculars in high school. And one of them was speech and debate.
5.But dating was definitely not allowed.
6.Chai fixes everything.
7.Bend it Like Beckham would probably be your life if you lived in London.
8.You still have nightmares of your parents’ reactions to getting an A-.
9.When you think about classic rom coms, you think about DDLJ.
10.You are supremely stoked when anyone who is Indian, looks Indian, or could potentially be Indian, is popular in U.S. media.
11.You are convinced to the very core of your being that all Indians know each other.
12.You have an inordinate amount of sequin fabric because you're currently in, or were in, your undergrad Indian-American cultural shows.
13.Turns out #browngirl drama is a real thing.
14.None of this MAC eyeliner stuff for you. Nope, Lakme kajal all the way.
15.Your expectations for a significant other are completely realistic.
16.As soon as you hit your 20’s, you are well aware that there are precisely two things relatives will ask you: (1) When are you getting married? (2) You’re too skinny. Want another poori?
17.You know you look good when you go out, but you are SMOKIN in a saree.
18.Mindy’s Kailing autobiography makes you fairly certain that she just gets you.
19.You can switch between lyrics to Beyonce’s "Crazy in Love" and "Bole Chudiya" from K3G in a heartbeat.
20.Your imitation Indian accent is on point.
21.Sometimes when you’re talking to another Desi, the head bob starts replacing a verbal “yes.”
22.You have to explain to non-Indians that bhangra is SO MUCH MORE than twisting a lightbulb and patting a dog.
23.Indian weddings are the best.
24.You go to parties and maybe you dance. But when Punjabi MC comes on, there’s no stopping those shoulders.
25.You know that your festivals are better than everyone else’s.
26.Why yes, you do have a Bollywood Spotify station.
27.You know the incredible courage it took for your parents to immigrate to the U.S., and you are floored by how much they have sacrificed for you.
28.And you have no problem at all with being called an American-Born Confused Desi.
