10 Things Desi Parents Say Over the Phone

Once you get on a call with your Desi Parents, it's almost impossible to get them off the phone. With unlimited calling to India for $8 a month with Rebtel, we're sure you'll be hearing plenty of these...

1. "Awaaz aa rahi hai? Hellooooo CAN YOU HEAR ME?"

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Yes, me and everyone else in a one Kilometer radius​.

2. "Did you eat something today? Did you have any food? What did you eat? When did you eat? Where? with Who?"

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Two cigarettes and a pack of gummy bears. ​

3. “Oh, you’re late for a meeting? But I still have something important to tell you about your cousins.”

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God forbid an Indian is on time.

4. "Who’s that boy on your Facebook profile? ​Is he a doctor?​"

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He's gay, but that might be even harder to explain​.

5. “You’re still out? It’s past 10pm...why aren’t you studying?”

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All work and no play...can I go now?

6. “Who’s that? Is that a man’s voice?”

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​Fat chance of that happening if I'm always talking to you.​ #ForeverAlone

7. “I got a rotimatic roti maker. Let me tell you how it works…”

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I've accepted my fate and given up hopes this call will ever end.

8. “What do you mean running out of battery? Charge your phone! I will hold…”

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​I​ also have to use the bathroom, I guess we can't keep talking after all.

9. “Ah yes...How do I send you a chat snap? It's not working! I want to show you my new pressure cooker.”

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​WHO is telling you about these things?

10. “Oh, you have unlimited calling now? Great! Dadaji said that he has much to tell you, why don’t you give him a call?”

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Wonderful. Just another parent who will sound disappointed by everything I do.​