While travelling from one city to another or from state to another, everyone has encountered that one pesky uncle or auntie who is just full of questions. They’ll ask you your name, your job qualifications and which school or college you’ve studied in. If they aren’t satisfied with that, they’ll keep asking till you take them all the way back to the big bang.
However, all that is pretty simple (yes, even the big bang theory). The complication arises when they ask you ‘where are you from?’. Now I’ve never understood this question because no matter what happens, you’ll never be able to pinpoint where you live because uncle and auntie doesn’t know that place. That’s why the lovely internet has come up with the best solution ever. Just throw stereotypes at them.
Here are some of the best examples:
1. Do you get to meet Aquaman there?
Where are you from?
Me:”Mangalore”
“Oh, achcha, Bangalore”
Me:”No no, Mangalore”
“Sure, Do you get many mangoes there?”
Me:”we live inside the sea, have gills for noses and set dosas for paper”. https://t.co/brNBILkt9Z— Nistula Hebbar (@nistula) May 30, 2018
2. Lollipop lagelu is the ultimate jam of the century.
https://twitter.com/darpans/status/1001605418995466242
3. Pashmina for beer, interesting choice.
https://twitter.com/_Faysal/status/1001590933589291014
4. Using that toilet paper must be painful then.
https://twitter.com/TulahKastali/status/1001057221415927814
5. Say what!?
“Where are you from?”
“TX”
“Where in TX?”…
“Katy”
“What’s that near?..”
“Cypress…”
“Huh???”
“Houston. I live Houston. Beyoncé is my mother Selena is my aunt and we dance together at the Rodeo and eat Whataburger” https://t.co/UCF1xvf13D— big fish said fuck 12 (@lizanyaaa__) May 27, 2018
6. I bet the pyramids are real cozy.
“Where are you from?”
“Egypt”
“Where in Egypt”
“Cairo”
“What’s that near?”
“Giza”
“Huh??????”
“The pyramids. I live in the pyramids. I eat sand for breakfast and ride a camel to school, King Tut is my father.” https://t.co/2IyZFxNfSX— Stephen Samuels (@stefanzakria) May 28, 2018
7. We’re going in circles.
https://twitter.com/SriSriAshwin/status/1002008189850746880
8. Which alphabet?
https://twitter.com/baileybseal/status/1000824049700749312
9. Can the real Slim Uncle, please stand up.
“Where are you from?”
“MI”
“Where in MI?”
“Lake Orion”
“What’s it near?”
“Clarkston… Oxford… Auburn Hills…”
“Huh?”
“Detroit. I’m from Detroit. Eminem is my uncle, the lions are winning the Super Bowl this year, and I was born on Ford’s automobile assembly line.” https://t.co/IDLQfDBtek
— kasidy carson (@kasidycarson) May 27, 2018
10. Ouch!
Pre-2014 –
"Where are you from?"
Me: Nagpur
"OH Oranges! Nice."Post-2014 –
"Where are you from?"
Me: Nagpur
"OH! RSS! Nice."Me: -_- https://t.co/Ce4NYS9akL
— meghnad 🔗 (@Memeghnad) May 30, 2018
11. Giggity Giggity!
Where are you from?
Rhode Island
Where in Rhode Island
Portsmouth
What’s that near?
Newport, Bristol
Where’s that?
I’m from Quahog, my dad is Peter Griffin I live with a talking dog and a British baby and Seth MacFarlane created the state of RI we don’t actually exist. https://t.co/3PAMMv3v28— victortilla (@victoria_294) May 28, 2018
We know we’re supposed to be the generation that breaks down stereotypes. However, as these tweets are proof, those stereotypes might come in handy when you’ve to wriggle your way out of an overlong conversation. So, how will you describe where you’re from?