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As Indians, no matter how much we deny it, we’re a bunch of racists. While we don’t intend to be, as soon as somebody tells us they’re from China, you think, “yeh toh keede khata hai.” Even within our own country, when we meet someone from south India the first thing that pops into our heads is ‘Dosa’.
Over the weekend, many such stereotypes have surfaced on Twitter in the form of the following joke pattern:
“Where are you from?”
“<XYZ>.”
“Ohh! <insert stereotypical thing about XYZ> .”
Soon enough Indian Twitter came up with some of their own brilliant gems. Check out the best ones:
1. Wonder where the dukaan owner is from.
Guy *goes to a shop*
Owner :marwari ho?
Guy :haan
Owner :dukaan ka saamaan chhupao
Guy :waise Delhi se hu
Owner :bahu betiyan bhi chhupa lo— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) March 6, 2017
2. Traffic in Bangalore. Classic.
https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/838686098796638208
3. I really don’t get why people are still so surprised.
"Where are you from?"
"India."
"Oh, I didn't know you spoke English in India."
"Yeah, that happens when the Brits rule you for 300 years." https://t.co/wz10SWBTYD— Janani (@TheShrinkette) March 6, 2017
4. Okay, I have to admit, I do that too.
Where are you from?"
"Kerala."
"Ohhhhh coconut"
"please dont"
oooooh BANANAAAAA https://t.co/0fPZgtK8b0— relatable content (@amyoosed) March 6, 2017
5. Haha! You’ve all said this to your Delhi friend. 😛
https://twitter.com/MissTumbledore/status/838671790268420096
6. Of course, with Adhaar card they even provide you with an IT education in Bengaluru.
"Where Are You From?"
"Bengaluru"
Ohh You must know C+, C++, Java and HTML perfectly then 😁😁
— Sarah Jacob (@JacobSarah24) March 6, 2017
7. I laughed more than I should have.
"Where are you from?"
"UP."
"Have you ever been kidnapped?"
"No"
"Ohh..So you're a kidnapper."— Aladdin (@Alllahdin) March 6, 2017
8. “Ami tomake bhalobashi.” The only Bengali any of us (non-speakers) ever learnt.
"Where are you from?"
"Kolkata"
"Ohhh… ami tomake bhalobashi"
"Please dont"
"DUUUDE YOU GUYS EAT WATER JOL KHABOO" https://t.co/CYQbMaaF3h— Poulomi Das (@PouloCruelo) March 6, 2017
9. Paneer butter masala in the middle of New York. Wah!
Girl *moves to another country from India*
After a day
Girl *visits Indian restaurant*
Posts : finally Indian food in Amreeka— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) March 6, 2017
10. We’ve all got that tharki friend. 😛
"Where are you from?"
"Goa"
"Ohhhhh…Goa has nude beaches na??"
"Please dont"
"Duuuuude…Tell me where I'll get good maal maaaan"
"😒😒😒" https://t.co/qIXdKEhXGu— That Goan Guy (@schmmuck) March 6, 2017
11. People really believe that?
Where are you from?
Rajasthan
Oo, Border picture wahin shoot hui thi na?
Ha, but I am from Jaipu…
Tum log bina paani ke kaise rehte ho?— Sand-d Singh (@Sand_In_Deed) March 6, 2017
12. I see what you did there… 😉
Where are you from?
"London"
Accha…Dilli se ho!
— Qween of WinterHell 🌝 (@QweenOfHells) March 6, 2017
13. Get it now?
"Where are you from?"
"Delhi"
"Kya karte ho?"
"Delhi ka london banne ka wait"
— unpaired e⁻ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ (@FindKito) March 6, 2017
14.That bad, eh?
"where are you from"
" Odisha "
" Kya karte ho "
"Regret karta hoon"
— Rofl Gandhi 2.0 (@RoflGandhi_) March 6, 2017
15. “So once upon a time Santa and Banta…”
"Where are you from?"
"Chandigarh."
"Do u find sardar jokes offensive?"
"I…"
"Oye balle balle! Chole bhature te lassi. Burrrrah!" https://t.co/cjIxaIoq6K— Geetika (@geetikamantri) March 7, 2017
16. Hahahaha!
"Where are you from?"
"Bhenchod apne kaam se kaam rakh"
"Oh, Delhi. Nice"— Bakchod Billa (@sarcasticbilla) March 7, 2017
17. Obviously. What else is Goregaon known for?
"Where are you from?"
"Goregaon"
"Taarak Mehta ko dekha?" https://t.co/lfu5Xsr5a8
— Kartik Sharma (@kartikoutloud) March 7, 2017
18. Let’s be honest. We have a stereotypical image of a Keralite in all our heads.
"Where are you from?"
"Kerala"
"Oh really, you are much too fair to be from Kerala"
"Errr"
"You must like fish and lungis"
*gives up* https://t.co/jumWxhjUTU— Shweta Ganesh Kumar (@shwetagk) March 7, 2017
19. Of course, we’re all required by law to break into a dance routine every time we hear music.
https://twitter.com/EclipsedMind/status/838693572010455040
20. Savage!
"Where are you from?"
"Nagpur"
"Paan thook ke baat karo yaar"
*spits*
"Kanpur" https://t.co/foDqhtffzv— secret candy super dandy brandy randy shibs (@lordoftheshibs) March 6, 2017
21. Sure, not just the house, we even wear nothing but pink.
"where are you from?"
"Jaipur"
"is your house painted pink?" https://t.co/EJd2zl5pnN— Shobhit Bakliwal (@shobhitic) March 7, 2017
22. Hey c’mon, I’d think this was South Bombay.
"Where are you from?"
"Why duh yuh wanna knoeww"
"Oh, Toh tu Bandra ki hai"
— Aditya Tare (@adityaatare) March 7, 2017
23. To be honest, I do love the misal pav in Pune.
https://twitter.com/Samurai_92/status/839002897673306112
24. Hmmmmm… those who got it, got it.
"Where are you from"
"Bangladesh"
"Aadhaar card banwa lia?"
"Lol, I am Aadhaar card agent"
— MAHAK DUGAR (@MahakDugar) March 7, 2017
25. In all fairness, that’s what I would assume. My bad.
https://twitter.com/bad_reviewer/status/839000631369138178
While none of us is blatantly racist and we are moving towards progressive thought, in the back of our minds, we’ll have a little residual racism. Whenever we see a Chinese man, somewhere our in our mind we will still have this thought, “ask him whether he really eats insects.”
Well, what can I say, we are like that only.
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