You are a Gujju if...

deepb
By deepb

You Must Be a Gujju If...

the only reason you go to a temple on festivals is because there is free food.

you keep comparing prices at electronics store for the phone you bought six months ago.

you bought a Toyota or Honda car only because it has better resale value.

you ask for a small drink at fast food restaurant because the refill is free.

you spent 2 days cleaning your apartment before leaving so you can get full security refund from your landlord.

you try to ignore all other unknown gujus around you.

you frequent to yard sales every week.

you use grocery bags as garbage bags.

office supplies mysteriously find their way in your house.

you don't want to buy a printer because you can always use the office printer.

you decide to marry a girl/guy that your parents fixed you up with.

you split the tax from your common grocery bill.

you know more than one plans offered by long distance companies.

you take plain water instead of Coke for lunch.

you take any drink with no ice because you can't drink ice.

you ask before eating any meat "Is this beef?".

you know all the facilities available at public library.

you find taco bell sauce packets in your kitchen drawer.

you take off your shoes before stepping foot in your living room.

you like onion rings at Burger King.

you are looking for dual voltage appliances and GSM cellphones.

the number of long distance calls is more than domestic calls.

your first name ends with kumar , bhai or ben.

you have at least one India made pressure cooker in your kitchen.

put oil in your hair.

you have a picture of Indian Deity on the dashboard of your car.

this thought comes to you "Oh Shit I just saw another guju" when you are window shopping at a local mall.

you pay your bills the day they come in mail.

you buy rice in the 20lb bags or larger.

you have postponed buying answering machine because the phone you are planning to buy six months later has built-in answering machine.

you start spelling your name to the operator like A as in Apple, B as in boy, T as in train... well you get the idea.

you bring over the counter medicine like Iodex and Vicks from India.

you know the current differential in gold prices between India and U.S.

use the credit card with maximum cash back.

you have collected enough frequent flier miles for an international trip.

you are saving more than 30% of your salary.

complain about Indian international airports on your vacation to India.

You have at least 1 relative in the stock market.

You're never worried about what happens if you get stranded in Ghatkopar. All you'd have to do, you know, is walk across the road and find a relative. (Still easier, just shout, "Mama! Masi! Faiba! Kaka!" a couple of times. At least one is bound to be around.)

You don't worry about being stranded in New Jersey. You've been told by everyone that the thing to do at such a time is to open the telephone directory, turn to "Shah" and call any number for help.

You measure the success of a wedding by how many people praised the food.

You believe Narendra Modi is the solution to everything. From your hair to the nation's defence.

You understand that when someone says "Dhirajbhai no babo" or "Maniben ni baby", the "baba" and "baby" in question could be 40 years old.

You either think the garba is the coolest thing ever, or you wonder why the whole world makes such a big deal out of it.

No packing for any trip is complete without thepla.

Winter = undhiyo.

Summer = keri no ras.

Monsoon = have su karvanoo?!

You assume (in marital situations) that because Mara bhai na vevai ni dikri na sasu gave a recommendation, the person in question is virtue personified.

You have no problems with love marriages. You just view them as a last resort, that's it.

You may not donate anything to the orphanage down the road, but when there's a calamity in Gujarat, you send truckloads of money, food and amenities.

You feel a slight sense of pride in Ketan Parekh, no matter how much you hide it.

You think the G-U-J-J-U sequence in Kal Ho Na Ho was rather cool, actually.

You're so attuned to smiling and laughing for no reason at any given social occasion, that funerals become odd for you. (Non-Gujju funerals, that is. At Gujju funerals, everyone has the same problem, so they understand.)

By afrinnabees• 21 Jul 2010 16:56
afrinnabees

but the only thing i cant understand is tat..y cant a kid have a MASALA dosa is tat harmful thing to me..bad rizks..cheater cheater cheater.........

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 16:52
soniya

he hehee afrin...they all think u as a kid..it's ur mistake..hahhaha

By afrinnabees• 21 Jul 2010 16:12
afrinnabees

but soniya as usaul rizks ran away without inviting me to eat Masal Dosa prepared by bella.........

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 16:04
soniya

So this thread has turned into afrin and rizk's conversation??? gud going..he heheee

By Rizks• 21 Jul 2010 14:17
Rizks

SLAPS afrin's chubby cheeks left and right....:)

now stop hijacking this thread and stick to the topic ! lol

By afrinnabees• 21 Jul 2010 14:15
afrinnabees

poor plan rizks..if u kidnap me u should take care of my food clothing etc etc,,,,so..better pay this bill alone.......

By Rizks• 21 Jul 2010 14:11
Rizks

who said so Afrin ? :)

just shuddup and pay or else i will Kidnap you and ask some Ransome amount from your father and pay the bill and keep the rest for me to go to Disneyland....lol

By afrinnabees• 21 Jul 2010 13:57
afrinnabees

u cheater..last time u promised me a masala dosa and ran away now u r asking for a dinner tat too u wann girl to pay the bill how mean.....in any state or any country do not ever imagine a girl to pay her bills.when she is with a boy..tats..nature....

By Rizks• 21 Jul 2010 13:53
Rizks

afrin meet me today evening for dinner (u gonna pay the bill)....lol

and prove urself tat u look good in Saree and let me judge tat ? :)

By afrinnabees• 21 Jul 2010 13:51
afrinnabees

i am the proof wat else proof u need now rizks..lol

By deepb• 21 Jul 2010 13:49
deepb

lol rizks, truly multinational. East or West Girls are the best? :P

By Rizks• 21 Jul 2010 13:48
Rizks

afrin i dont Agree with you....:(

show me the PROOF, in practicle....:)

By Z.Arshad Zaidi• 21 Jul 2010 13:48
Z.Arshad Zaidi

lol...too funny...2 days in cleaning the apartment...

and yeah... Monsoon = have su karvanoo

By afrinnabees• 21 Jul 2010 13:47
afrinnabees

pajju uncle u r rigt..mallu gals are beautiful than..gujjus................

By Rizks• 21 Jul 2010 13:43
Rizks

Pajju u traitor, u r in a Gujju thread so East or West Gujju galz are the best.

PS: if i was in Mallu, Hyderbadi, French or other threads i would have also said the same thing ONLY the country/state will be changed...:)

By Pajju• 21 Jul 2010 13:40
Pajju

rizks i wont agree .. mallu gals r betterthan gujjus :P

By Rizks• 21 Jul 2010 13:39
Rizks

Gujjus gals are so bootiful, i really lub them.

I wish i can hav one gujju potti as my galpriend...:)

By Pajju• 21 Jul 2010 13:38
Pajju

Yep and i love to see dandiya :) sexy n hot gujjus lol

By anonymous• 21 Jul 2010 13:36
anonymous

Yeah gujjus wear saree the wrong way...ulta-saree...so sexy :)

By beautynbrain• 21 Jul 2010 13:32
beautynbrain

lol pajju...thanks for mentioning "with saree"

By Pajju• 21 Jul 2010 13:28
Pajju

and i love gujjus with saree :)

By beautynbrain• 21 Jul 2010 13:27
beautynbrain

Navratri...I love it

By khemcho• 21 Jul 2010 13:16
khemcho

an_na - no gujju resturant here.. but Soniya does cook good gujju food.. :P

By an_na• 21 Jul 2010 12:55
an_na

is guuju food available here in indian restuarent?...i m really feeling to taste gujju food nw!!

By anonymous• 21 Jul 2010 12:47
Rating: 3/5
anonymous

beautynbrain ...good input ...from your side too...

Colt count the full numbers....you only count one, two and then ten....there are more numbers inbetween...count them all...lol

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 12:37
Wings Of Fire

Ajith he wont..okay

By ajith-everester• 21 Jul 2010 12:31
ajith-everester

I dont have any objection to leave...but while going thru the thread, saw some comments about tamilians...pls ask colt not to make any comments that hurt ppl...

By nishantvshah• 21 Jul 2010 12:29
nishantvshah

me gujju but dont play garba and dandiya myself.. even i got to navratri only to see beautiful girls :)

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 12:29
soniya

ajith, will u plzz leave our thread?? we don't want this thread to get deleted..plzz..kindly leave...

By ajith-everester• 21 Jul 2010 12:24
ajith-everester

Why??

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 12:22
Colt45

YOU! :-D

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 12:19
Wings Of Fire

Okay

one incidnt which happened in Surat!

was out on date with one gujju chic!

went to coffee house , i asked her what wud u like to have ...she said cafffe Mocha(Mocha as in Mocchhhha (Mochi wala Mocchha)

i was like where the hell is this coffeee in the menu and finally cud understand what exactly she ment by it!!! ..lol

Above is just n incident...(funnniiiies guys...no offence):-)

i am not saying all of the, are like this...i think i made the wrong choice!

Nishant best is navratri time yaar..awesome!!! uske uppar parents allow them for nite out at Navrtri...(i dont know how to play but like watching beautiful girls doing garbha and stuff ;-))

By ajith-everester• 21 Jul 2010 12:18
ajith-everester

what is your problem

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 12:15
Colt45

you still here??? do you not read very well? 1....2....10!!!

By nishantvshah• 21 Jul 2010 12:14
nishantvshah

that's not always true buddy... gujju chicks rock indeed.

By ajith-everester• 21 Jul 2010 12:13
ajith-everester

take it easy dude, you were telling that "these tamilians are all out for blood!!! :-))" how come we can admit that...and why you want those type of comments in this thread??

I hope ppl agree with me..

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 12:10
Colt45

I will give you to the count of 10 to get your ugly, black, no-good keister off this thread before i pump your guts full o' lead!

1... 2... 10!

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 12:09
Wings Of Fire

:-)

yes true...(but very few who are polished and good)

i still rem that muzic vid...dil le gayi kudi gujarat di!!!

yes thats true... doesn't matter,all that matters is they respect other culture and people and they indeed are very closeknit as a community!

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 12:06
soniya

lol wings...but some are really beautiful..evenif they r on with make ups or without it..u know, my MOM IN-LAW is really really beautiful..

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 12:04
Wings Of Fire

he he he one more on gujju

'

Deepb yes they are very beautiful (with makeup only)

i remember navratri's - these chics will dress up like ny thing and full makeup on...

but next day u meet them u wont be able to recognize them..i swear...i really wonder how makeup can enhance your looks!!

By ajith-everester• 21 Jul 2010 12:02
ajith-everester

while you are in gujju...why you want to bring tamil here...keep us aside...yes we cant take jokes...when it comes to culture and sentiments...

By FathimaH• 21 Jul 2010 11:58
FathimaH

Too good! "you use grocery bags as garbage bags" who doesn't? TFS deepb...keep em coming!

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 11:57
Colt45

I'm sure you go to the mosques during ramadan eh???? LOL :-)))

By deepb• 21 Jul 2010 11:50
deepb

lol free food eh nishant? True blue gujju :P

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 11:50
soniya

nishant, here u showed ur true GUJJU BLOOD..hehehhee...free food?? who wil give u??? hahahha

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 11:49
soniya

lol deep...i was fiery and violent before..now i m quite peace loving person, u know..he hehehee

and yes i just hate the word JEE...lol..i m still young..

By nishantvshah• 21 Jul 2010 11:48
nishantvshah

main to aiwe hi mazaak kar raha tha... aaj kuch zyada kaam nahin hain isi liye :P

btw guys do we have Indians only QL guys meeting sometime.. id love to join (may be for free food... lolz)

By deepb• 21 Jul 2010 11:47
deepb

We all know soniya is a dangerous and violent person especially if "jee" is used :P

I like gujju chicks ;), but coorgies are the hottest (incase my fiancé is reading).

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 11:45
Colt45

LOL.. i msgd him back, let's see if he comes ;-)

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 11:39
soniya

nishant, and WHO ARE OTHERS?? can i get the name?? (don't raise my name..lol)

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 11:38
soniya

colt, check ur PM.. WK has mailed u i think..

By deepb• 21 Jul 2010 11:38
deepb

Must be the Tamil Tiger spillouts from Sri Lanka... Careful colt.

By nishantvshah• 21 Jul 2010 11:37
nishantvshah

lol deep bhai... aisa nahin hain.. gujjus do take humour as humour. and btw, they are not violent (ahem ahem) like a few others :P

By Arien• 21 Jul 2010 11:37
Arien

Know many of them. They are just too good and successful in business.

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 11:35
Colt45

these tamilians are all out for blood!!! :-))

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 11:34
soniya

deep, i m half GUJJU..he hehee

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 11:34
Colt45

Nice ones :-))

By deepb• 21 Jul 2010 11:33
deepb

Thank god most gujju's can take a joke.

By nishantvshah• 21 Jul 2010 11:31
nishantvshah

a pakka gujju takes offence when u compare him with a marwari :P.

compare gujju to anyone else apart from a marwari :)

By nishantvshah• 21 Jul 2010 11:30
nishantvshah

colt paaji.. phew (read few) more for all the beautyphool gaais on ql :P

You know what "doodh cold drink" (pronounced doodh coal dreenk) is.

Sunday mornings = Gathiya and jalebi.

The road outside Borivali Station doesn't scare you to death.

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 11:24
soniya

ohh wings...have patience then...60 days will just go away..

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 11:20
Wings Of Fire

nahi yaar, i jus joined in Doha,cant go now,,,September yaar ;-(

(Its only been 3 months i am here)

koi nahi 60 days are left yaar!

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 11:20
Colt45

GOOD one... so true eh, especially in case of marwari's ;-))

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 11:19
Colt45

you're all bull5hit, I love the way soniya replied to that LOL!!!

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 11:18
soniya

lol wings...its vacation time..so rush for home..lol

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 11:17
Wings Of Fire

Soniya:-yes i am Punju too.. :-)

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 11:16
Wings Of Fire

Oyye Soniya

yaar dont make me remember home!

:-(

Super makke ki roti saag and thandi dahi and white butter oyye hoyye!

i think i need to book my tickets back home ASAP.

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 11:16
soniya

rizk, get lost...who told u this?? lolzzz....

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 11:15
soniya

lol colt...bad luck...

By Rizks• 21 Jul 2010 11:15
Rizks

i heard they dip Onion in Tea and eat for breakfast ? :)

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 11:14
soniya

wings, u too a punju????

By nishantvshah• 21 Jul 2010 11:14
nishantvshah

guys,

i guess someone forgot to mention you're surely a gujju if u have learnt numbers by counting money :P

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 11:13
Colt45

I remember my gf eating it with that too and then she wud come to kiss me... wtf ever... LOL!!!

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 11:13
soniya

lol colt...we love to have onions with CHICKEN...and yes with some MAKKAI KI ROTI and SARSO DA SAANG..

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 11:11
Colt45

What about the pyaaj, don't punju's eat onion with everything? ;-)

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 11:10
Wings Of Fire

ha haha ...being punju by blood i know u will deliver it to me for free!...lol

challega yaar what ever u want...can give u ny thing for good food!

please dont forget to put hari mirchi along haan :-)

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 11:07
soniya

ohh ok...but buddy, being half gujju, i will charge u heavily for the food deliver to u..lolz...r u ready to pay huge money to me??

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 11:02
Wings Of Fire

i did ask u :-)'Preeetty please! :-)

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 11:01
soniya

wings, did u ask me or colt to pack u the dhoklas or theplas????

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 11:01
Wings Of Fire

na bhai never thought of it..

even i am not!

but still i like the gujju food..lol

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 11:01
Colt45

oyye Tutak tutak tutiya... don't act like a ***tia... ;-))) chal cutting chai ho jaye ;-)

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 11:00
Colt45

You think im gujju??? not from any angle ;-)

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 10:59
Wings Of Fire

oyye Tutak tutak tutiya!

Leave daler go for Malkit Singh

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 10:58
Colt45

Tunak tunak Tun

Tunak tunak Tun

Tunak tunak Tun

Da Da Da... ;-))

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 10:57
Wings Of Fire

Colt with tea yaar....when can i come for Khakra

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 10:57
Wings Of Fire

Colt , no panga with Punju's haan..

Desighee ki kassam nani yaad aajayegi...

Jus kiddin bro!

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 10:56
Colt45

I like masala khakra :-)

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 10:56
Wings Of Fire

Colt , no panga with Punju's haan..

Desighee ki kassam nani yaad aajayegi...

Jus kiddin bro!

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 10:55
Wings Of Fire

He he do u parcel the stuff as well....

Please ....1kg nylon khaman,Dhokla and few theplas pls!

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 10:55
Colt45

No re... I was just making a statement. I saw you said balle balle, so I know you were not the one ;-)

Chal ab bolo ta ra ra ra!!! ;-))

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 10:53
Rating: 3/5
soniya

WINGS OF FIRE, there is no shop for authentic gujju food here in DOHA..Being married for quite long to a GUJJU, i've learnt to make quite tasty DHOKLAs and THEPLA..

By nishantvshah• 21 Jul 2010 10:52
nishantvshah

proud to be a gujju... :)

Nishant V Shah :)

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 10:52
soniya

colt, so r u blaming me for the reason of deletion of PUNJABI thread?? i just cleared out some points which was applicable to all and not just to PUNJUs..is there ne wrong in it?? and i didn't FLAG THE PUNJBAI THREAD offensive..

By Rizks• 21 Jul 2010 10:47
Rizks

Aaaaachhhhuuu !!

ExCuSe Me !!

carry on.

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 10:46
Colt45

you LOVE to HATE me ;-)

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 10:46
soniya

pajju bro, plzz tell MODs to give us our PUNJU thread..we won't fight there...

By khemcho• 21 Jul 2010 10:46
khemcho

wings of fire - i dont think so we have good shop for those ...

By deepb• 21 Jul 2010 10:46
deepb

It must be the weather and approaching ramadan. People get cooky at this time.

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 10:45
Colt45

You said it.

In the movie 3 Idiots, they make fun of each others parents too, why was that not flagged as offensive in the Indian community? - Disrespecting parents eh???

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 10:45
Wings Of Fire

he he he Colt!

hey yaar i missed that Punju thread,cudnt read it.

Author of that thread pls post it again!

By mjamille28• 21 Jul 2010 10:44
mjamille28

pass 'em some chill pill Colt... :P

By Pajju• 21 Jul 2010 10:44
Pajju

Colt i hate u :)

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 10:43
Colt45

But unfortunately some of my Indian counterparts DO NOT know how to do that, i.e. take it in "good humour"... and then they go on to make a mountain out of a mole hill...

Sheesh!!! effin nutcases!!! :-P

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 10:43
Wings Of Fire

Hey Soniya

any good dhokla,thepla shop around here?

By khemcho• 21 Jul 2010 10:42
khemcho

wings of fire - missing the fun :(

By Pajju• 21 Jul 2010 10:42
Pajju

kemchooo grrr am not

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 10:42
soniya

Do u guys remember the dialogue from the hindi movie 3 idiots where kareen said : DHOKLA, THEPLA, FAFDAS are like the name of some missiles..lol

I was having this thought much before kareena said it on screen..hahhaha

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 10:41
Wings Of Fire

^ ;-)

true!

i totally agree

no i am remembering ice halwa!

By khemcho• 21 Jul 2010 10:41
khemcho

cherukkan - its malayalamq

______________________________

majama cho ! ! tamme khemcho ?

By mjamille28• 21 Jul 2010 10:40
mjamille28

lol deepb.. :P

Colt, as what you have said before, take it in good humour... :P

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 10:39
soniya

wings of fire, yes GUJJUS are really sweet from inside..U know they r fond of SWEETS..I loose my mind whenever my hubby wants me to taste any kind of sweet delicacy..lol...but really, they r very sweet and kind hearted people..

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 10:39
Colt45

a lot of it is true, it's just that sometimes we Indians get so offensive when stuff like this is brought about in the open.

Reason we do that is because we're embarrassed to admit it.

Well if I can make a joke on others, I SURE as hell can take a joke on me!

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 10:38
Wings Of Fire

Khemcho...even i miss that yaar ,sply it is monsoon, nice rains, rember sitting near the bridges , having chai and bhajiya!ohh god!

Greenry all around unlike here!

By deepb• 21 Jul 2010 10:38
deepb

lol mj must be a gujju :P

By mjamille28• 21 Jul 2010 10:36
mjamille28

you use grocery bags as garbage bags. -- don't we all? :P

By khemcho• 21 Jul 2010 10:35
Rating: 3/5
khemcho

u bet wings of fire.. people are very good at heart.. and the food is also good. miss them....

By cherukkan• 21 Jul 2010 10:35
cherukkan

khemcho which one is the new id of pajju?

Tame kem cho?

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 10:34
Wings Of Fire

I know Soniya,

I ve been staying in diff parts of gujarat for i think 8-10 years.

It was just a joke to laugh about :-)

I admire lot many things abt them...sply the food,gathiya and paiye ka chutni with chai in monsoon and bhajiya too...

and culture a big yes for that too...

By beautynbrain• 21 Jul 2010 10:34
Rating: 5/5
beautynbrain

Guys rather then making fun, better if you share good things about the country, state and community....

According to the August 8 report of the National Council of

Applied Economic Research, the richest city in India is now Surat , ahead of Bangalore and Madras , with an average annual household income of Rs 0.45 million (over $11,000 per year).

80 per cent of all diamonds sold anywhere in the world are polished in Surat 's 10,000 diamond units.

The only non-Jews in the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem diamond bourse (stock exchange) are GUJARATI(Not Gujjus..)

Between 2004-5 and 2007-8 Surat 's middle class doubled in size and its poor reduced by a third.

The fifth richest city in India is now Ahmadabad , ahead of Bombay and Delhi , and miles ahead of Calcutta .

The percentage of man-days lost in Gujarat due to labor unrest is 0.42 per cent, the lowest in India ..

Of Gujarat 's 18,048 villages, 17,940 have electricity. Under Chief Minister Modi, the face of industrial Gujarat is changing.

The world's largest oil refinery is coming up in Jamnagar . Owned by Reliance, it already refines 660,000 barrels of oil a day and will double that this year.

Thirty per cent of India 's cotton is grown in Gujarat, 40 per cent of India 's art-silk is manufactured in Surat , employing 0.7 million people.

The world's third largest denim manufacturer is Ahmedabad's Arvind Mills.

A KPMG report says 40 per cent of India 's pharmacy industry is based in Gujarat with companies like Torrent, Zydus Cadila, Alembic, Dishman and Sun Pharma.

The state of Gujarat's GDP has been growing at 12 per cent a year for the last 12 years, as fast as China 's.

India's wealthiest man, Mukesh Ambani of Reliance, is Gujarati.

Forbes says he is the world's fifth richest man, worth $43 billion.

Azim Premji of Wipro, is Gujarati. He is the world's 21st richest man, worth $17 billion.

Ten of the 25 richest Indians are Gujarati. Some of the best business communities in India -- Parsis, Jains, Memons, Banias, Khojas and Bohras -- speak Gujarati.

The two great leaders of the subcontinent, the Mahatma and the Quaid, were both Gujaratis from trading communities. One a Bania, the other a Khoja.

Gujaratis number 55 million, five per cent of India's population living on six per cent of surface area, but hold 30 per cent of all Indian stock.

Gujaratis account for 16 per cent of all Indian exports and 17 per cent of GDP.

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 10:33
Colt45

It was a pleasure knowing you... or not, watever. If you can't stand humour, this is not the place for you.

Have a good one!

By Pajju• 21 Jul 2010 10:33
Pajju

a dought .. this is indianliving.com ? :P

By khemcho• 21 Jul 2010 10:32
khemcho

Mj - stop this ya.. am not there in ur way.

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घुर्बत मे हो अगर हम रहता है दिल वतन मे ।

समझो वही हमे भी दिल है जहाँ हमारा ॥१॥

परबत वो सब से ऊंचा हमसाय आसमाँ का ।

वो संतरी हमारा वो पासबा हमारा ॥२॥

गोदी मे खेलती है इसकी हजारो नदिया ।

गुलशन है जिनके दम से रश्क-ए-जना हमारा ॥३॥

ए अब रौद गंगा वो दिन है याद तुझको ।

उतर तेरे किनारे जब कारवाँ हमारा ॥४॥

मझहब नही सिखाता आपस मे बैर रखना ।

हिन्दवी है हम वतन है हिन्दोस्तान हमारा ॥५॥

युनान-ओ-मिस्र-ओ-रोमा सब मिल गये जहाँ से ।

अब तक मगर है बांकी नामो-निशान हमारा ॥६॥

कुछ बात है की हस्ती मिटती नही हमारी ।

सदियो रहा है दुश्मन दौर-ए-जमान हमारा ॥७॥

इक़्बाल कोइ मेहरम अपना नही जहाँ मे ।

मालूम क्या किसी को दर्द-ए-निहा हमारा ॥८॥

By Pajju• 21 Jul 2010 10:31
Pajju

beautynbrain have a nice trip :P

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 10:31
soniya

wings of fire, it's just a pronounciation difference..Like how v say CALCUTTA but bengalis call it as KOLKATTA..

By sebichanmjose• 21 Jul 2010 10:31
sebichanmjose

Why the hell its still happening here.... Modsssssssss..... where r u?

By khemcho• 21 Jul 2010 10:30
khemcho

then one True Indian should have done that.. ;)

pajju - stop creating new id's... lol

By mjamille28• 21 Jul 2010 10:30
mjamille28

khemcho, you don't have to answer it!

Pajju thanks..

By Pajju• 21 Jul 2010 10:29
Pajju

noone here from kerala

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 10:29
soniya

deep, do u know one thing more about GUJJU girls?? Most of the girl's name sounds like NEHAL, MENAL, PAYAL, TWINKLE, SIMPLE all in rhymes..lol...and few more common names are JIGNA, HIRAL, JIGESH, HITESH, HIMESH, JIGAR (walla i can't believe that someone has the name from parts of our body..hehehehe)and the list goes on n on...

My hubby will surely kill me today if he will read my comments..lolzzz

By beautynbrain• 21 Jul 2010 10:29
beautynbrain

So now gujju tread started??? i think QL is no more interesting for me....

By Wings Of Fire• 21 Jul 2010 10:29
Rating: 3/5
Wings Of Fire

:-) True!!!

i still remember while travelling in trains Gujju's use to open big steel boxes of farsan and thepla...(but they dfntly are good at heart!)

hey i remembered one joke abt it...

"no offences--Its a Funnies thread"

Q:-Do you know what a gujju looks for; before marriage?

A:-A Hole

Confused:----- They pronounce hall as hole!

(bhavesh bhai na vivah thakur "hole" ma che!!!!)

Though a old one but it always makes me laugh!

By deepb• 21 Jul 2010 10:29
deepb

I was going to add this line to the- You must be a punjabi if -

You lose your sense of humor when things hit close to home.

But I guess it's not required anymore.

By malayalamq• 21 Jul 2010 10:29
malayalamq

anyone from kerala?

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 10:27
soniya

khemcho, i swear i didn't FLAG THE PUNJU thread OFFENSIVE..i don't know y it got deleted...trust me...

By cherukkan• 21 Jul 2010 10:26
cherukkan

Is it dedicated for Soniya? Tamaru nam shu che? Shu chaale che?

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 10:25
soniya

"you take off your shoes before stepping foot in your living room."

= Thats absolutely true...I don't even allow my guest to wear shoes/slippers inside my home..

By Pajju• 21 Jul 2010 10:25
Pajju

kemcho yep ..i just explained coz am from kerala .. sorry am indian :D

By Pajju• 21 Jul 2010 10:24
Pajju

lol rizks saale :)

By khemcho• 21 Jul 2010 10:24
khemcho

pajju - people can do google, if they dont know something.. ya ?

By Pajju• 21 Jul 2010 10:24
Pajju

Colt FYI there is no Punjabi MOD :))

By deepb• 21 Jul 2010 10:23
deepb

My fiancé was based in Gujarat and picked up some of those habits as well :P

By Pajju• 21 Jul 2010 10:23
Pajju

MJ gujjus are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group that is traditionally Gujarati-speaking and can trace their ancestry to the state of Gujarat in India.

By Rizks• 21 Jul 2010 10:23
Rating: 4/5
Rizks

Gujju is brother of Pajju...

though, Gujju's are bootyfool and Pajju is not....:(

By khemcho• 21 Jul 2010 10:22
khemcho

soniya - also flag this as offensive, so that it gets deleted

By Colt45• 21 Jul 2010 10:22
Colt45

I can relate to so many of those, even though im not gujju... I grew up with them ;-))) LOL!!!

By mjamille28• 21 Jul 2010 10:21
mjamille28

what's a Gujju? :P

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 10:19
soniya

aiyyah, man - u guys r too much...

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