I am 48% Indian!

[ ] you were born in India
[x] both your parents are Indian
[ ] your parents expect your spouse to be Indian
[x] your career choices are narrowed down to doctor, lawyer and/or architect
[ ] you have one sibling (no, I have 2 )
[ ] your aunt, uncle, parents and several relatives you have never met in your life have befriended you on Facebook.

X's so far: 2

[x] You have dhaal at least once a day( : O )
[x] Your mother at this very moment is under the unfortunate impression that you are doing homework
[x] You have black hair
[ ] You are a veggie
[ ] Zee TV is (at least one of) your favorite channel(s)
[x] you have recently listened to 96.8FM
[x] you and your best friend both have watched and discussed the latest Shahrukh Khan movie

X's so far: 7

[x] you have a circle of Indian friends, separate from your normal ones
[x] you speak in violent Tamilish with the above
[ ] you have a tendency to resent Britain's existence
[ ] more than half your wardrobe is salwars, churidars, patiallas/kurtas,sherwanis.( I have zero Indian clothing.)
[ ] a cricket ball has the power to obtain and control your full undivided attention
[ ] you are aware of and have visited BharatMatrimonials.com
[x] your surname is your father's first name.

X's so far: 10

[ ] you are a proud member of Sports-India.com
[x] you have bookmarked Cricinfo.com on your computer. (my father watches it)
[ ] Neither of your parents could care less about phys ed, as long as your academic grades are intact
(they forced me to learn Tennis)
[ ] if you are Hindu, you go to the temple at least once a week
[ ] if you are Muslim you perform namaaz five times a day
[x] you have no issues with either of the above
[x] you do, however, have issues with the bombings of the Indian Embassy in Kabul and the 26/11 Taj and Oberoi hotel bombings in Mumbai.
(The terror attacks have no relation to religion, god didn’t ask those faggots to do it, they stupidity did.)
[ ] you own a Nokia phone
[ ] this phone at least once has displayed something Desi as its wallpaper
[x] you are familiar with the term 'Desi'

X's so far: 14

[x] your iPod is teeming with Bollywood & Kollywood
[x] you could bite into a red chili and honestly enjoy it
[x] you are a fan of and are infuriated at the fact that Thumbs Up is not sold beyond Indian borders.
(My friend Christopher introduced it to me in India, and I have been an addict since)
[ ] you use the word 'arre' or 'accha' at least twice a day
[ ] your non-Indian friends have picked up on hindi words like 'yaar' or 'blah blah blah, NA?'
[ ] you have Bollywood posters in your room
[x] you have never called an elder by only their first name, you instead add or use alone 'auntie' or 'uncle'
[ ] you have read A Suitable Boy (Is it a book? I don’t do books)
[ ] you play an instrument
[ ] you are able to play a Bollywood song on the above instrument -

X's so far: 18

[x] your fridge has at least one Haldiram's box in it
[ ] your mother claims you were born as fair as the moon, but you have lately begun to doubt it
[ ] you own a Bose sound system
[x] you use fans whenever possible as opposed to aircon
[x] regardless of whether you are Buddhist or not you have a Buddha statue in your living room.
(We believe in him)
[x] you know what pani puri is
[ ] you are unable to handle chopsticks.
(I learnt how to use it since I was 8, how else to eat my favourite “mee poh”?
[x] Your TV remote is covered in plastic (I don’t want to explain it.)
[x] You are genuinely afraid of the Indian Gossip Circuit

X's in total: 24

Multiply by 2 to get your Indian-y percentage: 48%
after this test i am not sure to be happy or sad to have failed this test.

Now repost with the title "I am __% Indian!" and tag all the Indians you know
I am tagging Arvind, Shalini , Lemonade and all other Indian bloggers who are reading this.