Bhavneet: Welcome to Drive With Us. I’m Bhavneet
Taranjit: And I’m Taranjit.
Bhavneet: And today we’re going to talk about the Desi dilemma. Now this is not a topic that we can encompass in a single episode. So we will be revisiting this topic often. This is just the first part. So the biggest problems that Desis America have is the concept of being a foreigner, both here in America and in India. Here we’re foreigners, because we look at Indian, but we also don’t fit in India because we’re not Indian enough.
Taranjit: Yeah, they can easily pick us out and be like, yep, you’re not from here.
Bhavneet: And yet here. We’re also like, you’re not from here.
Taranjit: Yeah. So where are we from,
Bhavneet: Is nowhere home? So there should be a separate ethnicity for American Desis. We should have our own ethnicity. We’re special enough.
Taranjit: So speaking on the topic of how we’re different for both countries, and we don’t fit in, I came across this article that talked about, well, it was a person asking, why do Indians that are born in America and Indians that come from India to America look different. One person was like, it’s just that the western standards are different, so basically saying that those Indians that are living in the western country America, they said that they place greater emphasis on products in general, like hair styling products, makeup, skincare, as opposed to Indians in India, you use more natural remedies and natural products, well not products, like natural recipes for like facials…
Bhavneet: Yeah, can’t forget that haldi. That good old haldi. It solves everything.
Taranjit: Yeah, literally. You’re sick? Put it in milk.
Bhavneet: You got a boo boo? Put it on there.
Taranjit: Trying to clean your skin? Put it on there.
Bhavneet: It’s an all around just magical object. So turmeric for all of you English speaking listeners. So as I was looking this up, I came across this term: ABCD. And I thought it was really weird. Because first I was like, Oh, the movie, the Bollywood movie: Anybody Can Dance? No, it stands for American Born Confused Desi. And I was like, what is that me? Am I an ABCD? But I think it’s more towards people who are born here but then move back to India. Something like that. But I think we’re ABCD.
Taranjit: I thought it was like a stereotype term or something. And it’s not very like nice to call someone.
Bhavneet: Yeah, I wasn’t sure. I was like, what is this is? The first time I’ve heard of it. That’s a good movie, though.
Taranjit: It is.
Bhavneet: A good movie. I don’t remember the second one.
Taranjit: The second was good too. I think.
Bhavneet: I don’t know. ABCD. So then I thought, do other Desis and other countries experience the same problem of being forever foreigner?
Taranjit: Hmm. Interesting.
Bhavneet: So anybody living in a different country please let us know. Do you go through the same feeling? Let us know. We’re very interested to know.
Taranjit: So speaking of ABCDs, there was this BuzzFeed article that I came across when I was trying to look up like What ABCD is. And it was like 28 ways you’re abs… you’re absolutely an American Born Confuc…
Bhavneet: We’re Confucius now, an American confused
Taranjit: No, that’s not what it says. 28 ways you’re absolutely an American born confused this girl
Bhavneet: Oh… Your desi girl, desi girl girl girl girl girl. Guess who was in that song.
Taranjit: Are you asking me?
Bhavneet: Yeah.
Taranjit: Of course I know this. We’re just watching the movie the other day.
Bhavneet: Okay, so for everyone. Priyanka Chopra, the original desi girl is now married to a Jonas brother,
Taranjit: A Jonas brother?
Bhavneet: I couldn’t remember his name.. it’s Nick yes that’s, Nick.
Taranjit: When I was reading the article there are some points that I felt like we could agree on. Others I was just like, eh not too much with these.
Bhavneet: I think in some places or in some aspects we’re… we’re more desi than Indians that are in India, but still definitely not completely, Indian.
Taranjit: We’re more modernized versions.
Bhavneet: Yeah
Taranjit: So the first thing it listed was, there was a time in middle school you asked your mom for non 24 k gold earrings or
Bhavneet: Oh my god. Non 24k.
Taranjit: No, but you know how, when you’re in the middle school, and you’re like, I have gym I can’t wear these.
Bhavneet: Yep, I had that. I was like, Oh my God. I don’t want to lose these. It’s like no, non gold? That’ll ruin your ears. You’ll get an infection if you take them out.
Taranjit: That was the hardest thing. Those earrings. I can’t get them out. Still.
Bhavneet: I know, you need a partner or help. You just can’t do it yourself. Speaking of I think they make that way for like all things, so you have to get help for all girl things. Clothes… You need help zipping the zipper. Earrings. jewelry. You can’t put it on yourself.
Taranjit: Yeah struggles. The next point is said was dating’s not allowed.
Bhavneet: Yeah. Hard no.
Taranjit: I found this next point funny and very true. Cha fixes everything.
Bhavneet: Yes. You got a headache? Drink some cha. Put some extra ajwain in it. Does your tummy hurt?
Taranjit: Stomach hurt?
Bhavneet: Cha.
Taranjit: You’re tired?
Bhavneet: Yeah. You’re tired? Cha. Forget the coffee…cha. Speaking of, coffee shoffee. You know that’s another Punjabi thing. Add your own rhyme word or create your own rhyme word to the end of any word that you say. Coffee shoffee, coffee bed shed like you know, that’s how you talk.
Taranjit: Ready for the next one?
Bhavneet: I don’t know…
Taranjit: You still have nightmares of your parents reactions of not getting in A.
Bhavneet: Oh my God. That was the worst. So scary. Like you don’t know true fear until you see your parents when you get not an A.
Taranjit: Oh, actually. It says A minus. When you get an A minus.
Bhavneet: Well, that’s true too. Because they’re like, Well, why is it not 100? Why not? What did you… like where’s the rest?
Taranjit: Yeah, pretty much. As soon as you hit your 20s you’re well aware that there will be exactly two questions that you will be asked: when are you getting married? And you’re too skinny. Why aren’t you eating anything?
Bhavneet: See that’s not a problem I’m not. But yes, you’re getting that question a lot. I mean I got that questions and I’m like Dude, I’m younger than her. I’m not even out of college yet. What is this?
Taranjit: Or it’s like are you doing college yet? How many years do you have left? Oh we should start looking for a guy for you.
Bhavneet: Yeah, no thanks. Not ready for that yet. Nope. And why are you so skinny? Huh? That’s the one thing everyone says, like, you could be the not skinniest person to put it nicely and they’ll still be like wow you’re so skinny why don’t you eat anything? You should eat some more
Taranjit: Yeah here’s another roti. Here’s another roti.
Bhavneet: That’s another thing. I don’t know that’s a all Indians but that’s definitely a Punjabi thing. Eat some more eat some more, oh my god you look so weak. Eat some more. Have another roti.
Taranjit: The last thing on this list that I thought was funny: your imitation Indian accent is on point.
Bhavneet: Yeah you know, roti shoti
Taranjit: That’s all you have?
Bhavneet: Yep, that’s about it. I mean, we could blend in. I think we could blend in. When we went to India people thought we were Indian. More so than the people that live there we look Indian.
Taranjit: Yeah, I guess it’s because of back to the makeup thing. Because we don’t do makeup
Bhavneet: We definitely looked more like Indian born Indians until we opened our mouth.
Taranjit: And then they’re like, nope.
Bhavneet: But we could blend in physically, li,ke the Indians there are way more Western looking then we are so like, everyone here thinks that we were born in India and then came here.
Taranjit: Yeah that’s the question we get: when did you come from India?
Bhavneet: When was I born? That’s when I came. So the other problem that, or dilemma that we always come across is awareness. It’s not so much now as big of a problem as it will was like a couple years ago because more people are becoming more aware. I don’t know about right now now because people kind of reverting, but one of the questions that we would always get is like oh where are you from? And that’s great! I don’t mind that. India. You know Indians.
Taranjit: Oh, what part?
Bhavneet: Yeah. Punjab, yay! And then like oh do you speak Indian? No. Do you speak American?
Taranjit: Yeah I found this joke online about when some people ask you the question, Do you speak Indian and it’s like hey do you speak American? Uh, no. Hey, do you speak British? No. Hey do you speak Mexican? No.
Bhavneet: Some people will say that as a yes but those are also the people that are not aware.
Taranjit: It’s like Indian is used to refer to the group of people who originally from a certain area we speak Hindi, Punjabi, English. Not Indian.
Bhavneet: There’s so many different languages, cultures in India that it’s not just one language. I mean the other thing is like Hindi is the national language so whenever we say that we’re Indian we’re also automatically assumed to be Hindu so people are like
Taranjit: Namaste
Bhavneet: Oh yeah. Namaste. Or Namaste. Is that how people say it? No that’s not how they say hello they say Na-ma-stay
Taranjit: Yes, Na-ma-stay.
Bhavneet: Na-ma-stay. Yes. Not Namaste, but we are also automatically assumed to be Hindu. So people always ask, aren’t the cows sacred? Can’t you not eat beef? It’s like, No and no. I don’t eat beef, I’m vegetarian. But no, not Hindu. Thank you.
Taranjit: It’s not just they associate cows with India there’s like elephants. They think elephants are roaming the streets and curry.
Bhavneet: That’s a stereotype that is not accurate. A better accurate stereotype is Indians love mangoes. Mangoes, give me all the mangoes. I love mango juice. I could drink that every day all day. Not curry. So going along with a single Indian identity, in America there’s also the unawareness of the difference between different cultural groups so like Sikhs versus Muslims. Everyone assumes that we’re all one people but we’re not. Like when people see a turban and they automatically assume that, oh my god that person’s Muslim. No, there’s a very good chance that they’re Sikh. Very different.
Taranjit: But there’s a distinct difference. The way that a Sikh man ties his turban and a Muslim ties his turban or two complete different styles.
Bhavneet: Yep, completely different. Then there is that awareness thing again.
Taranjit: And also the beard style is different. Those are two things that can help distinguish.
Bhavneet: So if you ever see someone wearing a turban make sure you check and see if he’s Sikh first, and he’s wearing a Kara on his right arm he’s Sikh not Muslim.
Taranjit: Not like sick like oh I don’t feel good
Bhavneet: Yeah, Sikh like S I K H.
Taranjit: Yeah, you know here it’s pronounced Seek.
Bhavneet: Oh yeah, Seek. You might have heard of Seek. Sikh, which literally translates to student. Okay. Yep. There’s my spiel on that. The more you know.
Taranjit: So since we’re talking about the Desi Dilemma and how people in India when they come to America are different than those born here in America. I thoughtwe would take a quiz about how this Desi are you?
Bhavneet: I’m pretty Desi. I think.
Taranjit: I think let’s find out.
Bhavneet: Oh my god, watch me be like zero percent Desi and I’ll be like, who have I been all my life?
Taranjit: So I already took this quiz. I got my results. I’ll ask you the questions and then we’ll compare. Who’s more Desi, you or me? Ready? So I found this quiz on the Penguin Digest.
Bhavneet: The Penguin?
Taranjit: Yeah, The Penguin Digest. Reminds me, like the symbol reminds me of like the penguin house kind of penguin. I don’t know if it’s related. But…
Bhavneet: We’ll put the link on our website so you guys can take the quiz too and let us know how Desi you are. Are you more Desi than me?
Taranjit: Or me. Let’s see. It’s called “How Desi Are You?”
Bhavneet: Very. Thank you.
Taranjit: Ready? Question one: when your clothes get old they get…A) sent to the old clothes cupboard. B) donated to the poor C) given away to friends and family or D) New poocha.
Bhavneet: I feel like they like what they want you to select is very obvious in this question. New poocha. Poocha for all of you…
Taranjit: When I read that question, when I read the answer. I’m like…stereotypical.
Bhavneet: Poocha is a mop of sorts. It’s like a, yeah, mop essentially. Mostly their handheld, like, it’s kind of like a
Taranjit: Cloth
Bhavneet: Yeah.
Taranjit: And you get, you bend down and use your hand to wipe with the cloth.
Bhavneet: You crawl across the floor while you mop. Yes. So that’s a poocha. Okay.
Taranjit: So what do you?
Bhavneet: Well, I don’t poocha. I have a mop with a stick. I’m in America. I donate.
Taranjit: I said the same thing.
Bhavneet: But I see the very Indian answers. You give it to family and friends and you poocha.
Taranjit: So, it’s not more like you give it to family and friends. Because you always have to give a new thing with a tag still attached
Bhavneet: That is true.
Taranjit: You give it to your siblings.
Bhavneet: That’s true. That’s family.
Taranjit: Yeah. But also immediate family. Yeah, you give, but like, not immediate…
Bhavneet: That’s another Indian thing. You have to show off. Give the greatest things.
Taranjit: You always rip that price off the tag. But you leave the tag.
Bhavneet: I mean, everyone does that. You can’t let everyone know how much you paid for a gift. The only thing is gift certificates are not an Indian thing. You do not give a gift certificate or gift certificates.
Taranjit: You mean gift cards?
Bhavneet: Gift receipts are not an Indian thing. You don’t give gift receipts with an Indian gift. Because…
Taranjit: Take it.
Bhavneet: Because you don’t return the gift. If you don’t like the gift you re-gift it to someone else. Just not the same person. Just give it to someone else. That’s it.
Taranjit: Yeah, pretty much. Question number two. When you eat out. Do you…
Bhavneet: I don’t. I’m Indian.
Taranjit: A) First check all the different things on the menu. B) Go to your favorite food first. C) Check all the prices first. Or D) Gol Guppe or death.
Bhavneet: Oh god. I don’t think I would Go Guppe or death like Gol Guppe are nice. But the problem is, I have a tiny mouth. I can’t fit Gol Guppe in my mouth. They have to be the tiniest things
Taranjit: Watching you stick…
Bhavneet: It all just falls out. I can’t close it.
Taranjit: And you can’t like half bite it. Because all of it will come out.
Bhavneet: If you don’t know what a Gol Guppa is…Pani Puri, Gol Guppa. Look it up. Google it. It’s literally like a circle, globe ball thing. Sphere of rice, I think. It’s made out of rice I think and you like break a little hole into it. Because it’s like crunchy crispy. And then you fill it with like garbanzo beans, onions, whatever. A little bit of stuff. And some water that has flavor.
Taranjit: Spice.
Bhavneet: Spicy flavored water. Yep. And then you stick it in your mouth and enjoy. I can’t enjoy because I swallow… I like I stick it in. And I choke
Taranjit: So funny.
Bhavneet: So no Gol Guppe for me. It’s more like Gol Guppe then death? Not or death. So no Gol Guppe. So as much as I would like to say I look at everything or go to my favorite food. I definitely check the prices first.
Taranjit: Yeah. When I was looking at this question I’m like, yeah, when we go out, I like to make sure we have something to eat, there are options. But I also look at the price first before I decide to go there.
Bhavneet: This is a very, like, the most Indian thing about me is I look at prices for everything. Because we we grew up like you have to be conscious of your money. So even when I go to like stores and like our relatives are like, oh, pick something. I’ll buy it for you. I walk in and I’m like, Oh my God. And then they’re like, Oh, look at this dress so nice. Take one look at the price tag and I’m like, not that nice.
Taranjit: I can find something better and cheaper.
Bhavneet: Or when I walk into the store and I’m like, am I even allowed to touch anything? Are you going to charge me for touching? You have a bouncer at the door. I’m scared.
Taranjit: I don’t even want to step foot in those stores.
Bhavneet: Yeah, but then I felt weird. Cuz I’m like, I can’t just walk in, walk out because I’m, they’ll be more suspicious. So then I just like walk around. Like, not for me. Not for me. Okay, bye.
Taranjit: But they always come up to you. And they’re like, and they’re like, do you need help with anything? Is there something you’re looking for? And they just follow you around.
Bhavneet: I hate that. I hate that about expensive stores, brand name stores. They just follow you around. They hound you and I’m like, please just let me look. Oh my god. Stop asking me a million questions. If I have a question I will ask you, like asked me once. I say no. Okay. Leave me alone. Like if someone’s following me…
Taranjit: I’m not really looking. I’m just trying to get out.
Bhavneet: I’m more self conscious. Like when we went into Michael Kors, the Michael Kors store because we were like trying to waste time. I knew it was a bad decision when you’re like, let’s go in there. And I’m like, nooooo. But you already went in. And then both of them. Both of the people were like, oh, how are you? What kind of purse are you looking for? Oh, what’s your style? And I’m like, these are all butt ugly.
Taranjit: I should have hid my purse, I was carrying around a ripped one.
Bhavneet: I did too. I’m like, oh hi it’s so nice in here. Swing my purse around the back. I’m like, these are all ugly. Oh my god. I’m not paying $500 for that. My $10 purse behind my back is so much nicer.
Taranjit: All right. Question number three:
Bhavneet: Prices.
Taranjit: When you meet someone older in an informal setting you say:
Bhavneet: Hey
Taranjit: Hi. First name (insert first name). So nice to make your acquaintance
Bhavneet: Am I British?
Taranjit: B) Nice to meet you. Mrs. Last name.
Bhavneet: Hi, Mrs. Last name. How are you Mrs. Last name? Oh Mrs. Last name thanks for calling.
Taranjit: That reminds me of, how are you Mrs…what’s her name in the movie?
Bhavneet: Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham?
Taranjit: Yes!
Bhavneet: Oh my god, what was her name? I love Kajol’s role. Kaminee. Aaja, aaja. And she’s like, I hate you. But give me your kid.
Taranjit: Mrs. Whitley?
Bhavneet: Oh, yeah. Yep, Sprightly. Would you like some tea and cookies? That was a good movie. We should watch that movie. If no… for no other reason then Hrithik Roshan is in that movie. That’s my plug.
Taranjit: That’s the main reason I wanted to watch that movie because it was his movie.
Bhavneet: I mean, overall, it’s hilarious. Kajol’s hilarious. Gumla…. No vase! Gumla…
Taranjit: C) you don’t say anything or D) Hi auntie, hi uncle because everyone’s auntie and uncle.
Bhavneet: That’s very true. That’s pretty much it. Because we’re talking about meeting Indians. Right?
Taranjit: Yeah.
Bhavneet: Okay.
Taranjit: Well, for the most part, whenever we meet someone, we don’t stay an older person’s first name.
Bhavneet: It’s just etiquette.
Taranjit: I just feel weird. Someone’s like, you don’t have to call me Mrs. so and so. Just call me by my first name. I’m like,
Bhavneet: Or like just call me Robert. It’s like, like, no Mr….
Taranjit: Mr. Robert.
Bhavneet: Yeah, I’ll say Robert. Mr. Robert.
Taranjit: Very weird. Now this question. I didn’t know how to answer because it doesn’t apply. But I tried to pick like the best answers. So good look. You had your first drink.
Bhavneet: No, I didn’t.
Taranjit: I know.
Bhavneet: Oh, of mango juice?
Taranjit: Sure yeah. At a party with your parents, at a bar, at a friend’s house, car or college, If anyone asked me to say this in public I’ve never had a drink in my life.
Bhavneet: Well, so realistically, if anything happens in my life, it’s with my parents. Welcome to the Indian world.
Taranjit: Desi problems.
Bhavneet: So sadly, I must say I had mango juice with my parents.
Taranjit: Your childhood dream was to grow up and be a…
Bhavneet: Not a doctor… or lawyer.
Taranjit: Or engineer.
Bhavneet: Yeah.
Taranjit: A) an artist or a musician or a pirate. I like how they squeeze pirate in there.
Bhavneet: How does pirate… how does pirate even fit into that?
Taranjit: That’s choice number one.
Bhavneet: You’re an artist on the seas.
Taranjit: B) an astronaut or a doctor
Bhavneet: Those are nothing alike. I was gonna say astronaut but then you said doctor.
Taranjit: C) Dilip Kumar.
Bhavneet: Obvious some Indian wrote this. I don’t even remember who that is.
Taranjit: Way before our time.
Bhavneet: He’s an actor, right?
Taranjit: Yeah. D) whatever my parents would approve of and I have not yet achieved this despite my engineering degree.
Bhavneet: So out of those options, I did want to be an astronomer, not an astronaut. So I kind of like when I was really, really young. Everyone’s like, oh, Doctor yay, teacher, doctor whatever. Something like that. So I guess let’s go with that one. Astronauts close enough to astronomer. And then I took physics in high school. And I’m like, hahaha.
Taranjit: Nope. Pass.
Bhavneet: Nope.
Taranjit: Next question. You think of marriage as: a union of two grown adults in love deciding to spend their lives together aka love marriage.
Bhavneet: Is that what it said?
Taranjit: No, no, I’m adding that part.
Bhavneet: I was gonna say
Taranjit: B) a pragmatic decision to make after being with your partner for a long time. C) the right thing to do after getting settled so you have security and can build a family D) The only way you will be allowed to move out of your parents house.
Bhavneet: That’s very true. Very very true.
Taranjit: I know here as soon as you hit 18 you’re out. Indians, you’re staying in this house until you’re married. Unless you’re a boy. So you’re staying there forever.
Bhavneet: Yeah, pretty much. But like now, a lot of people are starting to move back in with their parents. So now it’s not as like a big of a problem or a thing. Stigma. So I guess…
Taranjit: When it was like frowned upon, I guess like, kind of like
Bhavneet: You still live with your parents?
Taranjit: Yeah, but now it’s like, I’m glad I’m living with my parents.
Bhavneet: I had debt. It’s a practical decision. I mean for Indians it’s not really a choice, you must. So I guess that’s the answer.
Taranjit: The last one
Bhavneet: Yep. I think I’m very Desi. Forced Desi I don’t know. Am I really Desi?
Taranjit: When you get married you will have…
Bhavneet: You didn’t tell me what you chose.
Taranjit: Oh, I’ll same thing. Sorry. A) an intimate ceremony of just a few friends and family at a small venue. B) a small celebration with friends and family after a quick religious ceremony. Some religious Sorry, I forgot to say C) some religious rituals you don’t really believe in but everyone you know will be invited to the reception. D)… Why are you looking at me like that?
Bhavneet: I’m cold and I’m listening.
Taranjit: D) finally spending the money your parents have to yet. Wow, I really can’t read. This is a long one too. Finally spending the money your parents have been saving up for this day for their entire lives on the best celebration affordable as an extravaganza for your entire extended community.
Bhavneet: Yeah no. First off, I don’t know how much or anything is going to be saved.
Taranjit: You have to save it yourself.
Bhavneet: Yeah, pretty much. So no, I don’t want anything big. I don’t like all that flare. That is the one non-Indian thing about me. I don’t like all the flare and show-offyness. I like the small quiet, you know, gathering of only the close people that you know. So the religious ceremony small celebration
Taranjit: I said the same thing. Oh, your answers different than mine.
Bhavneet: How? Did I pick something different? Which profession did you pick?
Taranjit: The last one where what your parents would approve of.
Bhavneet: Oh
Taranjit: Because it was. It was like, No, you don’t want to do that. You’re not going to make money or…
Bhavneet: Well, that’s why I never told them. Like, that’s what I want to do. But yeah, you say what you want.
Taranjit: So your answer first, you’re 25 to 50% Desi.
Bhavneet: That’s it?
Taranjit: You have….
Bhavneet: I’m not Desi enough.
Taranjit: You have a cosmopolitan outlook, but often wish it was more nermal…normal to be like this as a Desi person as well. You often can identify with your more traditional Desi friends. But you love them no matter what. I wish they could live with the freedom you have. What freedom?
Bhavneet: Yeah, okay. That’s…that is incorrect.
Taranjit: One day, perhaps you will be normal. But till that day, you’re one of those Desis living a little differently. But definitely Desi where it counts.
Bhavneet: I am Desi where it counts and I do live it differently. We’re our own Enigma.
Taranjit: I got 75 to 100%.
Bhavneet: Oh my God,
Taranjit: You are the most Desi person ever. If anyone ever tries to take you outside your comfort zone you’ll probably get allergies that will only be solved
Bhavneet: With haldi.
Taranjit: Only solved by finding the nearest place which makes ghar ka khanna and eating while someone calls you beta and feed you more than you can eat.
Bhavneet: Actually, instead of beta
Taranjit: It’s more like putter.
Bhavneet: Yeah.
Taranjit: You love your family and love your friends and take a great deal happiness in all the little things that go into feeling Desi and no matter what home is where the heart is and your heart is happiest at home.
Bhavneet: I don’t know if I truly agree with that for you. You’re not 75 to 100% Desi.
Taranjit: I guess it’s my options that I chose were more.
Bhavneet: I thought we chose the same thing.
Taranjit: There was a couple of different ones. I’m more Desi than you.
Bhavneet: I’m apparently not very Desi. How Desi are you guys? Let us know. We’ll post the link on our website. Are you more Desi me? Or are you like 100% like her?
Taranjit: 75 to 100.
Bhavneet: What part of that range? I’d like to see if anyone gets that you’re really Desi and you’re not really a Desi. So all those non-Desi listeners out there. Please take the quiz and let me know. I like to feel like I’m somewhat Desi right?
Taranjit: That’s very interesting.
Bhavneet: I’d be really surprised if someone is more Desi than me that’s not Desi. So there’s this one quiz that we had taken that was called what’s your stereotypical American name according to a British person? Now, I’m not sure why a British pershon is…pers. I’m not sure why a British pershon. Pershon!
Taranjit: Can you speak?
Bhavneet: I sound like Trump. Pershon. I’m not sure why a British…
Taranjit: Bri-tish
Bhavneet: I’m not sure why a British person is
Taranjit: There you go
Bhavneet: Is naming us. Giving us American names but it was a quiz and I would like to know what My American name would be. So…
Taranjit: I like how their guy names.
Bhavneet: I don’t know if all of them are but like, yeah, we both got guy names.
Taranjit: I think it’s just guy name answers.
Bhavneet: Yeah.
Taranjit: So we’re guys…guys now.
Bhavneet: Yeah. What was your name?
Taranjit: Brad. Taylor. Hey, Brad. You’re the most popular kid at school.
Bhavneet: Hi.
Taranjit: Your the most popular kid at school. Obviously you love sports and girls and you have anything that… you hate anything that isn’t sports, especially homework. Want to go shoot some hoops. That’s so weird how I got the…
Bhavneet: I’d like to know which British person… look I said it. Which British person came up with this quiz. And these his name options.
Taranjit: I don’t…I’ve never played sports so…
Bhavneet: Yeah.
Taranjit: And I’ve never been popular so…
Bhavneet: Yeah. Guess what my name is?
Taranjit: What?
Bhavneet: Guess what my name is? Randy Tyler.
Taranjit: I’m Brad Taylor. Your Randy Tyler.
Bhavneet: Yeah, I don’t need that aaaaaayy….. I’m too cool for that. Ready? ‘Sup Randy nice cap.
Taranjit: ‘Sup.
Bhavneet: Nice cap.
Taranjit: Nice
Bhavneet: I work out. But you’re not crazy into sports. Which is weird, because I kind of like sports but I’m not good at them.
Taranjit: So I think we got each other’s answers.
Bhavneet: You’re not crazy into sports but that’s okay. Everyone at school loves you because you’re super smart and the funniest kid in class.
Taranjit: That works.
Bhavneet: Yeah. You get teased by your douchebag older brother Brad.
Taranjit: Oh, my god.
Bhavneet: It’s you! But luckily, you’ve got little Mark to take it out on. Oh!
Taranjit: Wait, wait. This is perfect. Because I got the older kids. You got the middle kid. And there’s a third kid.
Bhavneet: I guess you can say it’s the circle of life.
Taranjit: How funny is that? That you got the middle kid name.
Bhavneet: What, our brother’s Mark? Alrighty then. But you have an A and I do not in my last name.
Taranjit: Yeah, but you have a older brother named Brad.
Bhavneet: Hi Brad. ‘Sup.
Taranjit: Sup, Randy. Nice cap.
Bhavneet: Hey. How’s it going? I forget what it said.
Taranjit: Sports. Sports. Sports.
Bhavneet: Intelligence. GPA. IQ. Funny. Funny. Funny. Ha Ha Ha. That’s India laughter.
Taranjit: Ha Ha
Bhavneet: Ha Ha. So I’m not apparently very that…I’m not apparently very that Desi. And also can’t speak English. So I’m apparently…
Taranjit: Hey, that works. You’re neither American nor Indian. You’re like our own thing.
Bhavneet: Apparently intelligent.
Taranjit: So you guys have your own language.
Bhavneet: That’s true. Okay, so apparently I’m not very Desi. Only like less than half Desi. She’s like more than three quarters Desi. So let us know if you’re more Desi than us. I don’t know if you’d be more of Desi than her. But if you’re more Desi than me. I’d really like to know… Or less.
Taranjit: Or if you’re as Desi as me.
Bhavneet: Or less Desi. Either way, let us know.
Taranjit: We’re curious.
Bhavneet: What is your most Desi quality? And don’t forget to connect with us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter at Drive With Us podcast and join us next Thursday for another episode. Learn a little… laugh a lot.
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