#desiproblems

Me: just woke up at 9:17, came downstairs. Mom: can you read this word from the newspaper? Me: tries Mom: why can’t you read or write in Malayalam? Aren’t you ashamed that you don’t even know how to read and write your own mother tongue? Me: but we live in Tamil Nadu, and you didn’t allow me to choose Malayalam as my second language. Mom: my cousin’s daughter lives in Karnataka. She didn’t choose Malayalam as her second language either, but she can read and write it. Then why can’t you? Me: … Mom: you better learn it during vacation. We’ll arrange tuition. and that’s how my morning started.

I lost my earphones and oh god I feel like I'm loosing my mind.

When you live in a different time zone then your mutuals and can’t talk regularly.

Why must brown parents always make us feel guilty about liking and wanting things? Like they can make you feel guilty about having a hobby and then ask why you don't have a hobby of their choice...

why can pakistani punjabis be so rude tho. yeah bro we’re the majority not the entire population can we please not be so overbearing?? there are so many other cultures in pakistan that are just as rich an beautiful let’s be noice.