Growing up in a ‘desi’ household can be the most stressful yet entertaining part of one’s life. From multiple societal constraints (western clothes=instant downgrading of your character) to being in a constant (unrealistic) competition with far off relatives that you may have never even seen in your life (your GCE grades being compared to your phupo’s nand’s dewar’s wife’s cousin’s daughter’s MBBS grades…. what?!?). Every family will have their own sets of rules but there are multiple idiosyncrasies that are common to all; the following happen to be my favourite:
