Something about Nothing

1. You get shocked when someone stops at a yellow light.
2. You never really know what to say when someone asks you what there is to see in Karachi.
3. You give “missed calls”.
4. You’ve never really seen a tourist.
5. Its December and you attend 5 mehndis/shaadis in one night and end up meeting the same people at each of them 6. You use the phrases “whats the scene?” or “scene on hai”.
6. You still have some of Everest Videos movies and dont plan to return them.
7. You’ve met a Parsi.
8. You feel you never have to wait in line if you are with “lay-diss” (ladies).
9. You’ve bought a dvd of a movie that hasnt even been released yet.
10. You actually go “out for coffee”.
11. You used to go for tutions even though didnt need them.
12. You catagorize people as “burgers” or “melas”.
13. You roll down your car window and you can actually touch the car next to you.
14. You go by landmarks not street names.
15. Your only argument in the Lahore/Karachi debate is “well we have a beach”.
16. You never realized that North Nazimabad was actually in the North.
17. You never have dinner before 1am in shaadi season.
18. You’ve always wondered what “khayaban” meant.
19. You know the “telefun” number by heart even though you dont know what “telefun” is/does.
20. You blame everything on K.E.S.C.
21. Your school gets closed when it rains.
22. Standing in line is considered out of line.
23. Your mobile phone must have been snatched at least ONCE.
24. You know your city is a hole but you love it anyways.

I am really proud of being a Karachiate !