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You know you are a Dilli wala when You don't buy tickets for a music concert or cricket match, but try to use your political contacts (the private secretary of the deputy secretary to the minister of state for khadi industries)  
You always ask the vendor "Bhaiya, yeh gol guppe aate ki hai ya sooji ke?" 
You use the word "setting" or "jugaad" at least once a day 
You overtake people from the wrong side and stare into their eyes while doing so 
You have fought at least once in the last 30 days month with your neighbors over parking 
You pride yourself on drinking only on Monday, Wednesday, and Thurday to Sunday evenings 
You always praise the Metro rail lavishly, but you yourself only travel by car 
You've lived in Delhi all your life, but have never visited the Red Fort. (It is for tourists.)  
You don't find it strange to call a complete stranger "bhaiya"  
Even if you live in the poshest of colonies, your wife/mother will say to the vegetable vendor "Bhaiyaa, dhaniya hari mirch nahi di". (Even with half a kilo of carrots, she expects dhania and hari mirch free)  
You believe you're an excellent driver because you can always correctly guess what the driver in the vehicle in front will do  
You address the waiter in the restaurant as either "boss" or "pappey", depending on how many stars it has (or doesn't have)  
You look down on people who call gol guppas "pani puri" 
Your idea of a great time is meeting up with a friend for "daaru shaaru te kabbab shabbab" 
You refer to your vehicle as "kanvense" (conveyance), as in "Apni kanvense howe na ta badi kanvinyance hondi hai ji" 
You are familiar with the sight of middle-aged aunty-jis wearing Gucci shades and carrying LV bags, eating gol guppas in GK or bhelpuri in South Ex (with Diet Coke, of course) hahahaha so true ..
When going to to Lajpat Nagar / Rajouri/ Kamla Nagar/ Karol Bagh, you park your car and take a auto-rickshaw instead. But to go to CP, you always go in your own car although you know you'll never ever get parking space 
You refer to East Delhi as "Jamuna Paar" 
You refer to AIIMS as "Medical" 
You use "jugaad" (contacts) for everything, from getting movie tickets to restaurant bookings to play-school admissions
You have hit 120 kmph at Nelson Mandela Marg at some time (even if it's only after midnight)
You think every South Indian comes from "Madras"
You refe to people from North-East "Chinkies"
The only time you went to the Delhi Zoo was on a school picnic in Class IV, and you still call it Chidiya Ghar 
You insert the words "yaar" or "bhai" at least once in every sentence   
You have eaten anda parantha outside Vikram Hotel/ bun omelette at Dhaula Kuan/ kulfi at Karol Bagh/ gol guppe at India Gate/ dosa at Madras Hotel/ chaat at Chandini Chowk     
You are completely at home with the Punjabi "helping verbs" (e.g. teri maa di, teri bahen di, oye, madar ..., oye, bahen.... etc)  
You refer to any pretty girl as "baamb" (Punjabi for bomb) 
Your favourite song is "Dilli hai dil walon ki. ...."    
Isnt this Very Gross...HAhaa now i feel dat i m really Dilli Vali frm roots..  ---------------------------------------------- |