YOU ARE A REAL MANIPURI

YOU ARE A REAL MANIPURI

1. If You take bath with " Phadi "and feel
incomplete without it.

2. If all Your surnames ends with letter M .

3. If You are confused with Lunch and breakfast.

4. If your meal is incomplete without a " morok metpa ".

5. If you discuss the progress of Manipur only during partying.

6. If you think arranged-marriage hurts your ego .

7. If you wear at least one " Zantra "

8. If you are searching for " awa phadigom " even outside manipur .

9. If you thought mustard oil is the only oil
available in world .

10. If your stomach is never full without eating rice.

11. If you plan your investment in form of " Marup" and buying agricultural land .

12. If you have dated in "cabin" and couldn't find it anywhere else in the World.

13. If You are habituated to 7.30 pao .

14. If you celebrate all kinds of festivals .

15. If you feel all Manipuri girls should be strictly married to Manipuri boys only and no-one else .

16. If you always thought that office timing is 11 AM to 3 PM.

17. If you think all black non-manipuris are
' mayangs'

18. If you are addicted to ' singju ' and
' Kelichana' .

19. If.You think Moreh is a foreign country full of
cheap goods..almost everything you imagine.

20. If You think restaurant is only a place meant for
' Leisha-pakhang ' and you don't give a damn
about the stuffs available there.

21. If You dont believe that a Burmese or a Chinese is
a foreigner....you think only white people are
foreigner.

22. If You have a believe that all people who are HIV
+ve indulges in immoral activities.

23. If You think flyover is a sign of development.

24. If You live in Delhi and you have gone to 'Sunday
market' atleast once.

25. If You have atleast one Moreh cupboard in your
room (for those who stay in rent, outside)

26. If you change your sim according to your
girlfriend.

27. If you still fall in love after marriage with one son/
daughter.

28. If you still go on date by borrowing money from
your friend.

29. If you think getting a job in govt. Is only job in
this world.

30. If ever you thought of becoming a thikadar.

31. If you pay 15lk to 20lk for S.I. police job.

32. If you think marriage is only solution for many problem.

33. If You demand your parents more then you need.

34. If You ask you parents to send money for college/
university trip but won't go

35. If your fees is 7000 you ask your parents 10000.

36. If You stop praying to god except exam time.

37. If You pay your college fees and absent fees in time.

38. If you call your parents only when you are broke

39. If You like to have many boyfriends even you have a true lover(not everyone)

40. If You love phone talk and can talk 24x7 regardless of everything(not everyone)

41. Everything you eat is savored in ngari ,
nga_akang_ba and Red/Green chillies.

42. If You have Haofis at every conceivable item in
your bedroom.

43. You try to eject food particles from between
your teeth by pressing your tongue against them
and making a peculiar noise like, tshick, tshick,
tschick, tschick.

44. If You think Moreh is the best place to do
shopping.

45. If You arrive one or two hours late to a function -
and think its normal.

46. If You peel the stamps off letters that the Postal
Service missed to mark up.

47. If You keep leftover Sareng_thongba in your
fridge and saying it is a Sareng_Ngaren .

48. If You name your children in rhythms (example,
Tomba & Chaoba, Homba, Khomba, Temba.)

49. If All your children have pet names at home ,
which sound nowhere close to their real names.

50. If You take Indian snacks anywhere it says "No
Food Allowed"

51. If You talk for an hour at the front door when
leaving someone's house.

52. If You load up the family car with as many
people as possible.

53. If You use plastic to cover anything new in your
house whether it's the remote control, VCR,
carpet or new couch.

54. If You buy and display crockery, which is for
special occasions, which never happen.

55. If You take your meal before going to office.

56. If You use grocery bags to hold garbage.

57. If You keep leftover food in your fridge in as
many numbers of bowls as possible.

58. If Your kitchen shelf is full of Nga stuff -
anything starting with Nga -.

59. If You know that "Tapta" is not a name of an
animal.

60. If You think that there is only one place to go
for work - that is the Government ofice.

61. If You never learnt how to stand in a queue.

62. If You can only travel if there are 5 persons at
least to see you off or receive you whether you
are traveling by bus, train or plane.

63. If she is NOT your daughter, you always take
interest in knowing whose daughter has eloped
with whose son and feel proud to spread it at the
velocity of more than the speed of light.

64. If You only make long distance calls after 11
p.m.

65. If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they ask if you've eaten, even if it's midnight.

66. If You think education can be only done outside
Manipur.

67. If Your parents don't realise phone connections to foreign countries have improved in the last two decades, and still scream at the top of their lungs when making foreign calls.

68. If You have bed sheets on your sofas so as to keep them away from getting dirty.

69. When dining out, you think Rs 10 is enough of a tip.

70. It's embarrassing if your wedding does not have a side " Yu " party.

71. If You've seen the ground while inside the
lavatory of a train.

72. If You know the actual meaning of having a
"programme" today - and that is having a "date"

73. If All your tupperware are brought from Moreh-bazaar.

74. If You have mastered the art of bargaining in shopping.

75. If You always look for ' Kanana Haijilibano' first
in Poknafam and ' Sengdokchaba ' in other
' khabars '.

76. IF YOU BITCH ABOUT ME AT MY BACK FOR WRITING ALL THESE