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Butter chicken is one of the binding forces of Punjabis everywhere
India and those living abroad is the accent chana and you are pretending as your farts
and the hilarious mixture of English and smells of almonds.
Punjabi for example, main sleep litatusi vi Earthy as they may be, the Punjabis live
sleep lo (I have slept why don’t you also have for today. Finally, not to forget their ability
a nap). Tusi do weeknavasteaaye ho? (Have to use their second language, BC MC etc,
you come for two weeks?) in the most creative way to spice up the
The Bhangra and chicken tikka masala conversation. It gets only better with a few
is yet another Punjabi contribution to pegs. Only in Punjabi is there a saying -
international culture. Irrespective where aaj kha, kalkhuda, let’s live for today and
they are, they play this music and even the tomorrow God will take care of us.
80-year-old aunts and uncles would get up
to dance.
Nobody beats Punjabi when it comes to shit
and fart jokes. We even have shit and fart
proverbs, these are commonly used
1. Sanayakaan goo tegirdahai- The wise
crow always falls on shit.This is referred to
someone who is arrogant and meets a sad
end.
2. Due vich goo naitekawanucitiyan - This
is referred to people who show off, meaning
you have no shit in your bum and yet you
call out to the crows to eat a feast. Besides the naach-gaana, the main point of a Punjabi wed-
3. Khaane chole tepabbadamade – You ate ding is to find out who is still unmarried, and why

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