Oh so true! – “My Life is Persian”
Posted by Aggie on February 2, 2010
Wow well this site pretty much covers it. Everything I’ve read thus far on this site, and I’ve already read a lot, has happened to me! If you are Iranian American, I encourage you to post!
Examples:
When my dad says we have burritos for dinner it really mean aab khoost wrapped in noon lavaash. MLIP
today, i realized my TA is Persian when I arrived 20 mins late to class and he wasnt there yet. MLIP
Today, I changed my default picture on facebook to a casual one of me and my best male friend. Within the hour, I received a message from my dad on facebook saying “what is this beetarbyat picture?” MLIP
(beetarbyat is the term parents use to refer to children who have gone astray, have lost all moral code, and are on the verge of being disowned by the family)
Today, I asked my parents when I can date. They said after I get married. MLIP.
Today, my mom bought shoes at Ross and told all her friends she got them from Nordstrom. MLIP
Today i told my parents i want to be a doctor… my mom started to cry tears of joy. MLIP (next time, MLIP, you should try telling them that you want to become a filmmaker. They will cry – different tears, of course, but cry nonetheless!)
