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Curry Test

The document lists 60 questions that are intended to determine if someone is of South Asian or Indian heritage. The questions ask about cultural practices like eating with hands, wearing traditional clothes, and relationships with extended family members. They also ask about experiences common among South Asians in Australia like shopping at certain stores, living in particular suburbs, and parental expectations around education, marriage and children. Taking the questions as a whole, they aim to identify someone who grew up with or is closely connected to South Asian culture and community.

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Curry Test

The document lists 60 questions that are intended to determine if someone is of South Asian or Indian heritage. The questions ask about cultural practices like eating with hands, wearing traditional clothes, and relationships with extended family members. They also ask about experiences common among South Asians in Australia like shopping at certain stores, living in particular suburbs, and parental expectations around education, marriage and children. Taking the questions as a whole, they aim to identify someone who grew up with or is closely connected to South Asian culture and community.

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ARE YOU A CURRY?

1. Have you ever walked down to the shop in Guys: Flannel Shirt, Mega baggy jeans (Jeans that would be tight on white boys) which are too short revealing your sport socks and shiny black school shoes and/or Bata sandals? Girls: A nice frilly blouse (maybe with polka dots, or floral designs), tucked in tight into acid wash jeans also too short 2. Have you ever bought Vicco or Fair and Lovely? 3. Do you eat rice and curry with your hands? 4. Do you regularly wear Saris and Sarongs in public? 5. Do you call people who are friends of your parents, and older than you aunty or uncle? 6. Has the first thing your parents or aunties and uncles mentioned is that you have gone darker or how dark you are? 7. Do you think the reject shop or $2 shop are too expensive? 8. Do you pronounce your v's as w's and vice versa? Eg. Wegetable or Veather 9. Have you ever been to Carousel? 10. Have you ever owned a datsun? 11. If you are over 25, are you asked why aren't you married?or of you are married are you asked why aren't you pregnant? 12. Do you have to put chilli on everything for extra flavour? Eg. Pizzas, Toast etc 13. Years after you have finished high school, are you still asked constantly what your ENTER or TER score was? 14. Do you know what carrum is? 15. Are you studying Medicine or Law just like your parents wanted? 16. Have you ever used the pick up line "What university do you study at?" 17. Have you ever eaten your meal off a banana leaf? 18. Do you think wearing deodorant is a waste of your time? 19. In Summer, do you refrain from going outdoors in the sun to stop you skin going darker? 20. Have you ever been to a curry dinner dance? 21. Have you ever owned cross colours pants? 22. Do you own a Kamahl CD? 23. Are you now immune to dharl having an effect on the amount you fart? 24. Have you tried to claim Centrelink benefits when you haven't been entitled? 25. Is Dilmah Tea the only Tea you will ever have in your kitchen? 26. Would you drink water from your hand cupped under a tap? 27.Have you ever lived in Dandenong/Clayton? 28. Do you think that by being dark skinned and dressing like a gangsta people should think you are really from the ghetto? 29. Do you re-use presents? 30. Do you wear socks with Bata sandals? 31. Have you ever had coconut oil put into your hair? 32. Do you think you are related to one of the members of CDB? 33. Do you take curry to work for lunch and stink up the office? 34. Is your surname longer than 5 letters? 35. Has your hair ever Girls: Been so long it reaches your bum? Guys: Been so long it reaches your shoulders? 36. Do you think that Girls: platforms and Guys: baggy jeans are a good look? 37. Do you read serendib (or equivalent Indian magazine)? 38. Have you ever bought anything worth more than $200? 39. Have you ever coloured your hair? 40. Are your parents aware of your) smoking/drinking/Drug taking/Sexual activity?

41. Do you have curry and rice more than 3 times per week? 42. Have you watched full Bollywood movie without skipping the songs? 43. Do you plan on living at home with your parents until you are married? 44. Do you find your accent changes when you talk to your parents/aunties and uncles? 45. When going out for dinner, do you usually go to restaurant that serves curry? 46. Do you know the De Silva's, Pereira's, Fernando's, Singh's or Kumar's? 47. Were you born in Australia? 48. Do you stare at other curries that you see at the shops? 49. Would you consider naming all of your children with the same First letter? 50. Is cricket the only sport you know? 51. Do you believe in arranged marriages? 52. Have you ever bought fake designer stuff overseas and tried to convince other people (and yourself) it was real? 53. Do you know what a servo is? 54. When you go out to clubs, do you and your friends dance in a big circle? 55. Do you have brown gums? 56. Do you know who Russell Peters is? 57. Do you save 4c at the servo because you use petrol vouchers? 58. Does every decision you make depend on what your parents will think? 59. Do you or are you friends with any girls who wears scrunchies in their hair? 60. Do you wear 22carat gold?

#DIV/0!

Answer 'y' or 'n'

or how dark you are?

d why aren't you pregnant?

are really from the ghetto?

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