Assalaam walaikum,
Now not only am I southern American but a southern Asian. It is time to do something productive before I have an identity crisis.
So my sons are: Indian/Pakistani, not Pacific Islanders nor Asian, Southern Asian Native American Africian Americans. I think I just found a way to pay for their college. There is a minority in there somewhere.
Asalam aleakum,
Basically a desi is someone with a Indo/Pak/Bangladeshi background. It is not used in a prejorative context and has no negative conotation. My husband is a desi and says we shall have semi-desis. LOL
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Desh in Hindi means Country...
Deshi (Pronounced as Desi) means Anything of the country.
as opposed to foriegn.
Desi Ghee. <-basically ghee extracted from Milk rather than from vegetable Oil.
Desi Daaru <-- Indian made cheap alcohol
However, in the West, 'Desi' means someone from India/Pak/Bangla-Desh
Desi Ghee. <-basically ghee extracted from Milk rather than from vegetable Oil.
Desi Daaru <-- Indian made cheap alcohol
The only Desi I know is Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball's husband
Assalaam walaikum,
So its ok to say you a are desi..but it is not ok to say you are a paki?
desi is someone born in the indian subcontinent, living in the US/canada.
their children born in the US/canda have a tough time reconciling the two lifestyles. These kids often grow up confused. Hence the term, American Born Confused Desi (ABCD). Then you have people from the subcontinent living in the subcontinent but with an american lifestyle. Such are called Confused Americanized Desi (CAD) (or burgers in pakistan).
As-salamu 'Aleykumdesi is not a racist term , neither is paki (for me anyway). anything can be racist depending upon the person saying it.
obama is blackish. well he is fairly black but im not racist.
anyway basically
desi = local, originating from within the land/country
pardesi = foreign, originating from outside the land
so infact desis in the US/Canada are actually pardesi!!! I suppose they wanna identify themselves as desis to give themselves a sense of belonging.
desi ghee = pure ghee (white in color) that comes from milk not from grocery store or a processing plant. Food cooked in desi ghee is very tasty but without proper exercise desi ghee can be detrimental to health. I wanna visit lahore.