Here are some ways you know I am a second generation Indian American:

• I eat "ethnic" food at least 3 times a week.
• I understand Hindi well but i can't speak it.
• My parents don't know that I understand Hindi.
• I've gone to an Indian dinner party.
• Conversations with my relatives are always the same.
• I don't get Christmas presents.
• I get Diwali presents.
• I know what Diwali is.
• I don't know what confirmation is.
• I don't know the difference between a priest and a pastor.
• I know who Russell Peters is.
• I participate in Black Friday every year.
• I go to Costco at least twice a month.
• I have friends that refer to all Indian food as curry.
• I know what curry really is.
• I make fun of Indian people.
• I didn't have cable when I was younger.
• My parents still yell at the phone when making long distance calls.
• My parents say hi to every Indian person they see at the grocery store.
• I meet distant relatives constantly in public places.
• All of my parents friends are Uncles and Aunties.
• I don't say Uncle Avi, I say Avi Uncle.
• I have seen a Bollywood movie.
• I have regretted seeing a Bollywood movie.
• I eat dinner at 8:00.
• It takes my parents a half hour to say goodbye to friends.
• I know the rules of cricket.
• I've had an "American" birthday and an "Indian" birthday in the same year.
• I act like I can take spicy food.
• I've been asked the question: "If you were starving on an island with nothing but a cow, would you eat it?"