1 to 8 You can read here — Part 1 is also picked up as the Spicy Saturday by Blogadda for 15th December 20012.. Thank you so much Blogadda. 
and Now Carry on 🙂
18.CAUTION– when a Punjabi doing bhangra stay away to avoid spilled drinks and injuries
19 “AVEN HI”.. our answer to practically anything.
20. Emotions
Surprise – “OYYEEE”
Angry “OYEEE”
Calling someone “OYEEE”
and the evergreen painful “oye oye oye oye”
21:- Boy child – girl child ONE word “PUTTAR”
22. We don’t have FAT punjabi , we just belong to khata peeta family
23. Biggest tension is when to eat- what to eat–whom to eat with.
24. P is for PUNJ MINUTE (five minutes) no matter where one is he will reach you in “PUNJ MINT”
25. When we are talking of “BEBE” we mean our grandmother not a fashion brand ..
26. Burrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh .. soon it will be in Oxford dictionary .. anyone know what it means 🙂
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Ps:- Message of the day .. Still stand true as it did in previous parts
Please Honk slowly.. My country is SLEEPING.. You might disturb it from its sleep..
PPS:- All pictures courtesy Google
PPPS :- Weekend is here , thank god for that .. So have a great weekend people .. enjoy the mini break. See you on the Monday morning 🙂 it has become very very cold here and icy so be safe driving and Keep warm ..
OYE…!! i am 1st….. 🙂
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Oye hoye paaajiiiiiii… goood one
see here also “OYE”
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Funny as always.. punj mint is 5 minutes in sindhi also. 🙂
My favourite is that “puttar” one… boy or girl, one word… sweetest.. 🙂 Thanks for sharing..
FIRST???
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hmmmmmmmmmmmm.. you jsut missed the first spot .. Irfan beat you by just a few seconds 🙂
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Oye! I am the third for the first time 🙂 Good one.
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yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy and see the “OYE” of excitement he he he.. it works all the time
THank you so much he he he
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So, you see I wasnt born boring and normal…
Coz i am a punjabi…
and proudly one 🙂
Punjabiyaan di shaan wakhri 🙂
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Welcome here to this blog, Thank you so much for visiting… and oh yes punjabiyaan di shaan wakhri ….
and oh yes Proud to be a punjabi always 🙂
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These were hilarious!! I am so inspired that now I am gonna write my own Facts about being a bong post 😛
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Hey , how are you doing. yesssssss go for it , i bet it will be hilariousssssssssss 🙂 he he he he
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Point no. 23 is kickass 😀
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Welcome here and thank you for visiting.
Glad you liked it 🙂
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Aven hi is my favourite sentence. I use it so frequently that I could actually be nicknamed avenhi 😀
No wonder I am in love with this colourful language and culture both. I simply love the way they life for the moment with loads of fun,frolic, love and laughter. I love the way Bebe calls me Puttarji..makes me never want to grow up!
Lovely post Bikram as always!
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he he heh e Really so Avenhi is a good name he he he he 🙂
Thank you and yes I know the feeling when i hear my Bebe say Puttar ji to me on phone 🙂
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Balle balle…eish hi eish hai ji 😛
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haanji aish hi aishhhhhhhhh 🙂
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Oye, Aven Hi (what does aven hi mean BTW :)?)!!!
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Di it means AVEN HI…ha ha ha
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ooyeee ooyyeee 🙂 have a good weekend
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haaanjiiiiiiiiiiiiii and you toooo have a great weekend toooooooooo
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Puttar & Oye – My favorites (and Punjabis of course !!) 😀 !!
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🙂 Thank you so muchhhhhhhhhhhhhh … you like punjabis .. Good 🙂
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Hahaha..thank you so much Bikram. Rushi is going to love them 🙂 Btw, we do call him Puttar too…punjabi style…don’t remember from where we caught it..I think some Hindi movie, may be. My sis pings me, “puttar kya bol raha hi?” I like Oyee too.. :P..what does burraahh mean? Happy weekend…stay warm.
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Buuurrrrraaaahhh is when you are drunk and you are roaringhe he he.. I ddon’t know he he get
And lots of love to the little one..
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lol 🙂 I am liking this series..
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Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy 🙂
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LOl..and thats a pretty big LOL.. Hope your weekend is passign well…
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It has just started .. only half an hour gone into saturday. . He he he.. will tell in morning. .
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Ha ha that was a fun post..but then Punjabis are also one of the most fun loving people I have come across..how about a big “oye” to that 🙂
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Life is short to might as well enjoy and have a laugh 🙂 and yess a big OYE indeed 🙂
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Wow! khush kar ditta! 23rd is awesome…. going straight into earlier posts….
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🙂 yayyyyyyyyyyyyy thank you so much ..
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Puttar is the most rightly pointed out 😀 and so is Oye 🙂
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Hello hello hello 🙂 how are you doinggggggg…
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I am good… just been little tied up with lots of things at home… how about you? 🙂
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Ms. Busy ms. Busy.. he he.
I am doing great jas.. thank you..
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first time on your blog Bikram, I have quite a few punjabi colleagues, and this post is hilarious!
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Thank you so much and welcome here to this blog, please do keep visiting. Glad you found it funny
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ROFL. The different kinds of Oye is hilarious! So is Puttar 😀
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hello hello heloooooooo stranger 🙂 Thank you so much …
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These posts are collectors’t items. Someone doing research into Punjabis would find them most useful. Jeete raho puttar 🙂
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Mami thank you so much, glad you liked them a;;;
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Haaahaa! Loved it Bikram bhai! I love my Punjabi patients, no matter how much weight I put on ,they meet with, oye ,aap kitne dublee ho gayee ho. If it is winter they get me pinni and if summers it is delicious curries.
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helloooooooooooooo 🙂 yayyyyyyyyy glad you liked them .. yes one can be fat yet they will say you have gone thinner , I get it all the time and I saw is anyone looking at my stomachhhhhhhhhhhhh….
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My husband is familiar with Punjabis! We became more familiar via the serial ‘Buniyaad’. I started addressing my sons as ‘puttar’, ‘puttaroo’ etc.!
My husband was working in a cable company in those days. Once their company introduced a new cable and my husband had to do the introduction at Hotel Ashoka. The samples came from Rajpura in a truck or van with some 4 or 5 punjabis. And they came to our house. My husband was not home. My sons were very small…around 4 and 2. I invited them home and offered tea and then some breakfast. My children were with them all the time. I started cooking for them too! Then my husband came and said that he would ask them to eat out because they would be ‘very’ hungry! Our rotis won’t do! And they were mazdoors…! I remember them as nice people and friends of my sons! I was so tiny and thin in front of them, I remember! Still, I got lot of respect!
Enjoying reading this series, Bikram puttar!
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🙂 oh yes we eat a lot tooooooooo 🙂 I remeebr when in village food was to be prepared for the field help and everyone , it was not counted or the ROTI’s are not counted they were measured .. 🙂
Thank you so much sooooooooo muchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Ha ha! Loved this post! I’m glad you don’t discriminate between boys and girls- both are called puttar! 🙂
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Thank you so much, well discirimination I guess is less but it is creeping up back, and things are getting bad …
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Hahahah you are so right!! 😀 😀 As always, this is among the most interesting of your posts!
Didn’t get the part of the ‘burraahh’… or am I missing its pronounciation?
Um… the last pic is photoshopped… but I guess u already knew that right?
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hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm buuuuraaaah is something you will hear when men folk generally have had a couple of drinks and are on the high 🙂 it does not mean anything but it mean everything … he he he he
yeah it is photoshopped for sure I know but the message is quiet clear 🙂
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enjoyed reading it, I am a northie and know all this, thats why i enjoyed more:)
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🙂 excellent .. Thank you so muchhhhhh
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hehe, this is so cool. I love the punjabi sense of humor the best 🙂
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Thank you thank you 🙂 It is fun to have a laugh
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Lol, just read all of them in one sitting, Super like! I love to listen to punjabi being spoken (actually I love most of the Indian languages I’ve heard spoken), this one I’m partial to as my dad is more punjabi than anything else. And in school, I remember trying to do the giddha:) nice memories.
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🙂 he he h Thank you so much, GLad you have good memories ..
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Love the series.. Will add one more.. Puttar/Bebe.. lolz…
I’ll add one to your series
The key to peace and happiness.. “Sanu key?”
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Oh yes that is good one , I have it ready for part 4 he he he 🙂 Thank you so much
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wonderful share and lively ones!
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🙂 glad you liked it …
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burraaaahhh, maza aagaya post padh kar (did i use the exclamation correctly??)
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Oh yes it is the way to do 🙂 he he he Thank you so much
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Wah ji wah!
Tussi te dil khush kar ditta ji 🙂
Burahhhhhhh! Punjabi hon di shaan hi vakhri hondi hai te bade naseeban waaliyan nu hi mildi ve…
P.S- thankful to the weekend … a lil break from exams is better! Its too cold here as well ….Shivering 😉
Have fun!
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oye hoyeeee simran .. Ki haal chal ne biba ji ..
thank you so much .. glad you enjoyed reading it all .. and yes apni shaan hi wakhri hai .. dooroon pata chal janda hai ke eh banda punjabi hai for sure 🙂
its cold here tooooooo going in minus now 🙂
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Ha ha ha. Loved it.
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hey ho … oyeeeeeeeeee 🙂 thank you thank you
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Very Nice 🙂 and true!! M a punjabi too!! *rhymes*
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Thank you so much and welcome here to this blog … do keep visiting
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Oye.. Im d latest one to comment.. bas punj minute lagey teeno part padne main 😀
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Very good.. Punj minute only it takes for a punjabi to do anything he he hehe 🙂
they say I will do this in Five minutes or SO.. the five minutes finish but the SO continuesssssssss 🙂 he he he he
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OYE…bahut badhiya Ji 🙂 had fun reading it….
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Thank you LP glad you enjoyed
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Oye hoye, changa ji change :).
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oye hoye .. bahla hi changa hai ji 🙂
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Good ones. The one on nation sleeping has been well captured.
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Thank you Onkar sir
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“OYEEE” Bikram – changa ji!
Thanks friend 🙂
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🙂 dilip sir how do you do or shud i say in punjabi KIDDDDDDDDDDDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!
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ha ha ha … let this series turn into a mega series ! I am enjoying !
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Thank you so much.. hopefully it will , we will find many such tit-bits for sure 🙂
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OYEEE Bikram, I am calling YOU 🙂 lol
It is always a pleasure calling into your
happy Space Bikram 🙂
Have a fun rest of evening now and be wicked 🙂 lol
Androgoth
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🙂 he he hehe Thank you andro..
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So true, a true punjabi would nod on each one of those. Congrats on the Blogadda’s Pick. 🙂
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yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy thank you so much Saru.. How are you doing
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Funtastic post Bikk. “Oyee” is the highlight and ROFL to that!
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Oye hoyeee 🙂
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Super! Super! Super!
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Thank you thank you thank you …….
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Awesome Bikram.
I loved the 23rd one, tension about food. Lol. I even enjoyed reading some of these facts in the ‘2 States’ novel. 🙂
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Thank you so much 🙂 you just have to visit us someday to see it all LIVE 🙂
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I am a Singh and I am not a Punjabi and not even a Sardar. I am a himachalee.
It is very frustrating when people tell me oh you are a punjabi/sardar. And get surprised when i tell them I am not.
The best thing about being one is their style of communicating. Wo gaali bhee pyaar se maarte hain 😉
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Well Punjabi doesnot have to be Sardar.. anyone from punjab is punjabi 🙂 and yeah I have got a few Singh friends and what was funny was , WE had once given our house on Rent to a minister in haryana, and he was a haryanvi, but had a SINGH and his surname was a MANN too ..
oh yes
9. If we use Mc and BC (vulgar curses) more than 4 -5 times in a sentence with you. IT MEANS WE LOVE YOU A LOT… 🙂
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MC and BC is normal talking :). If you don’t then there is something to worry about 😀
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Oh yesssssss.. 🙂 although my language has changed a bit , I dont use mc-bc it have been changed to other nice little english slangs he he hehe 🙂
jaisa desh wais bhes always 🙂
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oh God I have been laughing so hard, that my tummy is aching 🙂
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🙂 thank you thank you so muchhhhhhhhhh
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lol.. puttur, safe na, u dont have to ask the name or gender of the child.. be safe with one word.. :).. bebe would become babes soon??
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🙂 yes safe plus it also shows that we dont differentiate between the gender 🙂 oh I already call my grandma Babe’s as she is getting younger and lovelier 🙂 he he he he
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Absolutely adorable post, Bikram:)
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Rahul sir thank you so much
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Wah. Loved reading this post Bikram, was laughing and smiling all along. Specially that ‘Oye’ part and the one about eating, what to eat , when to eat and with whom to eat, even I always keep thinking of food. Kudos to the Punjabi spirit 🙂
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Thank you so much, glad you liked reading it ..
dont worry let me come over WHAT TO EAt, i can always help I will say NO to nothing he he he he
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Nice. Got opportunity to read the other 2 parts also. I think most of us are kind of familiar with this. After all as far as Bollywood is concerned, India is Punjab.
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Thank you so much. yeah I also have noticed that suddenly all the latest movies have depiction of punjab somewhere otherwise earlier they use to have a sardar in the movie just for JOKES.
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Ahh…the Dilliwali in me can’t stop reminiscing about her Punjabi friends…Everything is larger than life about them
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🙂 oh yes but you being in delhi you are almost punjabi yourself he he he he
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loved it!loved it!
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good for u , can you stop SPAMMING my place please .. Thank you
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Believe me…I’m just a big fan of Punjabi peoples… and the big heart they have!!
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Thank you so much .. 🙂 and I believe you for sure 🙂
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And I also have a habit of saying “oye” in my talks 😀
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🙂 that is good.. but what does ur oye mean is it angry – surprise or jsut plain OYE 🙂 he he he
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Boss, Plz dont get offended…Just for a knowledge..
“Well a Sikh must not be neccesarily a punjabi. There’s a lot of confusion with who is a Sikh and who is a Punjabi, who keeps turban and who doesn’t. Let me explain, Sikhism and punjabi who two seperate things. Punjab is a state of india like gujrat, maharashtra and others, its a hindu state and punjabi language is spoken over there. Punjabis living over there are hindus. Now in the time of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, a new religion was founded in india i.e: Sikhism. Now its like a coincidence the this religion was founded on the land of punjab and so naturally Sikhs from punjab speak punjabi. If it was founded in maharashtra or gujrat or Bengal then sikhs must be speaking different language. In nanded, Maharashtra, there are many maharashtrians who follow Sikhism, they wear turban and follow sikhism but speak marathi. So u see a sikh is not necessarily a punjabi, its a religion which any body from any state can follow and not necessarily be a punjabi or speak punjabi.”
If you need answer who is punjabi can tell u that as well
I am not discriminating..But people in other parts of India have misconception that Punjabis are people with turbans which is NOT a fact at all.
Cheers Sir. Plz take it eaisly.
Rishabh Kapoor
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Thank you so much.
I know who a Sikh is and I can understand about the confusion, and this post is not about sikhism, Or a sikh.. As the title says its about Punjab and Punjbai’s .. By that I mean state of punjab and THe people living in Punjab who are Punjabi’s.. they can be of any religion Hindu-sikh-muslim-christain..
regarding Turban, it is Not just sikhs who wear them, there are so many other places where a turban is worn.
I am sorry if this post has given you the impression that it is about Sikhs, IT is not ..
Turbans are worn by people from rajasthan, Haryana and bihar even .. although not very sure of hindu state , that is the reason why terrorism happened,
Welcome here to this blog , Thanks for reading the post.
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Puttar you rock
23. Biggest tension is when to eat- what to eat-whom to eat with.
This is good,but when i am angry it is”whom to eat”
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🙂 Thank you so much…
oh yes I forgot that , I shud add it to the next one .. When angry WHOM TO EAT 🙂
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I am a punjabi myself so I can relate that.
Thanks for sharing this info.
Sapna
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Hello and Welcome here to this blog, thank you so much for visiting .. Do keep coming back ..
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oh Sure, Parajeee
Punjabiyan dee gal hee wakhri hai. Thank you for allowing me to comment.
Sapna
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Hear the word Parajee after a long long time .. been ages since i have been to my home now .. Thank you so much , I will visit your place too very soon ..
Glad to see you again .. and no thank you’s please .. rather I am thank ful that you took time out and read what i wrote .. 🙂 Take care
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what to say bhaaji…description of “oye” was awesome… 🙂
bbrruuaaaahhhhhhhhh… 🙂
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oh yesssssss Bbbuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh indeed .. how are you doing ..
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Nice facts about the punjabis, I love their bhangra style. Congrats on the blogadda feature 🙂
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Thank you so much Arti oh yes bhangra is a very ferocious dance I would say and I love it toooooooooo
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Wah,Paaji,Wah.
Add one more..TU PUNJ MINT THAER.MAIN ADDE GHANTE WHICH AYYA
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Chowla Sir now this one is another masterpiece .. I will add it to the next one for sureeeeeeeee
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LOL ..experienced each one of this in some form 😀 totally hilarious !
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THank you so much.. glad you enjoyed and i like that smile 🙂
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Puttar is the sweetest 🙂
Enjoyed the ‘punjabisms’ 😀
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Thank you so much .. yayyyyyyyyyyyyy
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Badiyan post Haiga 🙂
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Thank you so muchhhhhhhhhhhh 🙂
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too good ,reminds me of my cousins in ASR..who are so habitual of these words…!
I guess all pnjabis are same!
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he he he oh yes they are, i have even taught these to some of my friends here in uk the gora friends he he he he
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Oye! I shud know.. I married one 🙂
Lovely collection, Biks! 😀
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You did.. wow.. well you will discover a lot of Punjabi features then as time goes by.. He he he he
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hehehehehehehe OYE HOYE!
LOVED it 🙂 and thank God you added what to eat when to eat and whom to eat (WITH) 😛
Kidding. I love Punjabis and Punjabi. They have such spirit that it is infectious 🙂
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🙂 Thank you so much , how are you doing .
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congrats
Oye Oye
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Thank you SM and oye oye 🙂
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So very true Bikram.
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Thank you mam
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hey bikramjit… loving ur post…
Boy child – girl child ONE word “PUTTAR”- cutest!! 🙂
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Welcome here to this blog , thank you so much for visiting .. please do keep visiting 🙂
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Love these fun posts of yours. This is a great way to learn about the Punjabis. 🙂
What exactly is Burrrah, now?
Haha for that last pic.
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Thank you so muchhhhhhhhhh
well Burraaah means nothing.. it is usually after one has had a few shots they make this noise .. especially if dancing and enjoying …
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Loved this reply of your’s in comments section:”oh I already call my grandma Babe’s as she is getting younger and lovelier” ,made me smile.
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Hey hello , How are you .. good to see yu here after a long time .. Thank you so muchhhhhhhhh
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I am not a punjabi.. but i always use Oye! 😀 infact it has replaced “HI” for me 😉 i always greet anyone with an “Oye!” :p Dunno why.. just liked it 🙂
And Aven is one thing i picked up in a B-school 😉 from the north indians 😀
Cool post!
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CP how you doing , good to say here and oh yes OYE is good enough for sure 🙂
Thank you so much
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True it is good 😀 and i’m doing good 🙂
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P is for PUNJ MINUTE (five minutes) no matter where one is he will reach you in “PUNJ MINT“
lol … awesome !
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I know the reply is a bit too late BUT where are you RAHUL Paaji …
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I LIKE IT 🙂
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Thank you thank you so muchhhhh i am sorry i missed to reply this one ..
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Waiting for Part 4 now!! 😀
Well,I am not a Punjabi but I do use Oye and Aiven hi in day to day conversations 😀
LOVeD reading all the three parts 🙂
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yes mam.. part 4 also coming up soon 🙂 thank you so very much for liking the post
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Well,there wasn’t the option for “love” so had to “like” 😀
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awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww .. now i feel blessed .. THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
make sure you keep coming to my blog it does my ego a lot of GOOOD …
he he he he
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😀 hehe
Of course,I will 🙂
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Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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🙂 😀
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Lovely & I just loved your style of writing, so I am following you now, not for just punj mint ;-D
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THank you so muchhhhhhhhhhhhhh 🙂 and welcome here.. and yes please not for PUNJ mint but moreeeeeeee he he he he he he
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Sure asi vhi punj mint bolde hun te follow kitho karde
Sorry if its bad punjabi 😀 I never learned it good while growing up despite being punju 😦 feel bad sometimes.
still…phir mildye haan.
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sorry for not replying back to this one .. i know its been a long time 🙂
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🙂
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