You know you are from Delhi when..
You drink only on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings. And try not drinking on Tuesday.
Treating a friend means - Daaru Shaaru te kabbab shabaab.
A place to meet is Mocha, CCD, Barista, Hookah.
You use the word "setting" or "jugaad" at-least once a day.
You have not visited either of - Qutub Minar, Red Fort, Lotus Temple. It is only for tourists, so Delhiites say.
You ride on the cycle rickshaw in NOIDA (more popularly known as NEODA) - haggle over the price, but still pity rickshaw walla's condition and give him what he asked.
You glare at people who call Gol Guppas as Pani Puri!
You always ask the vendor "Bhaiya yeh Gol-Guppe Aate ki hai ya Sooji ke?"
Schooling is best in Delhi not because of CBSE but because you've had school cancelled thrice due to cold in winters & summer vacations preponed due to sudden increase heat in Summers and atleast two Rainy Day off during Monsoon.
You have been to a wedding at a Mehrauli farmhouse at least once
You call the waiter in the restaurant "boss" or "Pappey" & tack on "yaar" "bhai" to almost every sentence.
You know that Bappay Da Dhaba or Kake Da Hotel has better butter chicken than Taj. You've at least tried it once! And you see a BMW, a Porsche OR a Mercedes parked outside it!
You describe practically every other person on the planet as "Vella". ('Idle' or Nikamma in Punjabi).
You see middle-aged Aunties wearing Gucci shades and holding LV bags having Gol-Gappas in GK or Bhelpuri in South Ex along with Diet Coke !
You call every stranger 'Bhaiyya'.
You refer to East Delhi as 'Jamuna Paar'.
You refer to AIIMS as Medical.
Pretty girls as Totta, Maal or Bamb (Punjabi for Bomb).
Aashiq mizaz boys as Majnu di Aulad !
You don�t buy tickets for a music concert or cricket match, but try to use political contacts...
You overtake everyone from the wrong side and stare into his/her eyes while doing so.
You have at least two cars and a motorbike at home.
And you have fought at least once every month with neighbors over parking...
You park your Car and take a Auto-rickshaw to Lajpat Nagar/Rajouri/ Kamla Nagar/ Karol Bagh. But CP, you don't get parking space easily, yet you go always in your own vehicle.
And then you say apni Kanvense (conveyance) howe na ta badi Kanvinyance (convenience) hondi hai ji !!!!!
You have bribed a traffic cop (THULLA) at least once, every month.
You know that a farmhouse has nothing to do with cattle or farming. It is luxurious hangout for whole night.
You use "contacts" (jugaad) for everything, from getting movie tickets to restaurant bookings to play-school admissions.
DESPITE all the good and bad........You still Love Delhi..
Part of the Dream Weave Walk 1999-2012