You love your Pakistani heritage and culture, and you're especially grateful that you got to grow up in a country like Canada. For the most part, it's been great.
But sometimes there are a few, just a few, things that get to you.
They’re all about poor families burdened with too many daughters.
But your parents somehow track you down and hand you the phone.
The conversation usually goes from “How are you?” to “When are you getting married?” faster than Superman can fly.
Because no one beats your mom’s biryani.
Basically, you never get the TV anymore.
You spend most of those events getting stared down by aunties.
And it makes everything better. Because mangos are EVERYTHING.
Most of the time that happens during Canadian winters.
That's a toilet.
Unless they're playing against India, of course.
Because that would be like not supporting Canada against the U.S. in hockey.
But you also wouldn’t trade your Pakistani heritage for anything.
