Being Hyderabadi

My father's as well as my mother's family originally belong to 'Hyderabad Daccan', so being born in a hyderabadi family I am a true blood hyderabadi.

After visiting Hyderabad Daccan twice I've become a 'Pakki Hyderabaddan'. I love and enjoy being hyderabadi, the accent, the cliche lines, the food, customs.. everything!

Hyderabadis speak Urdu but in a different accent that seems a bit funny too but I feel no shame doing it.I usually don't speak hyderabadi in my friends circle but I automatically start speaking when my surroundings are purely hyderabadi. I love my nani saying ''maathi miley'', ''matti ke mutkuley'' (i don't know what does that really mean) and ''jaaando'' (dafa kro) but I love it though. And I love my cousins living in hyderabad saying after a long time conversation ''kya miyaann? kidhar tou bhi ghayab hen ajkal?" and "yeh tou ekdum kiraak ich hogya! (its crazy)".

And how can I forget the food? the so very famous hyderabadi food basically "Hyderabad ki Shaan". The hyderabadi biryani, mirchi ka salan, bagharey baigan, khubani ka meetha and the mouth watering list goes on. Every single dish of hyderabadis is "Khatti" or you can say that "hum khattey pe zinda hen! :D But seriously I can't imagine my food without imli (tamarind) in every salan.

Now, some of the hyderabadi habits.. 

Referring to some past incident no matter how old.. it will always be "parso ki baat hai". Doesn't matter if you're having Student Biryani "achar" (pickles) tou phr bhi zaruri hy! Having breakfast at 7 am eating chawal salan! :D And in every single hyderabadi family there will be a nani or dadi having dunya bhar ka bojj on their heads though they have nothing to do with it!

I would just say that hyderabadis are insane and awesome and full of life and I love being one of them. I'll surely say that you can take me out of hyderabad but can never take hyderabad out of me!!

Now this is so like my hyderabadi mom! :D :D