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Let me pen down the traits that I use to spot Aligarians in this crowded world.
I look for:
Someone who carries an AMU tarana ringtone on the cellphone.
Someone who speaks good Urdu.
Someone who looks graceful in appearance.
Someone who greets people with a loud "Salam Alaikum" without feeling shy about revealing his identity.
Someone who eagerly responds to a "Salam alaikum" with a "Salam alaikum" and not an obvious "Walekum As-Salaam".
Someone who respects seniors, older people irrespective of their economic status like waiters, rickshaw pullers, or porters.
Someone who is young but wears Sherwani, maybe, without a cap :-) (Like our Aligarian student union leaders).
Some who can crack the humorous one liners while watching a movie in a theatre.
Someone who can talk about any topic under the sun with the same interest and intensity as for his hobby horse.
Someone who uses words like jugaad, bhasad, intro, backing, lobby, dhaba, chay, +2, PUC, and mass bunk in his/her conversations.
Someone who adresses other unknown people of his age with "partner" as in: Partner, ye bus kahan jaaegi..
How about you? What do you look for?
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