Aunt and Uncle just left and we had a hearty laugh talking about stuff yesterday with the family.
Apparently in India what one of the old "traditions" for men seeking women is that men would seek out certain families, go visit their houses and they would be treated to sweets and Bhaji/Bajji:
Fried fritters with various vegetables/aka the indian version of tempura.
Meanwhile the prospective girl would be made to show off her talents while the prospective groom would eat sweets and bajji and get entertained.
Honestly, what I said was "Wtf is this, slave trade?". And my parents and family are not all about that, even if they are very traditional, so they were just saying it to make fun of it.
HOWEVER. Bajji has to be my all time most favorite snack/appetizer/thing to stuff my mouth with in my entire life. There is nothing else that will compare. As soon as I found out about this age-old tradition I grabbed my uncle's hand and I was like "cmon let's go, the girls' families must be waiting".
Also yesterday we ended up watching a bollywood movie that only lasted 1.5 hours!
And I learned that "Phakra" or "Phak" (pronounced similar to "Fuck") means "pride". So technically "Fuck you" means "I'm proud of you".
FUCK YOU FINALGEAR!