“Where are you from?” Twitterati’s Humorous Take on Stereotypes

Read about the hilarious trend that Twitter has taken up from a 4 month old insult!

Twitter has managed to dig up yet another goldmine of creativity from its users. The latest trend that seems to have gripped the micro-blogging website, both around the world and in India, is the increasingly ironic pattern of “Where are you from?”

What started as the #whereareyoufrom hashtag that trended after US President Donald Trump reportedly belittled a Korean-American reporter, has now been flipped on its its head. Tweeple make fun of the ignorance the speaker exhibits in a grossly exaggerated and cathartic punchline.

A few highlights:

“Where are you from?”
“Egypt”
“Where in Egypt”
“Cairo”
“What’s that near?”
“Giza”
“Huh??????”
“The pyramids. I live in the pyramids. I eat sand for breakfast and ride a camel to school, King Tut is my father.” https://t.co/2IyZFxNfSX

— Stephen Samuels (@stefanzakria) May 28, 2018

“Where are you from?”
“The UAE”
“Where in the UAE”
“Abu Dhabi”
“What’s that near?”
“Al ain”
“Huh??????”
“Dubai. I live in Dubai. I eat gold for breakfast, my toilet paper is infused with diamonds, and I buy a new Lamborghini every day.” https://t.co/vE5BMLwwzI

— tulips (@TulahKastali) May 28, 2018

Indians, of course, both at home and abroad jumped to put their hats in this ring and exhibit their national pride and collective love for curry:

“Where you from?”

“Memphis”

“No but where are you really from?”

“oh, I’m from Collierville, it’s a suburb in TN”

“NO I mean like where are YOUR PEOPLE from?”

“India, I’m Indian - I got a cow at home, my dad makes curry daily, Gandhi’s my gramps, & I memorized the Kama Sutra” https://t.co/ZwRuXOMbWh

— Kaif Gilani (@KaifGilani) May 29, 2018

"Where are you from?"
"India"
"Ohh where in India?"
"Ahmedabad"
"Where is that?"
"Gujarat”
"Huh?"
"New Delhi, i live in New Delhi. i sleep in the Taj Mahal, only eat curry, and walk around with my cricket bat.” https://t.co/lqibctOYzm

— jn (@jay3npat3l) May 31, 2018

Of course, there were twists in the format. Why be anything else when you can be Indian?

“Where are you from”

“South Asia”

“Where in South Asia”

“Nepal”

“Uhm, Where's that by”

“Mt. Everest, Tibet, The Rice Fields”

“Um where?”

“India. I'm from India. I live in the Taj Mahal, my mother was a sack of rice and my dad was an elephant.”

— Amit Adhikari (@nopacito) May 30, 2018

Where are you from?
Me:”Mangalore”
“Oh, achcha, Bangalore”
Me:”No no, Mangalore”
“Sure, Do you get many mangoes there?”
Me:”we live inside the sea, have gills for noses and set dosas for paper”. https://t.co/brNBILkt9Z

— Nistula Hebbar (@nistula) May 30, 2018

“Where are you from?”
“Kashmir”
“Where in Kashmir?”
“Srinagar”
“What’s that near?”
“Between India and Pakistan”
“Huh??????”
“It’s where India and Pakistan go to picnic. Led Zeppelin discovered us, our skin is like that Cashmere sweater and we drink Pashmina for beer. https://t.co/54s8qfgyKA

— Faysal (@_Faysal) May 29, 2018

“Where are you from?”

“India ”

“Where in India”

“Tuticorin”

“What’s that near?”

“Thirunelveli, Madurai..”

“Huh????”

“I live next to the Sterlite Copper Plant. We eat copper waste and inhale cancer. And our government don't give a shit about us.” https://t.co/h5cGtJEXDU

— Naresh Parameswaran (@cliched_moi) May 29, 2018

“Where are you from?”
“Jersey”
“Like where are you actually from?”
“Central Jersey, I’m from Central Jersey”
“No, like where are from FROM”
“India, I was born out of a lotus flower, I’ve never even made eye contact with a cow and I bathe in tubs of chicken tikka, I’m from India!” https://t.co/1PD3Mvyc4W

— v (@ayvars_) May 29, 2018

Maybe a Google search for all of these places would not be out of the question for the oblivious askers. What do you think? Since we can’t seem to resist politics, self-awareness and lots of garam masala, what are your contributions to “Where are you from?” Do share in the comments section below!