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Word for eating out, technically, in the car, in the driveway, is out.
>> [laughter] >> So, then we'd smash like food in the driveway.
And then we took it a step further cuz in the backyard, [laughter] we had a little Bali hut set up, right?
So, then we were like, "Well, it's still technically out of the house." I was like, "What did you have for dinner?"
And then [laughter] he's like, "Oh, but I smashed a chicken burger." And I was like, "Bro, what the F? I had potatoes."
Why would you be in your girlfriend at the time's home when she's overseas?
>> Deep goes, "Hey, we need to go over to their house." And his face is, "You got to eat it."
>> [laughter] >> I was like, "Oh." You couldn't have just taken us well a a teaspoon of that.
>> really nice and calm, calm, you know, have this. She puts it in front of me and it was chickpeas. Partner at the time realized chopped up cucumber. I would smash down heaps of cucumber and then quickly put the chickpeas in. So, you didn't get the taste of it.
>> I you know what? I'm going to remember this. Bro, this whole deal is like 2-3 hours. He leaves me alone WITH HER.
>> [laughter] >> BRO.
I GOT the thing. I need to go find the document. She's overseas.
>> As I'm having lunch with her, someone rocks up. Some random third person rocks up. And now a third person sitting at the table. I'm sitting with two complete randoms having lunch somewhere I don't even be. And this bloke's just left me.
I can understand what this being Oh my god.
>> [laughter] >> Oh my god.
This wouldn't make any sense to the pod if you're listening to it. Ross is being a pretty >> really watch it.
Cameras work? They're all recording.
>> This one's black screen.
>> Black screen, bro.
>> Is it actually? Yeah.
What's happening, guys? Welcome back to another episode of your favorite Three Brown Men. In this episode, we discuss what brown people keeping to the theme of brown, grew up with.
>> You might have, you know, been raised in a household where you have Indian superstitious beliefs. 99% of them probably didn't make sense. And in today's episode, we go through that list of things that you probably all hated.
>> You all questioned.
>> And you probably still heard of till this day.
>> And we go through that list and give our thoughts on whether they're cap or not and which 99% of them actually are. And we finish off with our infamous Reddit segment, which is of course very juicy.
If you guys are interested, please keep watching. Living the dream, boys. Living the dream.
How we going? It's been a hot minute.
Yeah, it's been a hot minute. It's also end of day, so I know our energy's are a little bit low. But for you guys, we back on.
Well, I had a cold pressed juice.
And I reckon that's going to give me what I need.
>> didn't look cold pressed at all to me.
And I don't know what this juice is, bro.
>> [snorts] >> Well, it was like a pineapple ginger juice.
It was one of those 100% juice. That's what it said. That's what it said. I don't know. Didn't taste like it.
And do you feel energized? Um I feel better than before. Okay. Yeah. All right. Juice does the trick. What are you on? Anything? I had a piccolo. A piccolo? A piccolo.
>> Just straight coffee Oh, no, it's a dash of milk. That's a piccolo. It's not an espresso shot. But does it taste anything like good?
Does it taste any good? It doesn't It doesn't matter because you don't know what coffee is.
Cuz what do you have? Explain to the people that are watching and listening, what do you have?
>> An almond mocha.
And with extra chocolate.
>> No. No, you're making [ __ ] up.
>> He puts sprinkles on it.
>> have Have you ever had whipped cream on it?
>> No, I haven't. Okay. After hours, that's a bit childish, right? After hours.
That's a bit childish, right? Let's Let's It will change on that one. I just have an almond mocha. It's great. If I'm like feeling like it's really hot, then I have an iced latte.
Ooh. And mind you, you know how many shots in in an iced latte? There's three.
>> Three. And you would have that?
>> Yep. And then I'm going to go to the bathroom straight after. Nice. Yeah. But sometimes when I'm feeling a bit experimental, half a pump of just vanilla syrup.
I'm glad you put vanilla syrup Oh, that's a bit weird, too. Why? Vanilla syrup is just pure like sugar. Uh that's why you get half the pump. So, it's like it's it's doable.
>> hell is wrong with >> I'm telling you it tastes nice.
[laughter] It tastes nice still. Like it's not It's not I don't know why you guys are throwing shade at me.
>> You got to You got to stop saying vanilla syrup and you're getting pumped.
>> [laughter] >> Anyways, anyways, how have you been?
Catch-up segment, go. Let's catch up.
>> Go, Deep. How are you? What's What's Um I've been in the midst of a wedding. So, you remember how I went to that bucks?
Yes. Anyone that didn't watch that episode, watch that episode. But now the wedding's happening. So, it's My mate, he's Greek, and he's getting married to an Indian girl. Mhm. So, you could only imagine the amount of nuance to this wedding. There's about seven events. We're about 50% in.
Um The first event took place I think it was Well, it was Friday. Mhm. I left at midnight after the event finished.
>> MCing, may I add? I I I did MC. Wow.
It's been a while cuz the last time I MCed was at Ishaan's wedding. Ishaan's wedding. He's starting up an MC business.
>> Yeah. No, thank you. No, thank you at all.
>> Did you do a good job? I wasn't there, but did you do a good job at MCing?
Look, I don't want to toot my own horn, but Yeah, you did. It was pretty average. He got good reviews for that.
>> [laughter] >> What were some of your MCing like tactics? Did you Did you do any crowd involvement? Did you Did you do anything? Well, one of the things I wanted to do One of the things I wanted to do was take the script and and and and look across to my co-host and just rip the script and be like, "Now, let's figure it out." Did you have a co-host?
>> Yeah, Rahul. Right. Okay. So, I had the co-host and he was very like structured cuz I think he's he takes this a lot more seriously than I do, obviously. Um but I had fun with it. I had fun with it. I think everyone enjoyed themselves, but I finished up at midnight.
Some of them went all on till 5:00 a.m.
So, I don't know how they've They've done that. 5:00 a.m.? I can't imagine.
>> was another ceremony on Sunday. Mhm. Um which again I left it around I think it was like quarter to 11:00, which was still quite late for a Sunday. Mhm. And then I got told at the Haldi yesterday, which is a turmeric event, um that again a lot of people went till the wee hours of the morning.
>> Bro, and out of just for context, the Haldi ceremony, the turmeric event, is literally a small 1-2 hour ceremony that's generally done during the day.
>> No, no. I found this out during the the turmeric ceremony of the night before.
>> Ah, I see. So, it wasn't as though they were going ham at the at the Haldi.
>> During the Haldi. That'd be very interesting.
>> Yeah. Okay. Yeah, right. So, you're a guest at the wedding.
>> the midst of that again for the next couple of days. I'm out. So, it's literally this wedding. Mhm. Are you attending these weddings by yourself?
See what he did there? Sounds like you Yeah. You see what he did there? You plus one anyone? Of course. Like a special someone special someone that you might have Um No. No, I I am >> Flying solo, huh? I see. Nice. Well, I mean, look, he's the MC. So, he's probably like, "Hey, special someone, I need to be 100% focused here.
>> give you my love and >> to get my five-star reviews. So, please, no. I don't need distractions." That's what I think's happened. Because if she was there, distractions.
>> We know where his energy and attention would Correct. Correct. Mhm. Exactly.
So, that's been my sort of week so far.
>> Okay. Ask me again when we shoot the next episode on Monday how I Oh, sorry, on Tuesday cuz public holiday, right?
When are we shooting the next episode?
>> sure. At some point. Somewhere. Somehow.
You'll find out how the rest of my time goes.
>> Very good. Well, I've made a declaration when it comes to weddings. Okay. Yep.
This is my declaration. So, anyone that's listening, there's actually a really good way to communicate messages to people that I don't speak to regularly.
>> Cuz they're going to listen to this.
They will all listen. Yes. Okay.
>> So, my declaration is And we can probably cut this up. And then we can have this as the short. My declaration is that I only have three weddings left where I will be dancing and performing and MCing, whatever the if you want me to do. I will do that.
>> Okay. Okay. Only three. Only three. Only three? Until my kid gets married or our kids get married. Okay? So, so, let's just break it down.
>> Okay. That means your wedding, your wedding, >> Oh, yeah. and Vinnie's wedding. Okay.
There's only three.
Which means, unfortunately or fortunately for anyone that's listening, anyone that was wanting to invite me to come and perform at something, I'm not available.
I have made a declaration. Done. Yep.
That's it. What about asking him to the wedding? Oh. Serena's just asked me if she asked me Declaration was made about 10 seconds ago, which was just the three weddings.
>> [laughter] >> Which means, Serena, unfortunately, you like he's not going to come to your wedding. But outside of that, dancing.
Ah, so you will still attend weddings.
Uh okay. ANOTHER DECLARATION.
>> [laughter] >> I WILL ATTEND 10 weddings in a year. No No. 10 weddings in a year is a lot.
>> In a year, bro. In the next 5 years, only 10. Okay. So, two a year. All right. But I'm busy this year cuz I've got the kid.
So, following year. But I might have another kid.
Anyways, Uh so, Fair enough. I mean, we might we might end up getting married in the same year. Who knows? Sure. I cannot wait for that. Sure. I will take annual leave to attend your weddings.
Okay.
>> [laughter] >> In the same week? Well, don't do it in the same week. No, okay. Can't dance that much.
>> What have you been up to? What have I been up to? Let me check my calendar. I just I feel like busy this guy is. Uh no. Heavy. Uh not that heavy. Big man things. Um no, honestly, like the the bloodbath of weddings are done in terms of March. Thank god. Mhm. Going into April, half the week half the month was intense. Second half, ill like ill chase. We ill chase. So, what's what's like uh May, June look like? Is that a bit more chill?
>> is a bloodbath again.
Really?
>> Yeah, I don't know why. I think it's just things are changing in the universe. Yeah. It makes sense cuz what here's historically, did you find that there were less lesser weddings in those months of winter?
>> Correct. And I think It's increasing.
Shifting now is Is that like an El Nino thing? No, I think Oh, speaking of, we got some transition coming on going on in the climate as well. Okay.
I can't talk about it cuz I don't know anything.
>> cloud seeding? Okay.
Anyways, Yeah, what what what's your theory?
>> It's got to do with financials.
It's cheaper during to have weddings during that period of time. That makes sense. Cuz like with Indian weddings you have stuff outdoors.
At least it's cheaper by like 30% but you get rained on. It's pretty good.
Fair. Save a bit of money or a bit of rain. Yeah, it's all right.
So yeah, I'm I'm enjoying my time.
Got a few comedy shows coming up that I'm excited to go see. Oh, you know of the Sydney Comedy I know about No, not that one.
Jimmy Carr's coming to Sydney.
I'm keen to see that guy.
Sloss, another dude that I've talked a lot Yeah, Daniel Sloss.
He's awesome. I think I told you guys about it ages ago. So yeah, got some comedy shows coming up and just been enjoying my time like on Netflix and trying to watch things which I haven't been watching much of. So any recos, please pass my way. Which would now be the time.
Okay, well I'm in a situation that I told Serena about which is that I thought I was moving into my house. So I saved a bunch of shows and movies and I haven't been able to watch anything for the last 2 months. Has there been any updates? No. I just got told like 2 and 1/2 months.
When I expected 3 weeks. But anyways.
All right. Moving on. Next topic.
[laughter] Touchy topic. Okay, so Couple of episodes ago we talked about Australian culture. We talked about social rules. I thought I'd flip the script and introduce an entire segment dedicated to Indian culture and Indian rules.
Beautiful. I love that. Me too. And I thought we all grew up as South Asian.
Will this still be relevant for people that are the non-Indians? Absolutely not. However, if you're into interested for a laugh then like keep listening and watching. Yeah, you can judge us hard.
Yeah, I cuz I judge Yeah, cuz cuz I judge all of us hard.
>> [laughter] >> And I was I was before I created this segment, I asked a few of my friends like, "Hey, what rules did you guys grow up on or what were some like superstitious beliefs that you guys might have had?" Now, albeit most of these came from some sort of like religious affiliation. They had some sense of if you don't do this, you're going to die type of more or less. And that's why I'm non-religious now by the way. I'm non-religious now. You're agnos- like atheist Yeah, non-religious.
That's my declaration. That's You're feeling with that declaration.
[laughter] Just ignore him and continue Yeah, sounds sounds about right. All right, so I've got a fair few dot points to get through.
If you're brown and you're interested in this, then keep watching. If you're not, then also keep watching cuz we're a bit weird sometimes. All right, number one.
There's not really a list to this, but I'm just going to say it. Dot point number one, not trimming nails at night.
Did you guys get told this? Yeah, I did last night.
>> [laughter] >> Wait, that's a bit weird though. Like I had to. Like I looked at my nails. I said, "Hey, they need to be cut." By the way everyone, not for people that haven't seen Rob's hands, he's actually got beautiful hands. What defines a beautiful hand? You know how you can you can tell. It's proportionate. It's structural. Like your hands are ugly. My hands are ugly too. I don't have great hands. But my feet are absolutely Put your hands up to the camera right now so I can see. You're saying that he's got beautiful It's a bit It's got It's like the right blend between a feminine and masculine hand.
think his hand's a bit soft? He's put moisturizer on. I do moisturize on my retirement plans.
How did we get there? Yeah, so [laughter] Yeah, so I cut my nails last night.
Not last night. So I'm not going to look outside and be like, "Oh, it's dark today. I'm going to cut them tomorrow."
And then I forget and then I'll look like an idiot. Well, here's a better one. Don't You can't cut your nails inside the house. What? Yeah, it was Yeah, well, trimming your nails at night, but that was granted. Definitely don't do it inside the house. Yeah, [ __ ] that. I do it in bed sometimes. Oh, that's disgusting, bro. No, like obviously you put the tissue there and then you cut your nails.
But doesn't it like when you clip it doesn't it Because you have the protector on. Bro, you get the You don't get the cheap $2 one. You get the hectic ones.
I don't know how I would feel about that. I just cut my nails outside.
Where outside? On the grass.
On the grass. go to the lawn, just clip clip clip and go back inside. separates you [laughter] from doing that in that manner. Why don't you just do it inside? Yeah. Cuz then it goes everywhere.
>> [laughter] >> Hang on. Hang on. Hang on. So you've got a decent sized like front yard and you don't want to like pick up But I'm not doing that at my new house. Oh, okay. He might.
Can I just come and clip Oh, definitely not.
>> [laughter] >> Next one.
Indian household rules growing up, do not broom the house after sunset. We never really broomed to be honest with you, but yeah. Everyone vacuums.
Everyone vacuums, but even vacuuming was like a thing where you can't do it at night. Don't do it at night. During the day. During the day. We do it at night.
That's interesting. That's just called trauma. He's going through trauma. Yeah.
He does everything opposite. Yeah. Now he's intentionally doing everything opposite.
All right. Indian household rules growing up, do not go to sleep at night with your feet facing the sun the next morning. Bro. know about this. That was like an energy What's that fun feng feng shui? What's it? Feng shui? Feng shui.
Feng shui. That's what that one Not feng shui. Feng shui. Feng shui? Feng shui.
Okay, but how do you Okay, but if your house is created in a particular way Well, then you change your bed. Oh my god. No, I'd never heard of that. Never doing that. All right. Deeps, do you ever have I've never done it, but I don't I can see I can I can align with the idea of it because it it has more spiritual meaning to it. And if it affects energy, then yeah. I can see the meaning behind it, but I've never done it. Do your Do your feet face the sunrise at the moment? Okay, so Okay, so assume this is I'm I'm in bed right now. All right. Okay. Head here, feet there. Yep. The sun comes up that way. Okay, so then it's not facing it.
Okay, thanks.
I was I just had to visualize it just so I can >> [laughter] >> What about you? So you're in bed right now. Where's the sun? Visualize your room. Yeah, no, it's not I'm not facing Where's your sun? Sun behind you. Okay, so this The head's good. Deeps, where's your Where's Where's intentional, bro.
It's just how the freaking thing's made.
still I'm north facing so this way. Or that way. So you see Okay, so All right, cool. Nice. Nice. Next. Indian household rules growing up, stepping inside the house with your right foot.
What? Bro. No, that's a bit intense, man. I don't know about that. You know my theory is if people if people spent less time thinking about these things, they'd actually get somewhere in life.
The hell is this? Do you mean these are You can't do anything. These are superstitious like beliefs we all grew up on, kid. cat bro's. Oh, I mean most They're all cat. Oh, okay. You just have to talk about it. That's the segment, bro's. Welcome to the chat.
>> [laughter] >> Oh, you're hopeless. Indian household rules growing up, not touching books with your feet. Oh, yeah. I still do this one. I've heard that one. Yeah. I still do this one. As in you still touch them? I don't touch them. I I make it conscious effort to definitely don't touch anything with my feet, especially books. would books be on the floor?
That's a fair question. Bro, that's a good point. That's a very good question.
Think about it. Why would they be on the floor? Yeah. I'd say that's more disrespectful than the feet touching them. Or like Yeah, it's a very good point. That's a very good point. There you go, bro. I have If it happens to be somewhere and maybe it falls. What is it Why would there be a book on the I don't know.
I don't know, man. It's a really good point. Thank you. All right.
Indian household rules growing up, never call anyone older than you by their first name.
Yeah, but I don't think we've ever had that problem. Do you call Deeps like He calls me Deeps. Deepak Beer. Never. Call him Deeps. I call my uncle Noogs.
He's He's an actual name is like Anuj.
Wait, did Anuj call me earlier today?
Dinesh I call him Dinesh. Dinesh Charlene. Yeah. She's our auntie. Do you reckon that would have changed if you were much younger?
No, I don't think so. Like our cousins don't call us that and they're like 2 years old.
Yeah. I think it's pretty dated. Okay.
Yeah. When you're But Ari will call you Kartik uncle and Deeps. Okay, but there's going to be an uncle part after that. I think I think that's pretty cool. No, I'm I think I'm going to be okay with Deeps. I would prefer Ari just call me Deeps. Uncle Deeps. No, just No, just Deeps. Deeps. I think after a certain age, like once they get to like 5 or 6, then they can say whatever they like. 5 or 6? They can't talk before 5 and 6 anyway. Yeah, bro, they can. They can have sentences.
They can talk. What could they talk Yeah, you got to be like talking.
Start talking. Yeah. Like Like three and a half.
One and a half? Yeah. Bro, my um Not like like like actually Okay, well, no. You can understand things. You can understand things. Okay. What's the All right, interesting. Um Indian household rules growing up, don't wash your hair at night. Bro, I do that every night. I'm beginning to see a bit of a trend here. No one wants to do [ __ ] at night.
>> [laughter] >> What do you do at night then? I don't know. I don't know. Sit in your room.
Don't do anything. No, no, there'll probably be something you can't sit in your room. Yeah. But that was a popular one amongst women. A lot of women weren't allowed to wash their hair at night.
Well, bro, we're living in 2026. The only time you get to wash your hair is when you get time. Yeah. [laughter] All right. Indian household rules growing up, don't whistle at night.
Bro, what? Bro, I'm telling you no one's doing anything at night. I have a theory here. It's like a brown thing, hey? What do you mean? It's a brown thing? Like this is a brown thing. These are all Indian brown things. Yeah. cool. And where's the highest population? In India. So if at night you're not doing these things What are you doing? You're getting busy.
Population grows, bro's. You said They got bored. Yeah, they can't do anything.
>> [laughter] >> All right. Being vegetarian on certain days of the week. Boom. Let's go.
>> [laughter] >> But we all grew up with that Yeah, we all grew up with that one. But there are so many flaws to that concept which I [laughter] absolutely have stopped now.
We absolutely cooked this. Tell him tell him about our vegetarian like our veggie burger scenarios. Well, I'm I'm going to take it a step further, right? So at home we used to be veggie Monday and Tuesday. Yeah, so explain explain it first of all generally speaking. Yeah.
Mondays and Tuesdays at our at our place purely because that was like a religious day. A religious day. Yeah, cuz religion doesn't exist on any other day. No, no, no. And if we pray if we pray, don't pray, still still got to be better, okay?
So, Deep's introduced me to this concept when we used to live together was that I was the I was the rebel by the way now.
Yeah, I I didn't know any better. I was an idiot. So, then Deep's would go, "Oh, I'm just heading out to the shops." And then he'll come back and he's happy and I was like, "What the F?" And he said, "I'm happy." So, then I was like, "What did you have for dinner?" And [laughter] then he's like, "Oh, well, I smashed a chicken burger." And I was like, "Bro, what the F? I had potatoes."
>> [laughter] >> And then he got me onto it and he's like, "Oh, we'll just have food." But >> How old were you when you started having these experiences? It would have been like It was after when I started driving. Yeah, cuz then he could drive there. So, you would have asked your parents to do it. Uh yeah. 16, 17, like quite late.
>> Yeah. Anyway, so then we'd go and then he would take me and then we'd go have dinner together, then come back home.
So, now it's like, "Okay, so you only have to eat veg out Yeah.
>> house, right?"
>> So, hang on. So, that you can only be a veg out in the house came about because you guys decided to break the rules. Is that right?
>> so like now our parents have caught on that they're just going to eat out anyway. So, they said, "Eat out." So, then we're like, "Well, if we're eating out, technically in the car in the driveway is out." So, then we'd smash like food in the driveway.
>> [laughter] >> And then we took it a step further cuz in the backyard we had a little Bali hut set up, right? So, then we're like, "Well, it's still technically out of the house."
>> [laughter] >> So, we used to smash food down there and it was like It was creeping slowly creeping slowly back into the house.
Yeah, I used to do it as well. When no one was home. When no one was home I'd do it. I'd do it inside the house.
>> But then there [laughter] were there were times where I would wait for dad to go to sleep and I'd do it in the dining room. That is next level [ __ ] >> Nah, bro. That's you're just savage. I remember waiting till 12. I would be like the next day.
You took the midnight approach. Yeah, right. So, it was dumb. I was I never had the eating in the car rule. I never had the eating out rule. I never had the midnight rule. It was it's a vegetarian day. You're just you're vegetarian for the day. It doesn't matter if you're inside or outside. And even if you were overseas as well, it was you stick to it Monday, Tuesday.
>> You're supposed to, but I think I never did, but >> Yeah.
>> Yeah, that's where And then And then when I met you And that's where everything changed.
>> [laughter] >> Cuz if we saw when we overlap with uni of I remember we were we got veggie burgers on Mondays and Tuesdays from Hungry Jack's. Shout out to them. With the spicy peri peri sauce. Always always recommend.
But then at some point I don't know what changed. I remember doing 3 days Monday, Tuesday, Friday. Yep. And then I got rid of Fridays because Fridays are the going out days. And I'm like, "Bro, the out of And but back then I didn't go out all the time. I used to go out usually just on your your weekends, right? So, on a Friday when it was a vegetarian day I'm like, "Okay, look. This is just not the most practical time to be vegetarian to be a vegetarian. So, I'm just going to get rid of this day. I've got the other 2 days." So, then it was it were okay.
But then out of Monday, Tuesday I'm like, "Oh, Tuesday's a bit more of a significant day cuz uh from everyone that I've heard growing up." So, I'm like, "Let me just get rid of Mondays."
And then And then Tuesday was all that was left.
>> He was leaning out.
>> Yeah, and then I'm like, "This doesn't make any sense to me." And that's when you start questioning it, right? Like The moment you question it is when you go, "Oh, I ate something on a Monday.
Next week, I didn't die. Oh, [laughter] okay then." That was it. Unfortunately, when I got to asking like elders around the family for this who mind you got no idea.
>> Their justification didn't make sense to me. What What did they say? What Why did they say that?
>> "Oh, because it's a day in prayer for a particular god that represents this day." Mind you like Hinduism has like a thousand gods. A billion gods, bros.
Anyways, and so I'm like, "But wouldn't it just be disrespectful then to have it every other day and only have it just that one?" Like it doesn't make any sense. And I could argue for hours on this topic. So, >> [laughter] >> eventually 3 days became none. And then it started inching like 24/7. What's interesting in all of that like you said, you know, you'd refer back to the elders. Like in our household dad was the religious guy, man. Like he would be If it was up to him he'd be praying all day every day.
>> [laughter] >> But he knew nothing.
Like if you asked him like the material significance of this or that or this, he would not be able to tell you.
And it made me question it. That's why I started doing that. I'm like, Bro, you got no idea what you're doing. This is This is my This is my entire problem with religion and cultural beliefs as a whole. I was at a pre-wedding event function where they were doing something where they had to dig. Literally in the ground dig. What were they digging for?
Bro, you're asking the wrong guy and I've been photographing this event for years, right?
>> What do you take a photo of? The The digging process, yeah. Some some some Aussie chick next to me she goes, "Hey, like can I ask you what's the significance of this?" And I'm like, "Hey, so I've been doing this job for about for about 10 years."
>> Don't question this. And she goes, "Oh, yeah?" Cuz she got excited thinking I'm probably about to tell her the answer.
And I'm like, Once you dig you jump in.
I said to her I'm like, "I can tell you right now I still don't know what this means." And I said, "Not only that, but I bet you if you ask anybody else here they also don't know what it means."
And um yeah, half these people probably didn't. And so that's when I like I realized as a wedding photographer, especially as an Indian wedding photographer, there are so many like ritualistic moments and religious events that happen within a Hindu or Sikh wedding that no one actually knows the significance behind which bothers me. And I'm like, "Why do these things then?" So, anyways.
Non-religious bros.
Indian household rules growing up, not wearing black on ceremonious days or only wearing white to funerals.
Uh yeah, I mean we've heard it, but Mhm.
No one does that. What the F, man? Mhm.
Deep's. I wore a black kurta to the sangeet sangeet. You look sexy. I looked at you as the MC as well. Yeah, I looked at you going Indian aunties must have been judging hard. Well, they were doing other things. Uh-oh. Especially someone would have been very happy. Yep. Yep.
All right. Indian household rules growing up, touching any older elders or pundits' feet. Well, okay.
Bro. So, >> You're going down a different path there.
>> [laughter] >> So, did you Do you guys I I like I I still do it. I still touch elders' feet.
Do you guys >> Like Do you go for the full dive? I don't do the full dive. What's the significance? First people tell people why Like Serena's in the room going, "What the F? Why would you touch people's feet?"
>> sign of respect for any elder in the room. You touch their feet.
>> You touch their feet. And you acknowledge their presence in that moment.
Um I'm sure there's a better definition online that I can find and give to you.
I can find out.
Why do we touch Indian people's >> I think in the last year I'm going to call it the last 20 years the only time I've touched people's feet was uh when we got married we had to touch our parents' feet.
You touched mine, too. So, I touched yours?
You touched his? Oh, yeah, there you go.
He didn't even realize cuz he just went like this. He just kept going.
>> [laughter] >> So, so Serena So, Serena for context, um in traditional Hindu or Sikh customs, um it represents deep respect, humility, and the seeking of blessings from elders, gurus, or revered individuals.
Yep.
So, that's why we do it. Now, I don't know about you, but did your parents enforce it on you guys going, "Hey, you have to touch our feet?"
>> parents were pretty chill with it. Yeah, no. Honestly, >> got told when we got married like you would touch touch the feet.
And were you like, And I was like, "I don't want to."
I discussed it as well. I was like, "I don't want to." But did you do it? I did it like a little [ __ ] Yeah, he did it.
>> [laughter] >> He did it.
Mhm. When push comes to shove, I think he'll just conform because he's just like cuz you're a little [ __ ] No, it's not that. I think it's just my No, no, no. He just acknowledged it. Yeah, I acknowledged it. You Can you make another declaration to I'm a declaration. My declaration is I'm a little [ __ ] Wowee.
Were you the feet-touching type of dude?
Not really. Feet-touching type dude.
>> [laughter] >> How about if I start Just an air one.
Just an air one. It goes from a full to like a Full air one. Some people just do a bow now. Didn't you know someone who used to literally touch the feet and then bring the energy straight out?
He used to do like this. [laughter] If [snorts] you know, you know. If you know, you know.
Rajput.
>> [laughter] >> Shout out to him. All right. Indian household rules growing up, take your new car to the mandir or temple for blessing. I didn't do it.
>> He did it. I did it.
Is that your your recent one? My recent car, yep. Oh, yeah. Shout out to your your car.
I didn't take my car by gosh shooting that day, but I did happen to take it to the Sikh temple cuz that's where I had to take the shoes like >> [laughter] >> So, you're like, "I've got to shoot this. Can you manage this business here?" I'm like, "Two in one." Kind of checked out. And I remember the first >> song I listened to was Hanuman Chalisa as I was picking up my car. So, you were at a Sikh temple listening to Hanuman Chalisa. On the way, yeah. While eating a chicken burger.
>> [laughter] >> But I'm like, "Yeah, look. This is the best blessings I'm going to do right now. I'll take it."
>> Fair enough, bro. But we do we know do we do it It didn't really help you, did it, bud? Cuz aren't you on the verge of losing your license?
>> Well, I'm the car is still safe to drive though. So, that's good. My life is still protected which I'm happy with.
So, The car is safe to drive, but the driver can't drive. Well, I haven't got in the lane yet. And I checked my mailbox You still still And I checked my mailbox last night, nothing. Genuinely nothing. All right.
Anyone needing context, watch the other episodes.
>> Yeah.
All right. Indian household rules growing up, don't step over someone's feet.
Or something about like their height will stop Yeah, stop growing or some crap. That is so dumb. There is no scientific like explanation.
>> that you get to where you're like there is no scientific Okay. Not the 15 before this that had [laughter] zero reason.
Yeah, okay. Yeah, I I always feel bad now. If I step over someone's feet, I I feel really bad.
I It's just an ingrained response even though I know logically nothing's going to happen.
Yeah, look. There's other elements to this at play, but I just don't think they've done a good great job at like executing on the intent and the action.
Like you know, going to take your car to get it blessed I think has some spiritual meaning to me at a deeper level. Sure. Cuz I'm more of a spiritual guy than he is, for sure. But, I mean, going over someone's feet can seem disrespectful in the way you do it. And I just think this was just a tack on to go and just don't do it because this happens.
>> Yeah, I think the disrespect part, yeah, I can I can like if someone's going over, what the F, bro? Just ask me and I'll move my feet.
>> Or they just go around. Or go around, yeah. Like that, I think from a disrespectful point of view, yeah, makes sense. So, why is it disrespectful though?
Yeah, I think it's just like common Is it like Common mannerisms and like And you >> Standing kids. Yeah, any kids. That's it. Personal space, like come on, man.
You're jumping over someone's feet.
What's wrong with you? Yeah, no, I mean, I'm not doing it to save you.
>> I'm not taking it out on you. I'm just saying. Yeah, I'm taking against the system.
The system was flawed. Is that what you're hearing? Okay, cool. All right, next one. Um, Indian household rules growing up, black dot on any baby's foreheads or behind the ear. Oh, we got Okay, we got told about this. So, baby Ari came around and they're like, "Yep, we're going to put the black dot." I was like, "I know the F not."
What do you mean, black dot? Why?
>> Right. They're like, "Oh, like evil eye or some shit." And I was like, "No, you can wear one of these things." Oh, yeah, we've got um evil eye thing. It's like you have black somewhere and it'll absorb it. I was like, "Cool, but don't put it on his hand cuz he eats his hands." And they were like, "It has to go on the hand." I was like, "Well, look."
Wait, hang on. You said >> that he's going to have one. You can put it on his feet if you want, but otherwise, no. So, you were okay with him getting a a black >> Yeah, cuz I wear it. But, I wear it, to be honest, like between you and I.
>> Because do you see how this No, the internet.
>> it.
I wear it because like if I don't have it, it makes my wrist look really small.
And so, I decided to wear this. So, I put it on now, looks hectic. You know what I mean? Looks hectic now.
>> going to ask you a lot of questions here. So, your aesthetics. You're telling me that no spiritual belief system going on here at No, I just think it looks hectic.
Okay. Now, back to the other question, which is you're wearing it because you believe it you have small wrists. Yep.
>> It's more aesthetics for him now.
>> And you didn't want to go down the route of having any other things on you like jewelry? That's more fashion. No, what am I going to wear jewelry for, bro? Or like a bracelet even. What? No. Okay.
>> I'm a professional. Okay. He's a professional. He wears only black rope.
Yeah, [laughter] black rope. Black string.
>> Keeps me humble, cuz.
Okay, so going back to Ari, no dot on his foot on his >> Nah. So, wait, any dots on him?
>> No, no, no dots, bro.
>> Okay, does he have an evil eye thing now or not? As in this black thing? Yeah, on his ankle. Okay, cool. Okay.
What's that do? Nothing, it protects.
>> Looks Looks pretty cute. I mean, not going to lie.
>> aesthetic cuz he's got small calves.
>> [laughter] >> Okay. All right.
Good to know. Last one. When you go to someone's house as a guest, you should take what they're offering you as a sign of respect. Also, if you're hosting someone, you have to offer them something. [laughter] Okay, this is funny for a number of reasons, but you know what? I feel like we've both been in that position to begin with.
Not to begin with. Yeah, to begin with.
I I got screwed over first. You got screwed over even harder than me.
>> mean? What's the story?
What's the story? The story is that Deeps was with someone at the time and uh Give me context. How long ago was this? Like 10 years?
>> Uh, ages ago. But anyways, so then Deeps goes, "Hey, we need to go over to their house um and meet the mom." And so, we met went over and I said, "Cool." But, I only like I'm simple, basic [ __ ] Do not give me food. If you're going to give me food like I don't want it.
Unless it's KFC. Yeah, like it's Yeah, but I know I'm not going to get that.
Like, you know, you're going to give someone >> What happens if they gave you like crack of food? Like, you're saying >> Yeah, crack of food, I'll eat it. But, if there's something I don't want to eat, I don't want to be disrespectful and say that I want it. But, I also don't want to be in a position where I'm going to have to eat it. So, Deeps goes, "Yeah, no worries. It's fine."
So, we go there. And then >> you and me? Huh? I feel like it was >> Yeah, it was just you and me. Yeah, I don't know why, but anyways, it was just me and him and we get there and then obviously his partner's there and then the mom's there. And the mom was really nice and she goes, "Oh, cool. Like, come, come, you know, have this." She puts it in front of me and it was um chickpeas.
What the F am I going to do with this?
I don't eat this [ __ ] So, I look up and his face is, "You got to eat it." [laughter] I was like, "Oh." You couldn't have just taken a teaspoon of that.
>> no, it gets better. So, what did you What did you do? So, I was like, "Yeah, like is this usually good with something?" And [laughter] then thankfully, his partner at the time realized he doesn't eat this stuff. So, she chopped up um cucumber.
So, I would smash down heaps of cucumber and then quickly put the chickpeas in.
So, you didn't get the taste of it. I still taste that chickpeas and I was like, "You know what? I'm going to remember this." And I locked that [ __ ] in. And then >> utilized it on me.
>> Then I I I drew that trump card.
>> [laughter] >> What did you have to eat in Oh, bro, mine was like for him, I'm pretty sure it was like >> [laughter] >> For him, it was like a half an hour ordeal. Yeah, half an hour wrapped up, I'm out.
>> This This bloke goes to me, "Hey, um someone that he was dating at the time, she's not going to be there, but we're going to have to go and like drop something off, but her mom's going to be there and she's asked me to stay for lunch. Come with me." And I said, my first reaction and instant reaction is, "I'm not going." He said, "Nah, remember that what I did for you? Remember what >> Remember the chickpeas. I'm banking it in now.
>> Yeah, I'm banking it in. I'm like, "Well, I got no choice. I've got to do it now, right?" So, then we go. Bro, this ordeal is like 2 3 hours. That's a long time.
>> Not just that.
He leaves me alone with her.
>> [laughter] >> Bro, CUZ HE'S LIKE, "YOU'RE GOING TO GO AND give some like put something upstairs or whatever." I got the thing. I need to go find the document and it's in her room.
So, I'm going upstairs. She's overseas.
So, he's downstairs with the mother and they're having [laughter] food.
>> Bro, for a good It's for a good 15 20 minutes. This bloke's nowhere to be seen.
>> Why would you be in your girlfriend at the time's home when she's overseas?
Because I think she had asked me for a document to take a photo or some [ __ ] like that. I don't remember the details.
>> couldn't have done this.
Why? That's a really good question. I have no effing idea why. But anyways, or I had something I needed to take there and there was a document. I don't know, like treasure map. I don't know. Bro.
So, when we went there, so anyways, I knew he's downstairs. Okay.
>> So, I got it I got the document, did whatever and then I was like, "I may as well just sit here for a bit."
He sat upstairs.
>> [laughter] >> So, you know your brother's downstairs.
And I'll get I'll I'll do you one better.
As I'm having lunch with her and we're having this conversation, someone rocks up. Some random third person rocks up and now a third person sitting at the table. I'm sitting with two complete randoms having lunch somewhere I don't even be and this bloke's just left me.
Oh, come down there. What's going on?
>> [laughter] >> I was like, "Bro, hurry the I'm pretty sure it was video food, too. Oh, no.
>> like, "We've got to get out of here."
Well, there you go. There's a but Do you Hang on, when someone comes to your house, do you guys offer them things?
Like as a custom?
Like food?
>> Yeah, like food or water. Like as a >> Yeah, like It's basic civics like civic sense.
Yeah. Yeah. All right, cool. Good to know. Do you? Or you've never invited us to >> No, no, I don't tell people to come to my place.
>> I'm still for his lamb curry. Uh You'll be waiting for like 5 years. But, no, I don't I like no one comes and I don't invite. And then if they do, I just give them water cuz that's like the general etiquette. I give them something.
>> But yeah, apparently it's a thing growing up. All right, Indian household rules growing up. That was that. I like it. Awesome. Moving on. Uh, Reddit segment then we're calling it. Okay.
Is it a thing for a woman to not plan anything while dating?
What? Yep. I'll say it again. Is it a thing for women to not plan anything while dating?
I think it's a a guy and a girl thing.
Okay. It turns out to be two people in a relationship, right?
>> Well, this user wrote, "I just [clears throat] read a post from a woman who is scared that planning a date, spending some money and putting some effort in will freak a guy out and make her look desperate after he's planned multiple dates." She goes on Oh, this person goes on to say, "It got me thinking. I've dated six women over the last 3 years at various times. Never once had they put a plan in action that was solely their idea."
That >> Wait, hang on a second. Sorry, is this from the POV of the guy or the girl? I think it's the guy.
Um >> Oh, so he's complaining because she's never planned a date.
>> No one's planned a date. Got it.
Eventually, it gets pretty frustrating feeling like you put in all the effort planning just for her to show up and never put any thoughts towards reciprocating. Do women genuinely think not taking any ownership in dates is what they're supposed to be doing?
Thoughts?
I mean, this is completely flawed. What do you mean? There's two people in a relationship. It's give and take.
>> Yep. It's a sign of respect.
>> Do we I want to put myself in the position of what people might say to challenge this notion. Like, you know, the whole concept of courtship.
>> challenging this notion is an idiot. The whole concept of courtship, right? Like >> I'm not an idiot. I'm only asking what people might say.
>> Okay, what would they say? Um, in the concept of courtship, right? Where the guy pursues the girl and takes out the girl. Mhm. In traditional heterosexual relations relationships. Is that where that Heterosexual? What is this?
Is that where guy and girl Yeah. Like Okay, so say you take out a girl, right?
At what point would you expect them to plan the next date? Would it be the the literally the second date? The third date? The fourth date? Is there a such a thing where >> Yeah, like I planned this one and like to know that I you're interested, maybe you organize the next one.
>> Yeah. I think it's common sense.
Do your job. Otherwise you think like the person's not interested. Like, I'm always planning [ __ ] I'm not I'm always asking you if you want to hang out.
>> Correct.
>> I don't know. Are you really interested in me or not? Do we do we >> see it from the lens of say if you're a chick who a a guy's like taking you out on a date. And then she goes down the route of a bit like I'll only date men who are serious.
Who know that they want to take the initiative >> Ah, okay. Ah, I get what you're saying.
So, for anyone that's in something like that, dump her. Personally for me, I Yeah, I it wouldn't feel attractive to me if I had to continuously plan dates and not be taken out myself. I think it goes both ways.
>> Of course.
>> I remember getting into a conversation with a guy that I won't name who basically said to me just like, I have to drop hints to my now partner to be like, hey, that's a nice restaurant. We should go there sometime.
That's so [ __ ] >> And then that person's response is, is this your way of saying you want me to take you there? Well, to be honest with you.
So, to be honest with you, I think that an open conversation needs to happen, for sure. Like I think one thing and I don't know if you do this with Sandra or not, but you know, sometimes I also need affection. Mhm. From your special someone. From my special someone, of course. If I've had a if I've had a stressful day and that's the thing, right? As men, we're so accustomed to the idea of dealing with it ourselves and not necessarily leaning on say our significant other to help us in ways that we're not built emotionally and mentally. And I think we just take it maybe even for granted and we just go just got to do it, right?
>> Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So, yeah, sometimes I'm like, hey, I'd love this.
And you know, she's amazing. She does all of these things for me anyway, but for me, it's important to communicate that information. So, with for this person that you're referring to, they should just be like, hey, it would be nice to be taken out every so often. You don't have to drop hints. You just need to be honest and open. And I think it happens like early on. Just one conversation and then it should be that, ah, got it.
>> Yep. You set the tone. You set the tone.
>> Correct.
>> Like, hey, sometimes sometimes good, sometimes [ __ ] You know what I mean?
Okay. So, for any any chick listening to this and you're thinking, ah, it you know, it might make me sound desperate as a woman trying to date a dude. We're saying as three collective men, it definitely doesn't. And it shows initiative and drive and it shows that you're actually willing to do it.
>> Please take us out. We'd love to be taken out.
>> Well, you know, we can't cuz you've got a special someone.
>> no. I don't. Everybody have special someone now.
>> Yeah, of course. I'm just talking to the camera and you know, as in telling the girls. As a representative, the girls should take out the guys.
>> Yes, yes.
>> And if it's guy guy, girl girl, also same.
It's give and take is what he's trying to say.
>> Give and take. It's give and take. Yeah.
And classic who pays for the first date question, should I just chuck that It's the one that wants to take the person out. Rob's. I think the easiest way like when that would happen is happy to pay.
If someone pays for dinner, someone pays for dessert. Which What's the new word?
If you guys have listened all the way to this point, um, put date.
Like which date? No, just date. You know what would be really cool is if we have maybe people calling in and asking for dating dating advice or like our advice is a dating >> Like no, I'm I'm I'm I'm taking voice notes right now cuz I think to organize it live is actually quite difficult.
>> Okay. So, what I'm going to encourage is for anyone listening to this moment right now, I want you to send a voice note in and we will >> on our Instagram page.
>> on our Instagram page. Yep. Yes. You can send it to us even individually if you have access to our channels. That doesn't bother me. Um, or the Instagram page and voice note us your conundrum under a minute or a minute 30 at best.
Yep.
>> Less.
We'll >> We will have no names.
>> have no names. We might either play it on air if you don't mind it to be played. We won't disclose who you are.
Or I'll just voice changer cuz I can I can do those things.
>> Oh, really? That's high-tech.
>> Bro, just Okay, so we're going to voice change it, too? A bit of like Yeah, anonymous ones. Anonymous ones.
>> Yes. And I'll we'll play it and we'll discuss. How do we do about that? Love that.
>> Let's do it.
>> All right, awesome. All right.
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