Things You Always Hear at Thai-Indian Weddings

Whichever Thai-Indian wedding you attend, you simply cannot escape the uncles and aunties who are ready to bombard you with questions.

Half of them you don’t even know personally, but you’re convinced you’ve seen them somewhere before, maybe at another wedding, maybe in a family photo, who knows.

Different weddings, different aunties… yet the exact same questions every single time. So here are some of the classics you’ll almost always hear at a Thai-Indian wedding.

Uncles and aunties are always invested in your relationship status.
If you’re single, they’ll look at you with concern and say, “So pretty… how come? Don’t worry, I’ll find someone nice for you.”

If you’re already in a relationship, the next question is, “So when is the good news?” And it doesn’t stop there, even after you’re married, they’ll gently (or not so gently) ask, “When are you planning to have a child?”

Basically, the questions never end… they just evolve.

“I remember when you were this small! I used to carry you also.”
You’re just standing there thinking, aunty… I don’t even remember properly what happened yesterday, how am I supposed to remember you from 1999?

She starts with, "You're a photocopy of your mom." And before you can even answer, they launch into, “I’ve known your mom since before you were born… we used to go here, do this, meet there…”
And you’re standing there thinking, I honestly have no idea who you are, but you still nod, smile, and go, “Hmm… yeah, haha,” everyone tells me that.

Aside from the buffet, performances, and dancing, Thai-Indian weddings also come with Quiz Time. An uncle will walk up and go, “Beta, do you remember me?” You smile nervously: “Umm… maybe?”

Then he hits you with, “Do you know how I’m related to your dad?”
And suddenly you become part of a family history lecture you only pretend to understand. But of course, you nod like, “Ohhh okay okay … got it now.” just so the moment ends and he can finally move on.

Meanwhile, you’re scanning the room thinking, Someone please rescue me. I need to escape.

You've become so thin na, the last I saw you (which was what, more than 10 years ago), you were quite chubby. "Are you dieting?" If your mother is next to you, she will look at her and say, "Tell her to eat properly na".

The curiosity never ends. Aunties can be like, “What exactly is your work?”
And you respond with, “I do data analytics. I clean datasets, run predictive models, analyse consumer behaviour, and create dashboards for business decisions.” She then nods aggressively (absolutely no clue what that is) and goes on to say, “Very good. Computers are the future. You’re doing great, beta.”