Xenophanez

and plastic covers! I mean com'n plastic covered remotes, sofas, carpets.
Ok it makes sense if they are not in use and you are away for an extended period of time. BUT covering daily use items in plastic covers!.

And it's not just US (Pakistanis & Indian) apparently it's common for people from sub-continent. In my uni days I was living with a Sri-lankan family (ahmmm the mixed race daughter surprisingly had no Srilankan looks, may be because the late father was a gora. but that is a separate issue) and all over the house carpets had plastic cover! of course I ripped that off in my room, and paid for it when I left.

Mirch

I hope they did not have plastic covered , raza-e and kambal. What about food they ate plastic covered food too.
Yesterday I was at a desi home their coffee table was plastic covered , for a long time their chairs also remained plastic covered.

maroush

I stayed over at a friends house when i was younger... apart from the stereotypical household items that are usually at the centre of satirical depiction, they also had plastic covered beds .... most uncomfortable nights sleep ever... and i've slept in military bunkers before....

Suffice to say i never stayed over at their house again.

Lafanter

tell me abt it, i hate that

Xenophanez

oh they would if they could pack food in bite sized edible plastic sachets. I guess it's the too much effort and COST which refrains them from doing that. Otherwise who would ruin disposable crockery with food stains.

Mamaof3

Italian people often do this too. Ack, in the middle of summer sitting down on a plastic-covered couch...not pleasant at all! Its thrifty in a way, I mean the furniture will stay like new for years and years....but me, I;d rather go for comfort and eventually replace it when it gets old.

zobia

they wana use em forever and pass it to their next generations.
and i hate this practice.

cheez he hai, tootay, khrab ho or nayee lay lo. why bother taking care of it to an extent of annoyance.

K337

carpet bhi

Lucid Chaotic

desis aren't the only ones though - I've seen Italians and Greeks do it too, and yes often to the same extent or even worse than I've seen at desi people's homes.

Mamaof3

My mom used to take me every now and then to her "ladies luncheon" when I was a teen. They'd rotate the hostess, everyone took a turn, and there was this one italian lady who had plastic on every chair, couch, lampshade and carpet. She didnt have air conditioning and in the heat of the summer, I rested my arm on the arm of the couch while they gabbed...well when I went to lift my arm off the couch I think I ripped of a layer or 2 of skin. OUCH man. The poor husband if he wore shorts. But then again, maybe the wifey did it on purpose lol.

Xenophanez

yeah Italians and Greeks are European version of DESIS. And to some extent Spanish too.

TLK

Plastic on carpet is an extreme I think ..

How about TV remote controls .. what are you trying to protect here man ..

and hate it on the toilet seats ..I think I've seen it somewhere.

njgal

I LOVE plastic everwhere. I even it use it on my face so I don't have to wash my face.

queer

on a totally unrelated note, do you tend to shed, xeno?

sazzie

lol we used to have plastic on the tv remote control. my dad left it on to keep the remote protected and safe from scratches and the like i guess lol

bebo

I know some people back in Pakistan do not remove the plastics covers from the seats of their new cars but I have never seen plastic covering in any desi home though.

Lucid Chaotic

I know of an "uncle" who used saran wrap on his remote control

adeeba

Our Dining Table chairs are still plastic covered...its cause we dont want it to get spoil soon, it kind of gives the ITS NEW look

its at the end of its tatters, but i stick it with the cello-take to keep it in place

Khumar

it's hard to keep a remote unplasticed at my house. my dad's rationale: you hands get greasy, i don't want the remote to get greasy too.

Masi Museebtay

I've never seen a carpet covered with plastic, I did see an old bedsheet at someone's place and they didn't even remove it when the guests arrived.

I plastic wrapped my remote to save it from my neighbor's kid, who'd attack it first thing, remove the batteries and throw them or worst chew on them. It didn't work though he ripped it off quite easily.