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My parents never wanted to pay money for halloween costumes, so for five straight years, I wore a lehenga choli and was an "Indian princess" for halloween. MLID
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Jun 17, 2009 12:07 PM - Random - by wannabefob (woman)

OMG YES! All the way through elementary school, I was a Desi Princess with my lengha for the Halloween parade :D
#95 - Jun 18, 2009 01:15 PM by Desi
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OKAY SERIOUSLY ME TOO! I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE
#217 - Feb 5, 1336 12:45 PM by thedesiestladki
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hahahaha! ditto! all through elementary school and middle..indian princess, gypsy, indian dancer, and any other title you could give to the lenghas and chania choris! .. and i have two sisters who did the same too
#595 - Jun 28, 2009 02:10 AM by gujuchokri
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omfg. i did that too. and when i was four i won first place in a halloween costume pageant!
#1488 - Jul 9, 2009 02:25 AM by raatkirani
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ahah same here & all the white kids think its sooo amazinggg
#1782 - Feb 5, 999 12:47 PM by abcd89
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I did that too .. just added a crown and waaa laaa desi princess hahaah
#1810 - Feb 5, 3660 12:47 PM by shruti2885
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thank god i thought i was the only one!
#1882 - Feb 5, 9459 12:47 PM by yournotsotypicalabcd
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haha SAMEEEE my mom didnt wanna waste money on a real costume
#5628 - Sep 7, 2009 11:04 AM by a.desi.girl123
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wow! i thought my parents were original when they did that!
#5991 - Sep 13, 2009 08:29 PM by curryandricegirl
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lol!!! there is a halloween costume with a short choli and mini skirt called "bollywood beauty" lol i kinda want to wear it this year!!!!!! bet at least it would have been cultural and stuff and not boring like the other costumes out there...
#6059 - Sep 14, 2009 06:25 PM by InsideOutCoconut
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OMG me too!!! actually it's not that bad because goras "ohh" and "ahh" at my suits because they don't have nearly as much shimmer on their clothes as we do. It's great! and cheap at the same time =/
#9088 - Oct 4, 2009 12:25 PM by totallyme247
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I was an Indian princess fo SOOO Long, then I started being a hippie (You can still wear Indian clothes, just the REALLY ugly ones).
#10639 - Feb 5, 5414 12:57 PM by su.
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omg!!!!!!!!!!!!! i did that 2 from kg to 3rd grade i did that 2!!!! our lives r soooooo desi!!!!!!!!!!
#13080 - Dec 13, 2009 09:07 PM by Brownie_97
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HAHAHAHA i did too!!!! omg but no one understood what i was saying
#33451 - Jun 24, 2011 02:52 AM by kuchi123
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