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George Khan: ...when I come this country, I have no luggage. Today what I got?
Meenah Khan: You got a chip shop. dad.
George Khan: Right. Own bloody business, see.

Priest: God bless.
George Khan: And Allah be with you

[In the hospital following Sajid's circumcision]
George Khan: Tickle-Tackle all gone?
Doctor: [Puzzled] Circumcision was absolutely fine.
George Khan: You Indian?
Ella Khan: [whispering] George.
George Khan: [to Ella] Bastard Indian.

Tariq Khan: [Watching Enoch Powell speaking on TV] We should have a whip round and get Dad repatriated.

Ella Khan: Do you think I'm a good mother?
Auntie Annie: No, I think you're a friggin' awful mother.

Ella Khan: They filmed "The Dambusters" here.
Meenah Khan: Mam, you say that EVERYTIME we come to Bradford.
Ella Khan: Well they bloody did.

[Abdul and Tariq approach a local nightclub]
Bouncer: All right, Tony, how ya goin' mate?
Tariq Khan: All right, Bazza?
Bouncer: Yeah, good to see ya. All right, in ya go.
Tariq Khan: Nice, mate.
Bouncer: [to Abdul] Where do you think you're going, smiler?
Tariq Khan: This is our kid, erm...
Abdul Khan: Arthur, me name's Arthur.

Stella Moorhouse: I'll never let the colour of your Dad come between us.

George Khan: I won't have my son looking like bastard hippie.

Stella Moorhouse: Let's elope. That's soooo romantic.

Mr. Moorhouse: See. You let one of 'em in, and the whole fuckin' tribe turns up.

Ella Khan: Sorry about him Mr. Shah. He's just been circumcised.

[Annie meets Tariq and Abdul's brides to be]
Auntie Annie: [sarcastic] Is it these two. They're bleedin' gorgeous. You're lucky you pair aren't ya. Landin' a couple of belters like these.

Auntie Annie: They'll do anything for you Mrs/ Shah. Good Samaritans they are. Just like in the Bible.

[Heard by Mrs Shah from outside]
Meenah Khan: [Referring to the Shahs' daughters] Have you seen the state of them two. One of 'em's got a moustache like Dad.
Ella Khan: Kids eh. Were your two like that Mrs. Shah?
Mrs. Shah: [Sternly] No.

Mrs. Shah: I believe in strict discipline. Especially in a NON-Pakistani environment.

Auntie Annie: Our Peter knows how far he can go before I knock him to Kingdom Come. And that's just my husband Mrs. Shah.

Mrs. Shah: I will never allow my daughters to marry into this jungly family of half-breeds.
Ella Khan: Well they may be half-bred, but at least they're not friggin' inbred like those two monstrosities.

Mr. Shah: [to George] You're wife's a disgrace.

Ella Khan: [to Mrs. Shah] Piss of out of my house, and take Laurel and Hardy with you.

Priest: God Bless.
George Khan: Allah go with you.

Sajid Khan: Mum! Mum! The Pakis are here!

Mark: Gunga Din! Drinking the white man's brew!
Fat Twat: What are you doing here, Abdul?
Abdul Khan: It's me stag night. I'm gettin' married.
Mark: Who to?
Abdul Khan: Dunno. Me dad hasn't bothered introducing us yet.

Sajid Khan: Get stuffed!

Stella Moorhouse: I'll never let the colour of your Dad come between us. It's not fair coz I love curry an' all.
Tariq Khan: Yeah. Nice one.

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