Very Indian Problems

This and the tailor post put together reminded me.

Lady at a boutique paying 2800 bucks for a "designer blouse". Argued and argued about paying 20/- for the tassels to tie the blouse!

 

had a lot of fun reading the thread.....here is my list

- most people say one sec to make me wait...I wonder if they really do understand that the second gets over the second they tell it

- this happens whenever we go out......all the elderly ladies (including my mom) say book a cab now, we are ready to go out. After the cab is parked in the front doorway, run to tie the new saree that is to be worn, till then roam around in the old saree doing all unnecessary stuff

 

I do that, and I forget to pick it on that day. When I go to collect it next day he gives the stitched dress to me with a straight face . I am 100% sure all indian tailors know this trick .

 

- you are considered posh if you wear jeans and t-shirt.
- you are looked at with wonder if you wear a chudidar and talk fluent English. One old uncle very rudely told me in a mall 'oh... English ochcha ... Chusthe ala anipinchaledhu' translation "oh you know English, u don't look like you know the language

 

I always wear churidar , work in IT , can speak better english. All my relatives know that , they talk to me in telugu, but they communicate in english with my co-sister who is considered modern and posh

 

Lol....yeah and the other extremists are there too.....

I had a girl dressed in jeans, t-shirt walk upto me at a doctors place and tell me 'biyag horld pleaseee'.... translated 'bag hold please' .....

 

this co-sister being modern and posh is instilled in my MIL also. MIL talks to her formally , with holds telling her any wrong doings . But she communicates to me freely and even criticism

 

Asking: Are you Veg? or Non Veg?

Answer: I am Veg!

Me: Oh, I am Non Veg!

 

Very interesting thread.

I also watched the very British problem, and I think even us Indians have very clumsy way of greeting.

Something should be done and a more uniform way to greet should be adopted.

I grew up saying GoodMorning at home, when we get up and to teachers, but noone else.
In US I said Good Morning to a greeter/teacher and she goes to another "don't we have to say hi to them"
Now, being in US I greet people with Hi, at doctors, schools etc, because finally they have learned to say hi to Indians and don't want to confuse them.
Oh and the hi is a sigh....almost

 

Non-veg word is only used in India , others(in US ) don't understand that. Are you a vegeterain ? do you eat meat? etc