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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

This is a conversation I had today with a rather nice elderly gentleman at PIA today:

"Singapore main kia kartay hain aap? parhtay hain?"
"haan jee"
"suna hai baree khoobsoorat jaga hai...zindagee main aik dafa singapore dekhna chahiyay"
"han jee kahtay hain log..."
"nahi kahtay to hain...gaana bhee to hai" (there's a song abt singapore? I didnt know that)
"Magar kahtay hain kay kafee mahnga hai"
"haan jee...Asia kay mukaabaly main to mahnga hee hai"
"Kitnay ka hai un ka ...kia hota hai? dollar hee na? (
I nod)"
"40 rupay jee"
"yay to kaafee mahnga hai jee....to aik botal kitnay kee atee hai?"
"Jee?"
"Botal"
"Panee kee?"
"Nahi...yay...pepsi, seven up wagahira.....yay jo 'drinks' hotay hain"
"Pata nahi jee....2 dollar kee hotee ho gee pepsi kee botal"
"Acha! to aap ko nahi pata kitnay kee hai"
"Jee bas...."
"Aap nay kabhee piyay nahi 'drinks'?"
"erm......."

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