My hindi skills

After being in b'lore for some 2 years now, my hindi has really picked up well I would say. It became quite evident from my recent visits to Mumbai and Delhi. Thanx to predictable-hindi-movies, now I can understand hindi to some extent but my speaking skills is equivalent to anna kournikov's tennis skills. :-)

When I am with my tamil friends, I crack jokes most of the time related to my hindi skills. And I picture myself as more of a north indian who is trying to forget tamizh language. No offense meant to anyone. Just for fun. And we friends were going to this movie called "Vettaiyadu - Villaiyadu" (hunt and play to translate it literally) some months back. And just when we were about to enter the hall I had asked these guys "Will they be putting HINDI subtitle for this (tamizh) movie?". They all gave me a ugly stare but all of them burst into laughter soon. LOL

I felt very lonely in MUmbai. Its very much of an unknown territory and with my hindi skills, I can hardly go anywhere. So I will have to wait every evening till my colleague finishes his work and comes back to the hotel with me. I really need to mention this security guard out there in my client office. This guy was the only one available for me to talk that time. We really had some nice talks. Poor me. Life can sometimes push people to edges. Couple of more days in that place, could have even turned me into a gay. LOL.

I met this taxi driver in Delhi. This guy runs a Pre-paid taxi in Delhi and is supposed to drive me from the airport to Connaught place where my hotel is. I told him the hotel name clearly and then slowly he started a conversation like this...

Driver: saab, hotel room booked hai kya?

Me: haaan, I did.

Driver: ohhh.. mujhe ek acha hotel maalum hai.. chaihiye hai kya?

Me: No man. I have already booked. mujhe boook kiya.. ho gaya.. (a little more consicious being in a unknown territory at 1am in nite) ho gaya..

Driver: teek hai..

(his soul rests in peace for some time and then he starts again)

Driver: yeh hotel aapne book kiya na.. woh karab haai.. mujhe acha hotel malum hain.. tho aap ne...

Me: bhai saab, understand... aapko english nahi aati hai.. Mujhe hindi nahi aati hai... I have already booked a hotel. woh hotel chale bhai saab...

Driver: some thing again in hindi..

I never replied now. After some time he started again.. and we talked like this till I reached my hotel.

Driver: some thing in hindi..

Me: Wasnt this himesh luk great with his cap?

Driver: hindi again..

Me: ya I wonder why he wears that cap though?... Is he bald?

.......

and so on

I was going around in Delhi with this gal. This kanjus gal can actually give a missed call to the fire department, when her house is in fire. And every time we get an auto, she will try to bargain for less. And once this auto wala asked for
'pachchees' and I was like "ok dude. 50 is fine." It was so embarassing when I later knew that he asked for only 25. Bloody why do they pronounce 25 and 50 almost the same way.

With that said, my hindi will continue to rock more soon....