Friday, April 20, 2007
What the ..?
What is it that I miss most about my motherland,ever since I landed in Germany ??
Nope,its not rasam,sambar,vaazhakkaa poriyal or sun tv's "indhiya tholaikaatchiyil mudhal muraiyaaga ,thiraikku vanthu sila maathangaley aana" dabba movies..its English !
God,how is it humanely possible for a well-developed country to survive without English ? Beats me! Perhaps I feel that way,since in India,knowing English is supposedly the mark of being "highly educated" .But here,I feel like an absolute illiterate.Everytime someone starts to speak German,as a general rule,I keep an absolutely stupid dumbfounded look on my face,and the other person finally asks "English?" .Then I vigorously nod my head and they look at me with so much sympathy.jeez..since when did knowing English become that degrading ?
Worse,they dont seem to understand our English.
Once,my husband had called the receptionist from our room to ask for a shower cap.he simply said "i need a shower cap".And that guy had the audacity to reply "Sorry,can you speak in English ?I dont understand Indian." . I wonder whether he didnt understand the word "shower cap" or whether our way or pronouncing shower cap is so "Indian".
Anyways,looks like The Almighty has sent me to learn one big lesson ."Never take anything for granted in life ,even English."
Nope,its not rasam,sambar,vaazhakkaa poriyal or sun tv's "indhiya tholaikaatchiyil mudhal muraiyaaga ,thiraikku vanthu sila maathangaley aana" dabba movies..its English !
God,how is it humanely possible for a well-developed country to survive without English ? Beats me! Perhaps I feel that way,since in India,knowing English is supposedly the mark of being "highly educated" .But here,I feel like an absolute illiterate.Everytime someone starts to speak German,as a general rule,I keep an absolutely stupid dumbfounded look on my face,and the other person finally asks "English?" .Then I vigorously nod my head and they look at me with so much sympathy.jeez..since when did knowing English become that degrading ?
Worse,they dont seem to understand our English.
Once,my husband had called the receptionist from our room to ask for a shower cap.he simply said "i need a shower cap".And that guy had the audacity to reply "Sorry,can you speak in English ?I dont understand Indian." . I wonder whether he didnt understand the word "shower cap" or whether our way or pronouncing shower cap is so "Indian".
Anyways,looks like The Almighty has sent me to learn one big lesson ."Never take anything for granted in life ,even English."
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