Today morning Viji had sent a one word reply (sahiii was the word) to one of the (fwded) mails I sent & that started a comical discussion of all our hindi talents...... As Manoj has mentioned, I learnt the hindi that I knew mostly due to watching Hindi movies. I never got the chance to use my hindi properly (other than singing when nobody's around:-)) until we went to Delhi, when my dad got the National Award from Abdul Kalam. We were in Fatehpur Sikhri, when we got swindled something around 1000/- by a old fella (who talked as if he was the direct descendant of Akbar). It was like there's a small tomb of a holy man & it's believed that it's good if offer a cloth in the tomb (u might have seen in movies where they put clothes over the tomb). My sister was busy saying 'achaa', samjaa' to this guy, finally he said take 4 clothes & the price was around 2k.... I got pissed of started my hindi & clearly told him we don't need any (I don't remember the hindi wrods I used).... Now, that guy started begging & I said we'll take 1, that guy said u shud take it as a pair & all kachraa.....
My hindi always starts with "Kyaa Baaisaab", the best comedy was in one of the markets Karolbaarg or somewhere.... we were just going around to get soome presents to friends & I was bargaining with all hindi words I knew "yeh kuch zhyaadha hai", "itna kaon dega" & all :-)
There was another incident on the way to Delhi (from Agra), A guy was sitting beside my dad..... That fella looked like a well educated guy & he started a conversation with my dad in hindi. My dad can understand but not talk, he was answering in English, suddenly that guy asked why r u not replying in hindi..... My dad said "I dunno Hindi" & immediately that guy asked "R u Foreigners?".... It was so comical.....
But It also shows what diversity really is, what India really is, My aim is to see most of the indian landscapes in my lifetime.....
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