Indian language
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pevin said:
Asterix said:
pevin said:
Asterix said:
When you say hello - bow slightly and say 'Madarchod' with a nice smile - you will endear yourself to the person you speak with.
mate Madachord is not a nice word to say! also stay away from the word Benchord!!
Edited by Asterix on Tuesday 11th January 14:56
the locals would go mad!!
i learnt the hard way"!
I went out to Pune for work a couple of years ago. I am of Indian descent and went out with the impression that my Punjabi and smattering of Hindi would come in very useful. It did nothing but cause amusement amongst the locals.
I was totally wrong. It's English everywhere. Unlike other parts of India, absolutely everyone speaks English. That includes Taxi drivers stall holders etc. In fact you will be hard pressed to find anyone that doesn't speak English. all business presentations are in English as a matter of course.
Oh yes, as the others have said- Immodium is an essential. The locals will also go to great lengths to get you bottled water for business meetings and to order in Pizza if you don't want to eat Indian food.
pp
I was totally wrong. It's English everywhere. Unlike other parts of India, absolutely everyone speaks English. That includes Taxi drivers stall holders etc. In fact you will be hard pressed to find anyone that doesn't speak English. all business presentations are in English as a matter of course.
Oh yes, as the others have said- Immodium is an essential. The locals will also go to great lengths to get you bottled water for business meetings and to order in Pizza if you don't want to eat Indian food.
pp
India, as I tell anyone who is going there for the first time, prepare for a full frontal assault on all yor sense.
You will see things that you won't believe.
You Eat things that burn you to a crisp or instantly put 20lbs on you.
You will hear things, constantly at all hours, mainly cars going beep beep.
You will touch things, well I'll leave it at that.
And good grief, you will definatly smell things that you would have never smelt, and you won't smell these smells anywhere but in India.
PS make sure you wear colourful shirts and mismatched trousers, just to blend in.
You will see things that you won't believe.
You Eat things that burn you to a crisp or instantly put 20lbs on you.
You will hear things, constantly at all hours, mainly cars going beep beep.
You will touch things, well I'll leave it at that.
And good grief, you will definatly smell things that you would have never smelt, and you won't smell these smells anywhere but in India.
PS make sure you wear colourful shirts and mismatched trousers, just to blend in.
Make sure you emphasis that you agree with the general indian populous that Kashmir is indeed a strain on India's resources and should be annexed.
Also emphasis ALOT how much you love cheeseburgers. all indians are into their cheeseburgers.
one final point.
in a conversation about india just say how you loved that lil hippy bald fella. they'll know who you mean and hug you for it.
Also emphasis ALOT how much you love cheeseburgers. all indians are into their cheeseburgers.
one final point.
in a conversation about india just say how you loved that lil hippy bald fella. they'll know who you mean and hug you for it.
clonmult said:
MadMullah said:
Also emphasis ALOT how much you love cheeseburgers. all indians are into their cheeseburgers.
We always have cheeseburgers at team meetings. Honestly, always.them indians know how to breed cows to produce that special awesome tasting meat!!
Some real clever dicks above.
A guy asks for advice regarding the language, so he can at least appear to be making an effort, out of respect for the country he is visiting. Cue loads of "in the know" types giving him duff information which is more than likely going to ostracise him from the locals or get him a kicking.
Yet I bet the same advice-givers would be swearing about him if he did the typical English/British thing of just shouting a bit louder, or moaning should a thread pop up about foreigners' integration in to British society.
Well done.
Harji said:
India, as I tell anyone who is going there for the first time, prepare for a full frontal assault on all yor sense.
You will see things that you won't believe.
You Eat things that burn you to a crisp or instantly put 20lbs on you.
You will hear things, constantly at all hours, mainly cars going beep beep.
You will touch things, well I'll leave it at that.
And good grief, you will definatly smell things that you would have never smelt, and you won't smell these smells anywhere but in India.
PS make sure you wear colourful shirts and mismatched trousers, just to blend in.
As above, if it is your first visit. You will get acclimatized.You will see things that you won't believe.
You Eat things that burn you to a crisp or instantly put 20lbs on you.
You will hear things, constantly at all hours, mainly cars going beep beep.
You will touch things, well I'll leave it at that.
And good grief, you will definatly smell things that you would have never smelt, and you won't smell these smells anywhere but in India.
PS make sure you wear colourful shirts and mismatched trousers, just to blend in.
ppOpulent said:
Some real clever dicks above.
A guy asks for advice regarding the language, so he can at least appear to be making an effort, out of respect for the country he is visiting. Cue loads of "in the know" types giving him duff information which is more than likely going to ostracise him from the locals or get him a kicking.
Yet I bet the same advice-givers would be swearing about him if he did the typical English/British thing of just shouting a bit louder, or moaning should a thread pop up about foreigners' integration in to British society.
Well done.
now i dont know the OP personally but i feel since he does have a decent job he'll realise when he's being tagged along and when its serious advice.
Asterix said:
When you say hello - bow slightly and say 'Madarchod' with a nice smile - you will endear yourself to the person you speak with.
Haha yeah, I wouldn't recommend that word (mother f###er)!Hindi is certainly the language to learn, I speak gujurati and when I went to india as a child couldn't understand a word anyone said which baffled me until my parents told me that they all spoke Hindi!
All Bollywood movies are in Hindi so it's the most common language there I beleive.
Also, bottled water or boil tap water first.
My girlfriend is of Indian descent, who can speak Punjabi and I am white). Ive picked up certain bits of the lingo (swearwords like the ben/ma chod) which does come in handy, I can tell when I am being insulted - which happened more often than not when I used to work in a clothes shop and now work for the police - I find it funny when I make sure they know I know what they have just said!
seany87 said:
My girlfriend is of Indian descent, who can speak Punjabi and I am white). Ive picked up certain bits of the lingo (swearwords like the ben/ma chod) which does come in handy, I can tell when I am being insulted - which happened more often than not when I used to work in a clothes shop and now work for the police - I find it funny when I make sure they know I know what they have just said!
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