tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post337945602357404166..comments2024-03-26T19:37:00.949+05:30Comments on Life is Like This: Meet and Greet?C Sureshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-81228018211030268292014-06-06T07:32:06.414+05:302014-06-06T07:32:06.414+05:30Quite true, Jaish! I, too, am saddened by thisQuite true, Jaish! I, too, am saddened by thisC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-92039407115441721072014-06-06T03:46:19.034+05:302014-06-06T03:46:19.034+05:30Sadly not many use vanakkam these days Suresh. It&...Sadly not many use vanakkam these days Suresh. It's like using it is a sign that you are some rustic with no education. Tamil is a beautiful language but people prefer to stick to 'how do u do?' And give all answers the English never designed .Jayashree Srivatsanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187741357853447742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-63520157127322136802014-06-05T21:10:21.350+05:302014-06-05T21:10:21.350+05:30Missed you on my lone trip to London till date :) ...Missed you on my lone trip to London till date :) Next time maybe :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-32578458845940767272014-06-05T20:24:28.901+05:302014-06-05T20:24:28.901+05:30hmmmm well then you need to come over to uk .. and...hmmmm well then you need to come over to uk .. and let me show you more of punjabi meet and greet UK style :) Bikramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17320753339263375295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-90293986896177524612014-06-05T10:44:39.347+05:302014-06-05T10:44:39.347+05:30Yes - it used to be a prime example of what is cal...Yes - it used to be a prime example of what is called a 'rhetorical' question. A question that is not expected to be answered. :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-91124649155474310392014-06-05T09:32:08.577+05:302014-06-05T09:32:08.577+05:30hahaha each state with it's own answers :D I e...hahaha each state with it's own answers :D I enjoyed reading about your experience.<br />Here in Sydney, it's a norm to say How are you instead of Hi... to which a simple "good " is enough. But often both the parties end up asking how are you... without anyone answering the question.<br />Rajlakshmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05947753574286557864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-5645455348812454602014-06-04T21:16:17.926+05:302014-06-04T21:16:17.926+05:30I think it is become easy nowadays :) 'Hi'...I think it is become easy nowadays :) 'Hi' works everywhere :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-26034694929890368922014-06-04T19:59:26.007+05:302014-06-04T19:59:26.007+05:30The right reply to a greeting is so essential!
I ...The right reply to a greeting is so essential! <br />I guess we need an Indian book- 'What to say when you meet someone?'- valid for all the states! :)Anita Sabathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-49092288251022877512014-06-04T18:56:11.689+05:302014-06-04T18:56:11.689+05:30it's October this yearit's October this yearC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-57685194007584535412014-06-04T16:48:51.729+05:302014-06-04T16:48:51.729+05:30I thought it was June! I thought it was June! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11310927633438983428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-4322590172410108622014-06-04T12:44:26.551+05:302014-06-04T12:44:26.551+05:30Hahaha! Send me the dictionary so that I can be pr...Hahaha! Send me the dictionary so that I can be prepared in October :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-59525027414030237242014-06-04T12:35:27.454+05:302014-06-04T12:35:27.454+05:30Delhi is waiting with some newly-invented-greeting...Delhi is waiting with some newly-invented-greetings! So, when are you coming? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11310927633438983428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-42140944940996515882014-06-03T19:48:20.631+05:302014-06-03T19:48:20.631+05:30Thanks TEOThanks TEOC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-37036581038291918272014-06-03T19:39:55.236+05:302014-06-03T19:39:55.236+05:30Haha..good ones..:)Haha..good ones..:)The Eternal Overthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08709285900621946057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-25439115229956941772014-06-03T18:18:54.542+05:302014-06-03T18:18:54.542+05:30Hahaha! Now, Is THAT what they call 'Killed wi...Hahaha! Now, Is THAT what they call 'Killed with kindness'? :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-25743364879776665122014-06-03T17:13:06.260+05:302014-06-03T17:13:06.260+05:30Interesting topic. Japanese are the utimate of pol...Interesting topic. Japanese are the utimate of politness - they exhalt themsleves higher by showing greater humility. So much so that during battle they request permission of their foe to lop of his head. Of course though it does not matter if the foe refuses permission - he would decapitated nevertheless but politely.T F Carthickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417105427125776020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-27340107760044496342014-06-03T09:52:38.946+05:302014-06-03T09:52:38.946+05:30Hahaha! Delhi exposed me to a lot of that. It is h...Hahaha! Delhi exposed me to a lot of that. It is half Punjabi, half Bengali after all and I lived close to CR Park :) That 'cholchhe' used to be omitted and there was only the 'kemon', though :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-81946772535564687322014-06-03T09:50:32.565+05:302014-06-03T09:50:32.565+05:30Been there, been hugged :) But, by then, I had had...Been there, been hugged :) But, by then, I had had enough exposure from my stay in Delhi.C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-38034170010095121602014-06-03T09:49:24.762+05:302014-06-03T09:49:24.762+05:30Not at all, Seeta! They are used to outsiders bein...Not at all, Seeta! They are used to outsiders being 'ignorant louts' :) As I was initially :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-4139523226707141742014-06-03T08:42:32.557+05:302014-06-03T08:42:32.557+05:30ok, now you have enlightened me :P I am sure that ...ok, now you have enlightened me :P I am sure that lady must have thought I was crazy :PSeetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04194083543016188498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-36600989902489901542014-06-02T23:02:38.704+05:302014-06-02T23:02:38.704+05:30Didn't know about this " Ootha aiytha &qu...Didn't know about this " Ootha aiytha " ..thanks for the valuable info.. :-P..and let me give you some advice too..free of cost....if you 're in Bengal people are likely to ask you .. " Ki , kemon cholchhe ? " literal translation " how everything is moving ? "..no need to move your head to look if anything is out of place..it's same as 'vanakkam 'Maniparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109166826609932168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-87174104101871125412014-06-02T22:20:19.987+05:302014-06-02T22:20:19.987+05:30You should come over to Punjab sir.. WHERE a BIG H...You should come over to Punjab sir.. WHERE a BIG HUG.. is an answer to anything and everything .. :) <br /><br />At least you know so many ways .. I am so dumb I hardly know anything other than a hello.. I would be lost if i have to go anywhere it seems <br /><br /><a href="http://mannbikram.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow"> Bikram</a>Bikramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17320753339263375295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-21371469573114161852014-06-02T19:32:37.898+05:302014-06-02T19:32:37.898+05:30It is Saru - after you have understood what it is ...It is Saru - after you have understood what it is all about :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-13773206794644794552014-06-02T18:33:45.401+05:302014-06-02T18:33:45.401+05:30I face the same predicament, if you could say that...I face the same predicament, if you could say that. I prefer sticking to my original greeting and add something which I like from others. But yes, it's fun to listen to various version, isn't it?Saru Singhalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12860642404643756746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-22794759738554746462014-06-02T17:54:34.925+05:302014-06-02T17:54:34.925+05:30True Alka! But, then, Delhi is a bit of a potpourr...True Alka! But, then, Delhi is a bit of a potpourri and I was working in a PSU, so you get less yuppies and more bureaucratic types :) Also, this was the eighties :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.com