tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post5146041915326845674..comments2024-03-26T19:37:00.949+05:30Comments on Life is Like This: Mere 'achche din'C Sureshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-2614590167591085172015-08-23T12:02:37.901+05:302015-08-23T12:02:37.901+05:30ThanksThanksC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-71962319695793906772015-08-03T15:16:21.165+05:302015-08-03T15:16:21.165+05:30Hahaha - true that the opposite does apply. And, t...Hahaha - true that the opposite does apply. And, thank god, you are not one of those who think that all of India ought to know Hindi :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-84672056269827966162015-08-03T11:49:06.401+05:302015-08-03T11:49:06.401+05:30Very interesting. The opposite applies to me as I ...Very interesting. The opposite applies to me as I have so often felt utterly clueless when a person I need to interact with only knows Tamil. I have tried the same thing with Tamil expressions like "aiyye-yo" and "aapadiya" :) After all, how many times can one say- Tamil terimma ille?:) Beloo Mehrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10514874213623046284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-72075568210083115842015-08-01T16:34:04.293+05:302015-08-01T16:34:04.293+05:30ThanksThanksC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-1850851907727782022015-08-01T10:58:06.075+05:302015-08-01T10:58:06.075+05:30"Achcha" "Bahut Achcha""Achcha" "Bahut Achcha"Madhukumar Malladi https://www.blogger.com/profile/03895253737261596207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-2013198365364746792015-07-31T22:18:39.937+05:302015-07-31T22:18:39.937+05:30Hahaha! I still cannot read or write Kannada thoug...Hahaha! I still cannot read or write Kannada though I speak decently in itC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-89754344904590400402015-07-31T22:10:20.797+05:302015-07-31T22:10:20.797+05:30Good one Suresh :) I am completely at sea while le...Good one Suresh :) I am completely at sea while learning new languages and woefully the same case is with me for Kannada. So while I did energetically learn to read and write Kannada using my son's class 1 book, I just couldn't manage to understand what I was reading. Hopefully I will learn to understand soon and in the meantime, I am well versed in the sign language on the roads along Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-54520645772830877442015-07-29T13:39:05.019+05:302015-07-29T13:39:05.019+05:30Hahaha! I can imagine - well, not really, I only h...Hahaha! I can imagine - well, not really, I only have to remember :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-61124602398859308452015-07-29T13:32:17.442+05:302015-07-29T13:32:17.442+05:30That was a fabulous interpretation of "achcha...That was a fabulous interpretation of "achcha." Such a versatile word. You brought back some childhood memories for me. Back in Lucknow in the 80s, we got our first Tamil Sir. Now, poor guy spoke really poor Hindi. Every day in class, he would tell us about the weird experiences he had with shopkeepers, helpers etc. due to his poor Hindi. That would leave us all in splits. Imagine him Rachnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02275266551382931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-53559266585762429662015-07-28T16:58:07.791+05:302015-07-28T16:58:07.791+05:30Hahaha! I sort of like them too...in restrospect :...Hahaha! I sort of like them too...in restrospect :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-23052756325859294922015-07-28T16:51:26.664+05:302015-07-28T16:51:26.664+05:30Ha ha ha...I was nodding all through the post. Whe...Ha ha ha...I was nodding all through the post. When we went to Kerala every year for summer vacations, everyone died laughing listening to our Hingliyalam (a mixture of Hindi, English and Malayalam). And my mother's uncle would use 'Achcha' in a similar tone to make us feel that he understood everything. Loved you achche din. :-DRekhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233279907027595531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-72665346348695263842015-07-28T13:55:11.220+05:302015-07-28T13:55:11.220+05:30Achchaji main haari chalo, maan jaao na? :)Achchaji main haari chalo, maan jaao na? :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-69431061318402737452015-07-28T12:55:23.118+05:302015-07-28T12:55:23.118+05:30Achhaji!
There's a Bollywood song starring Mad...Achhaji!<br />There's a Bollywood song starring Madhubala that starts with this word :)<br />True analysis of Achha, Sureshji :)Anita Sabathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-39717480829958412562015-07-27T21:26:00.784+05:302015-07-27T21:26:00.784+05:30Maybe because I did not have to master the ways in...Maybe because I did not have to master the ways in which a wife would use it :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-63329348395731634422015-07-27T21:17:53.857+05:302015-07-27T21:17:53.857+05:30You're a better man than I, Gunga Din.You're a better man than I, Gunga Din.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-50408408790822903852015-07-27T21:06:40.379+05:302015-07-27T21:06:40.379+05:30I have the nuances of Achcha pat :)I have the nuances of Achcha pat :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-85512698718829186892015-07-27T20:47:09.763+05:302015-07-27T20:47:09.763+05:30I can relate. 28 years in Calcutta, married to a B...I can relate. 28 years in Calcutta, married to a Bengali and the nuances of the word "O" still escape me. Read about it here.<br /><br />https://sloword.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/the-big-o-and-i/ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-12096396881782040432015-07-27T17:10:22.570+05:302015-07-27T17:10:22.570+05:30Never mind :) Hindi-speakers seem to think Hindi s...Never mind :) Hindi-speakers seem to think Hindi spoken loudly is Tamil :) So, it all evens out :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-35381277148346659392015-07-27T17:07:25.023+05:302015-07-27T17:07:25.023+05:30even i faced a bit of a language problem in delhi....even i faced a bit of a language problem in delhi. but like all other bengalis, i was confident that i could speak hindi although often we don't realize that a sentence with 80% bengali words and 20% hindi cannot be called hindi.<br /><br />It was a fun read as always :)debajyotihttp://factsandnonsense.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-83351156544704232862015-07-27T16:47:43.533+05:302015-07-27T16:47:43.533+05:30:):)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-50770986584878698412015-07-27T16:34:58.820+05:302015-07-27T16:34:58.820+05:30Hahha!!! :) Now, that was a first. You're happ...Hahha!!! :) Now, that was a first. You're happy to know we have problems :P LolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11310927633438983428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-18822266449010105962015-07-27T11:47:18.816+05:302015-07-27T11:47:18.816+05:30Thanks Akanksha! Good to know you guys have proble...Thanks Akanksha! Good to know you guys have problems too :PC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-52166017766684674652015-07-27T11:33:31.050+05:302015-07-27T11:33:31.050+05:30I was transported back in time to the days when I ...I was transported back in time to the days when I first landed in Pune and tried to grab bits and piceces of Marathi through conversations happening around me! <br /><br />Kafi 'achcha' post hai , loved reading it :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11310927633438983428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-90962886661792097542015-07-27T11:20:30.126+05:302015-07-27T11:20:30.126+05:30Thanks AmitThanks AmitC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-31108711966865312692015-07-27T11:20:17.517+05:302015-07-27T11:20:17.517+05:30Haven't seen PK - in fact, I am not much of a ...Haven't seen PK - in fact, I am not much of a movie person. :) You should have seen me between 1988-92. Would have been great fun...for you :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.com