From: rajain@ecs.umass.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Humourous Incidents involving desis
Date: 10 Oct 92 14:00:39 GMT

In article <1992Oct9.220529.26550@udel.edu>, godura@oin.cis.udel.edu (Ruchir Godura) writes:
> In article <1992Oct1.211156.7601@vela.acs.oakland.edu> janand@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Jayaraman Anand) writes:
>>Hi folks
>>I am compiling a book consisting of funny incidents involving freshers before
>>getting accustomed to the Phirangi environment.
>> 
>>
> Well, here is one true incident.
> NC arrived in US in July (me). Feels veteran compared to NC arriving in
> Sept. Call NC arriving in July NC-- .
> NC telling NC-- : Yaar, apartment mein kuch bhi nahin hai ! Gaadi jugaad
> kar na, shopping ke liye.
>     (There's nothing in the apt. Can u manage a car to do some shopping
>     ?)
> NC-- telling NC : Why the emergency ?
> NC telling NC-- : Yaar, nahane ke liye shower curtain nahin hai, aur
> shit marne ke liye dustbin bhi nahin hai !
>      ( No shower curtain for bathing, no dustbin for shitting )
> NC-- : Shit maarne ke liye  dustbin ????
> NC   : Aur kya, woh sab toilet paper kidhar phenkne ka hai ?
>        ( where do I throw the toilet paper ?)_
> 
> (* NC had been staying in NC-- 's apartment for the last 1 week *)

 Hey another incident occured with me this january.....it was on the same
"lines" :-) This NC joined our univ. in January and while he was searching
for an apartment, he was staying with us (for a couple of weeks)...The incident
happened about one week after his arrival in US....

#define NC = new comer
#define OT = old timer

 NC to OT : arrey yaar, rajat, ek baat toh bataa..
	   (hey Rajat, tell me something, man!)

OT to NC  : kyaa huaa yaar ?
            (what happened ?)

NC to OT  : Yaar yeh "pot" kaa system samajh mein nahin aa rahaa....
            (I can't understand this system of "western style" potty)

OT to NC  : Abey, issmey samajhney kaa kyaa hai....upar baith aur maar dey
            shit !!!
            (What's there to understand ? Just sit on top and shit-away)

NC to OT  : Abey woh toh main bhi samjh gayaa lekin........yeh saaf karney
            key liyey paani kaa muggaaa kahaan rakhtey ho tum log ?
	    (I understand that much, but where do you guys keep the "Mug"
             full of water for use in clean-up)  

OT to NC  : Abey chu****, paani ?!! Muggaa?!! Aman yahaan paani nahin tissue
	    istemaal kartey hain !!!
	    (You ^&&%, water? Mug ? Out here in States, we use tissue paper 
	     instead of water )


*** flash of light bulb on top of NC's head ***

NC to OT  : ACHCHAAA!!! Toh woh kaagaz isliyey wahaan hain? Main bhi soochun
	    ki kaagaz kaa kyaa kaam !!!! Plane mein bhi aisaa hee thaa !!!
	    (OOOHHHH! so that's why paper is ther !! I was thinking what's the
	     purpose of paper (in toilet)!!! It was same on my flight too !!)

*** OT, meaning I, get suddenly suspicious ***

OT to NC  : Abey, toh pichchaley ek haftey se kaisey saaf kar rahaa thaa ?
 	    (Man, how were you washing up for last one week ?)

NC to OT  : Mujhey pataa nahi thaa....isliyey main "potti" karney ke baad
	    shower le liyaa kartaa thaa aur shower (tub) mein hee saaf kar
	    rahaa thaa !!!
            (I didn't know that! So I took a shower after potti and clean
             up (you-know-what) in shower tub !!!)

PS: He was kicked out of the apartment the same day ........ after he cleaned
    the shower tub with whatever chemicals and sprays we could find !!!
   
> 
> 
> Ruchir.
> 
> 

Rajat...