They amuse you, surprise you and some conversations amaze you. There are certain things people around you say that leave a lasting impression on you. The context of the conversation, mostly, makes the words appear philosophical, funny and sometimes stupid. Here are a few of the impressionable words I could instantly remember.
"Bohot khush lag rahe hai aap?" (you seem to be very happy today)
"Ab kab tak insaan dukhi rahe" (...now till one can one keep grieving )
~ When I asked the poorly paid, ill-treated driver of a certain gentleman
"Hum kaun hai pahunchane wale....pahunchata to upar wala hai" (Who are we to help anyone reach anywhere...it's the one above who leads the way)
~ Auto-rickshaw driver on being told to get me to the destination soon enough.
"...but we all choose where we are"
~ A friend while cribbing about his sad state of affairs
"Before marriage I used to party on eggs. I wish my husband allowed me to continue eating eggs"
~ A very well educated woman working at a senior position in a five-star hotel. [I'd love to hear readers' comments on this one]
"I am sorry I am a little ignorant about India...I have heard a lot about people practicing yoga in your country. So is it like it is something you guys have to do everyday or every weekend?"
~ A senior marketing professional at one of the top hotel chains in Turkey
"A man anywhere in the world wants a woman to say just 5 words: I am not wearing underwear"
~ A 65 years young man at a highly interesting dinner conversation (in Scotland) amongst people from 6 countries talking about universality of emotions
"Now when one of the band members asks you do you have any request, you reply saying yes I do but you won't stop singing would you!"
~An Irish gentleman exhibiting the proverbial Irish sense of humour.
"Bohot khush lag rahe hai aap?" (you seem to be very happy today)
"Ab kab tak insaan dukhi rahe" (...now till one can one keep grieving )
~ When I asked the poorly paid, ill-treated driver of a certain gentleman
"Hum kaun hai pahunchane wale....pahunchata to upar wala hai" (Who are we to help anyone reach anywhere...it's the one above who leads the way)
~ Auto-rickshaw driver on being told to get me to the destination soon enough.
"...but we all choose where we are"
~ A friend while cribbing about his sad state of affairs
"Before marriage I used to party on eggs. I wish my husband allowed me to continue eating eggs"
~ A very well educated woman working at a senior position in a five-star hotel. [I'd love to hear readers' comments on this one]
"I am sorry I am a little ignorant about India...I have heard a lot about people practicing yoga in your country. So is it like it is something you guys have to do everyday or every weekend?"
~ A senior marketing professional at one of the top hotel chains in Turkey
"A man anywhere in the world wants a woman to say just 5 words: I am not wearing underwear"
~ A 65 years young man at a highly interesting dinner conversation (in Scotland) amongst people from 6 countries talking about universality of emotions
"Now when one of the band members asks you do you have any request, you reply saying yes I do but you won't stop singing would you!"
~An Irish gentleman exhibiting the proverbial Irish sense of humour.
6 comments:
Loved all of them, especially the last one. :)
And the one with eggs got my goat. Education has nothing to do with having a brain, does it?
Certainly not! I was actually waiting for the woman to laugh and say she was kidding.
Nice ones. The last one was a bit hard on the poor singers. :)
Such an interesting read! "I am not wearing underwear" totally takes the cake!!!
And driver bhaiyya ka kya kahein...he has achieved Nirvana I think! :P
Purva, this sweet and cheeky:)
Only yesterday was I talking to this fried, and she was like "God I am getting marrierrd this November to my pal of 10 year, AND I AM VERY CONFUSED. But guess better that i marry somebody i know than to be tied in an arranged alliance, it scares me even more." And it was summed up with "I am very experimentative!"
Well i wil endorse both...;)
hey Shayan thank you so much! i guess you wanted to post this comment on the above poem.
I endorse none ;)
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