Skip to main content

Home vs Residence vs. Accommodation

Nowadays, I have been having trouble answering a very common question people ask me. Let me illustrate it through a dialogue:

Mr. X: Are you staying in Bangalore?
Me: (in my mind) Grrr ! I cannot be staying in Abu Dhabi if I have been coming to your office in Bangalore since the past 3 days!!!
(aloud) Oh Ya! Indiranagar.
Mr X: Own house or rented?
Me: (in the mind) Is he mad?? Oh! Seems he was asking me if I stay in Bangalore
(aloud) Oh! I meant I am currently staying in Bangalore but I am not a native.
Mr X: Oh! So you are a native of?
Me: aa…. (thinking) … I am from the Bombay Practice of KPMG
Mr X: So, you are originally from Bombay?
Me: (in mind) Grrrr … I hate this confusion
(aloud) No actually I am a native of Bhopal
Mr X: But you are a Maharashtrian, right?
Me: (in mind) Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr …. I hate this even more …
(aloud, smiling) Ya! Actually ancestrally our family belongs to Maharashtra. But both my parents were born an brought up in MP – and so am I. (smile again)
Mr X: Oh! I get it (triumphant smile on his face)
Me: (in mind) You better. I don’t like my efforts getting wasted!
(aloud) So? You from Bangalore?
Mr X: Ya!
Me: (in mind) Wow! What luck! Just a two lettered answer ... I wish my life too was as easy ... sigh!

Labels:

Comments

  1. Wondering Wanderer9:11 AM

    i can understand ur feelings mate.. i have faced such situations myslef many a times..
    i can still recall one such "most irritating" conversation a few years back..
    X:"R u a bengali?"
    Me:"Yes"
    X:"Where do u stay in Kolkata?"
    grrrrrrrrrrrr.....

    ReplyDelete
  2. Coach Hemant Jain4:28 AM

    Come to think of it ... We (Consultants) are supposed to be GLOBAL citizens ...

    Imagine a similar conversation with a person in some 'foren' country with some knowledge of India ....

    Some knowledge as they say is more dangerous than Full Knowledge ...

    Where are you from ?
    India
    Oh Bangalore ?
    Grrrr .....
    No Mumbai
    So you work in Bangalore
    Grrrrr .....
    No Hyderabad / Mumbai
    Oh ... so have you ever been to Bangalore
    Grrrr.... Grrrr .... Grrr.....

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Ekla Chalo re

Watched "Bose- The forgotten Hero" on Saturday. Gem of a movie and probably the best of Shyam Benegal. Subhash Chandra Bose has always been an inspiring character in the history for the youth. This post however is not about the movie, its about the lead song 'Tanha Rahee' which is based on the poem 'Ekla Chalo Re' by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. I had pasted the English translation of this poem on my blog earlier. http://the-complete-man.blogspot.com/2004/12/tsunami-times_30.html However, yesterday I found the original bengali text of the poem and found that the meaning in the above translation was not exact. So I have endeavourer (with the help of Shubham ) to re-translate it into English and Hindi by myself. Here is the output of my work: Bengali Jodi Tor Dak Soone Keu Na Asse Tobe Ekla Chalo re Ekla Chalo Ekla Chalo Ekla Chalore Jodi Keu Katha Na Kai Ore Ore O Abhaga Jodi Sabai Thake Mukh Firae Sabai Kare Bhay Tabe Paran Khule O Tui Mukh Fute Tor Maner Kath...
11 comments
Read more

A lakh! A Crore! ... then why not an Arab?

India is a true melting pot - and the language we speak are true representations of the same. In any given location, the way people speak (the dialect, the accent and vocabulary inclusive) is a wonderful mix of local, regional, national and even a bit of international influences. To take some examples: Bangalore lingo: "Enjoy Madi!" Mumbai lingo: "Its all over Akhha Mumbai yaar" Some International sprinkled in: "Dude! Hows life yaar?" All in all - India has been pretty successful in integrating its regional disparities with nationally pervasive trends and a bit of International lingo as well (thanks to its diaspora). The same has happened in terms of the numeral terminologies that we use. In India - even with the English media, we use terms like a 'lakh' (= hundred thousand) or a 'crore' (= ten million). But what is surprising is that beyond these, the media usually follows the international numeric term - billion. This is in spite of th...
9 comments
Read more

Vikramaditya - Myth or Reality

  A statue of Vikramaditya at  Vikramaditya ka Tila / Vikramaditya's Singhasan Battisi On a recent visit to Ujjain, I found myself drawn to the city's extraordinary blend of history, mythology, and spirituality. As I stood before the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga, I reflected on its significance as one of India’s most revered shrines. Yet, amidst these sacred surroundings, I encountered narratives of Vikramaditya - the legendary king of Ujjain, celebrated for his valor and wisdom, who's name resonates from the folklore of locals to every part of India. Every time we celebrate a festival in India, it is marked with a tithi i.e. date as per the Indian calendar - which is called the Vikram Samvat calendar, attributed to being founded by Vikramaditya of Ujjaini (the then name of Ujjain). What struck me, however, was the curious fact that despite Vikramaditya’s pivotal place in Indian cultural memory, his existence as a historical figure lacks definitive evidence. My exploration l...
Post a Comment
Read more