How do you say "fork" in Tamil? Answer: "spoon"
How do you say "blanket" in Tamil? Answer: "bedsheet"
Would you feel slightly uncomfortable if one of your teachers had added you to the pantheon of his Hindu family gods? Some of the teachers missed me, and some of the teachers apparently really missed me. This is getting embarrassing/ludicrous, so I'll stop at that.
Most frequently asked question this week: "How is your mother?" Everyone from gardener to child to housemother inquired, right after ensuring that I was well and had survived my flight to India without mishap. My mom was here for about a week in February. But no one has forgotten and everybody cares. They are incomparably gracious and polite.
Second most frequently asked question: "Why are you not fatter? Isn't there food in America?"
How do you say "blanket" in Tamil? Answer: "bedsheet"
Would you feel slightly uncomfortable if one of your teachers had added you to the pantheon of his Hindu family gods? Some of the teachers missed me, and some of the teachers apparently really missed me. This is getting embarrassing/ludicrous, so I'll stop at that.
Most frequently asked question this week: "How is your mother?" Everyone from gardener to child to housemother inquired, right after ensuring that I was well and had survived my flight to India without mishap. My mom was here for about a week in February. But no one has forgotten and everybody cares. They are incomparably gracious and polite.
Second most frequently asked question: "Why are you not fatter? Isn't there food in America?"
Hilarious! Yes, why aren't you fatter? It would make some of us much more comfortable in our American overindulgence if you were fatter!
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute. They really do sound like the dearest people.
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