Comments on: My mother tongue is Indian http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/03/my-mother-tongue-is-indian/ Mumble mumble by Kokonad Sinha. This is The Matte Finish Blog Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:56:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Kokonad http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/03/my-mother-tongue-is-indian/#comment-12987 Kokonad Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:44:02 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=286#comment-12987 #<strong>Foreign Desi</strong>: Ha ha ha! Guess what, I think that the fruit brinjal by itself is something of a tale! In a previous comment, Soumya from the UK said that it's called aubergine! Wow. If someone told me to look for aubergine I would go to the mall. It sounds like a brand name... like Versace. The ladies finger thing reminded me of a hilarious incident. A gifted-culinary-artist-of-a-friend was making tiramisu at home. She told me she needed lady fingers. I was thinking why would okra go into tiramisu! I took her to the grocery and showed her where the okra is. (Oh the laughter that came...) Turns out it is a kind of bread that looks like a lady's finger. Sigh. #Foreign Desi:
Ha ha ha! Guess what, I think that the fruit brinjal by itself is something of a tale! In a previous comment, Soumya from the UK said that it’s called aubergine! Wow. If someone told me to look for aubergine I would go to the mall. It sounds like a brand name… like Versace.
The ladies finger thing reminded me of a hilarious incident. A gifted-culinary-artist-of-a-friend was making tiramisu at home. She told me she needed lady fingers. I was thinking why would okra go into tiramisu! I took her to the grocery and showed her where the okra is. (Oh the laughter that came…) Turns out it is a kind of bread that looks like a lady’s finger. Sigh.

]]> By: Foreign Desi http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/03/my-mother-tongue-is-indian/#comment-12902 Foreign Desi Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:39:27 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=286#comment-12902 Haha, all SO true! Last year I used brinjal in convorsation, and none of my friend believed that it was a real word. I had to give them a wikipedia link! I used the "dicky" thing until middle school. When that word had new meanings. Another one is lady's finger (okra, or kathrikai)... I told them that ma made "ladies finger", and they thought I was talking about the cookie brand. .-= Foreign Desi´s latest post - <a href="http://foreigndesi.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/you-can-hear-my-voice/" rel="nofollow">You can hear my voice.</a> =-. Haha, all SO true! Last year I used brinjal in convorsation, and none of my friend believed that it was a real word. I had to give them a wikipedia link! I used the “dicky” thing until middle school. When that word had new meanings.

Another one is lady’s finger (okra, or kathrikai)… I told them that ma made “ladies finger”, and they thought I was talking about the cookie brand.
Foreign Desi´s latest post – You can hear my voice.

]]> By: Kokonad http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/03/my-mother-tongue-is-indian/#comment-1964 Kokonad Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:39:12 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=286#comment-1964 Thank you, Sriram! Welcome to my blog! :) I hope to keep seeing you again! And I am a subscriber to your blog now as well. Thank you, Sriram! Welcome to my blog! :) I hope to keep seeing you again! And I am a subscriber to your blog now as well.

]]> By: Sriram http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/03/my-mother-tongue-is-indian/#comment-1952 Sriram Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:09:56 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=286#comment-1952 LOL. Awesome. The dicky example is a classic! LOL. Awesome.

The dicky example is a classic!

]]> By: Kokonad http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/03/my-mother-tongue-is-indian/#comment-1878 Kokonad Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:08:01 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=286#comment-1878 #Asif: Welcome to my blog, Asif! Thank you for dropping by and commenting! :) Heh heh, you know, I still use "come again" a lot more than "I beg your pardon" :D I should try harder to change that! :P #Asif:
Welcome to my blog, Asif! Thank you for dropping by and commenting! :) Heh heh, you know, I still use “come again” a lot more than “I beg your pardon” :D I should try harder to change that! :P

]]> By: Asif http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/03/my-mother-tongue-is-indian/#comment-1875 Asif Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:17:59 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=286#comment-1875 Never use the phrase "Come Again" as it can be mis-interpreted as "Cum again" !!!. Instead use "Pardon Me" or somethin else Never use the phrase “Come Again” as it can be mis-interpreted as “Cum again” !!!. Instead use “Pardon Me” or somethin else

]]> By: Kokonad http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/03/my-mother-tongue-is-indian/#comment-1863 Kokonad Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:43:47 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=286#comment-1863 #Jason: Welcome to my blog, Jason! Thank you SO MUCH for commenting! Yes, I do agree that a Wiki would be a brilliant idea! Ha ha ha! :D #Jason:
Welcome to my blog, Jason! Thank you SO MUCH for commenting! Yes, I do agree that a Wiki would be a brilliant idea! Ha ha ha! :D

]]> By: Jason http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/03/my-mother-tongue-is-indian/#comment-1862 Jason Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:09:25 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=286#comment-1862 Hilarious! Make out was the best one of the lot... LOL There has to be a wiki for this kind of stuff.. <abbr><em>Jason´s latest blog post - <a href="http://jasonmonserrate.blogspot.com/2009/05/it-must-have-been-love-but-is-it-over.html" rel="nofollow">It must have been love, but is it over now??</a></abbr></em> Hilarious! Make out was the best one of the lot… LOL

There has to be a wiki for this kind of stuff..

Jason´s latest blog post – It must have been love, but is it over now??

]]> By: Kokonad http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/03/my-mother-tongue-is-indian/#comment-1855 Kokonad Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:41:07 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=286#comment-1855 $oumy@: Aubergine? Seriously! Ha ha ha ha! Aubergine sounds way too sophisticated for a fruit like brinjal! Btw, that self checkout thing is a minefield for funny experiences - I was doing it the first time and I had to find oranges. Who knew there are more than 5 kinds of oranges in the US! In india there are four types - big, small, ripe, rotten. Those options were nowhere to be seen. :D Also, welcome to my blog! I hope I keep seeing you more often! :) $oumy@:
Aubergine? Seriously! Ha ha ha ha! Aubergine sounds way too sophisticated for a fruit like brinjal! Btw, that self checkout thing is a minefield for funny experiences – I was doing it the first time and I had to find oranges. Who knew there are more than 5 kinds of oranges in the US! In india there are four types – big, small, ripe, rotten. Those options were nowhere to be seen. :D
Also, welcome to my blog! I hope I keep seeing you more often! :)

]]> By: $oumy@ http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/2009/03/my-mother-tongue-is-indian/#comment-1852 $oumy@ Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:39:29 +0000 http://www.themattefinish.com/blog/?p=286#comment-1852 Hey, what about aubergine (for brinjal) :) Here, in the UK, I went to a self-check out at a supermarket and kept looking at the alphabetical list of things for ages...until i realised it had to be aubergine...lol! Hey, what about aubergine (for brinjal) :)
Here, in the UK, I went to a self-check out at a supermarket and kept looking at the alphabetical list of things for ages…until i realised it had to be aubergine…lol!

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