People here are nosy, so darn nosy. They have nothing else to do with their time and second of all they are judgmental as all hell. However, I have been told by numerous people that people in India are generally like this.
I'll tell you about the workplace on another blog entry because I don't even have enough time to get into that. But here is a situation that happened with my landlord on Saturday. I was out all day, sight seeing, having lunch blah blah blah. I arrived home with J, around 630-ish with a few minutes to shower and get ready to go out again. I bump into my landlord who lives in the bottom floor flat.
Here is the conversation: And my landlord's English is not that great, but we can make small talk.
Ll: Where were you all day?
Me: Ahhh, I was out.
LL: Where?
Me: I was sightseeing, Golconda fort and lunch and why do you want to know...??
LL: Electrician came today to fix something and you weren't home.
Me: Oh, did we set up a time for him to come? (knowing we didn't set something up and now I'm getting very annoyed)
LL: No, but he come
Me: Well you should call me and tell me these things, it's not my fault I wasn't home.
LL: So you aren't going out tomorrow right?
Me: YES. I am going out. Why?
LL: Electrician needs to come
Me: OK what time? I'll arrange to be home
ll: Morning
me: No sir, I need a time. Morning could mean anything from 8am-2pm
LL: 10am
Me: Fine. But if by noon if he isn't there, i will have to leave.
LL: Are you going out tonight? (eying J who is standing next to me, suspiciously, and J is grinning at the situation just wanting to see how I handle it).
Me: Yes. It's my birthday
LL: Ok. Where you going?
Me: (sighing heavily) a pub
LL: Don't be out so late, it can be dangerous.
Me: (Incredulously) Thanks I'll keep that in mind.
After we are out of earshot and going up the stairs I turn to J and say to him, "I just turned 32, how come I feel like I'm 15 again?" he smiled and said, "welcome to India."
I really really am starting to hate hearing that. I KNOW WHERE I AM!!!!!
1 comment:
LOL --- very funny Shelley!!
love you,
shar
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