ellipsis…

in hindsight

this post was originally written way back in may. but i held it back for various reasons. not anymore. so, the person i’m talking about here can stuff it up their crotch, if they have any issues.

i have an issue with speaking hindi. i don’t. not because i can’t… but because i’m not good at it. but i have a bigger issue with people who’ve been speaking it all their lives, and then “forgetting” it as a result of meeting a phirang. and an even bigger issue with people who try to shove hindi down my throat (or pull it out of it?)…

yesterday, i came across both. almost simultaneously.

the first was this person who’s so rude and thick-skinned, it isn’t funny. and on top of that, extremely daft and in denial of the fact. probably grew up in jalandhar or some hick town, didn’t speak a word of english until reaching delhi, and dehaati at the core. but of course working with a bunch of phirangs changes all of that doesn’t it? get a fancy half-accent, learn some posh words, make some others up, and speak hindi like one of them. nam-ass-tay, i say.

and while trying to deal with that one, i get a call from my not-so-favourite company, airtel. well, he said he was from airtel… but was one of those collection agency cons. why don’t they just say they’re calling on behalf of airtel? too demeaning? anyway, this bugger goes on to whine that i should pay the money via him, instead of paying directly to airtel, and he was downright pissing off. i asked for someone who speaks english, and airtel being a big company and all that, someone in the company would speak english. but all i get is a “kaisa aadmi hai tu? hindi nahin aata?” excellent way to keep your customers happy, i think.