I have been living in the southern part of India for god knows how many years. I was born in Delhi but totally grown up here but it surprises me that even after 15 years of living here, I am still not the south Indian. Here, are the reasons why I feel so:
1. I still cannot pronounce Dosa clearly.
2. Idlis are still a snack. They are usually not eaten for breakfast. Stomachs are not filled till a roti is eaten.:(
3. Hyderabad is not pronounced as Hyderabad. Its Hai-dera-bad!
4. I still find it funny when someone's name is Muthulakshmi or Muthuswami.
5. For a change of taste in food, we walk into a tiffin centre and eat !
6. I still use sentences like in your telugus or "according to our tradition".
7. I always require a translator while watching a telugu movie and cannot identify half the actors and actresses.
8. Telugu as a language is more like a tongue twister to me!
9. I cannot sing a song from the start to the end in telugu or any other south Indian language. Maybe, I could but I get the jitters if I have to sing.
10. Certain materials and designs are too pochampally or just too pattu for our family.
Well, its absolutely sad that I still have not adapted to the city I have been living in for past 15 years but there are certain things quite hyderabadi about me. My hindi, my cravings for biryani and yes, I keep forgetting whats bindi. I usually say bottu. Yes, I ain't the ideal Hyderabadi too. For that, Dilli bahut dur hain!
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:-) What is THAT difficult about pronouncing dosa right?... Something tells me that it's some inner voice preventing you from feeling south Indian at last, an inner voice which is trying to tell you that you should seriously consider relocating somewhere in the north, asap... :-)
interesting!
im a Telugu guy who grew up in Delhi...(probably one reason which increased my love towards my mother tongue)...learnt the script at home..and now maintain a Telugu blog which has made it to the Wikipedia.
I love Hyderabad too much to re-locate to North. Who knows, I might just feel the outsider in North! Yes, this was about not really being in touch wid the culture you are surrounded by and also my own culture. its sad that I can neither speak telugu nor Punjabi. :(. And pronouncing dosa in the right way is tough!
Oohhh, I still think the alu paranthas are in my blood!
>> "I was born in Delhi but totally grown up here but it surprises me that even after 15 years of living here, I am still not the south Indian"
How did ya manage dis, even after 15 yrs.. ?/ Anyways nice post.. wot did da 10th pt mean.. ?
too pochampally?
bwahahahahahahahahahhaa!
well, you di your 11-12 in a school... that's why. i was stuck up in a place where half the teachers didnt know english...
and now i speak bits of telugu..
sad but true..
the last line has got nothing to do with what i feel about my telugu-isation...its just the name of a copol metallica song...)
weird comp..dis one... doesnt show what im typing
Sambar Chawal? Is that the only way to describe South Indian's?
Take it easy.. Being the "sambar chawal" isn't that great anyway...Take it frm a tru-blu telugu. Besides it's being comfortable in ur own skin that matters more than any localisation n u manage that with aplomb.
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