Brainfade Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 My cousins back home make fun of my changed accent' date=' but then I shove refurbished Ipods in their faces and they stfu.[/quote'] On the contrary, most of my cousins/friends in des have better cell phones than my scotch-taped 4 year old Sony Ericsson.
ganeshran Posted June 28, 2011 Author Posted June 28, 2011 One dude actually claimed he is not able to follow a Hindi conversation (rapidly spoken) after staying for an year in US :facepalm: Another one was eating dosa with a spoon
Holysmoke Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 One dude actually claimed he is not able to follow a Hindi conversation (rapidly spoken) after staying for an year in US :facepalm: Another one was eating dosa with a spoon Hahahahaha:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
akshayxyz Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 One dude actually claimed he is not able to follow a Hindi conversation (rapidly spoken) after staying for an year in US :facepalm: I find such people cute :winky: Another one was eating dosa with a spoon I knew a desi-bengali-delhi-ite, who used to eat roti with fork. Just to keep hands clean.
Holysmoke Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 Seriously? Where the fk do you find these namunas?
ganeshran Posted June 28, 2011 Author Posted June 28, 2011 Seriously? Where the fk do you find these namunas? IT Service companies in Bangalore have many such guys roaming. Some traits (I am plagiarising from a company blog here written based on personal experiences) 1) Going to a foreign country and calling a native 'foreigner' during a conversation. 2) Raiding the company fridge and taking other people's food for free. 3) Not taking out the Lufthansa cabin baggage tag till its so worn out, the name is barely readable. 4) Putting on so much deo/perfume that the whole team finds it difficult to breathe. 5) Staunch refusal to eat Indian food with the complaint that its too hot/spicy.
ganeshran Posted June 28, 2011 Author Posted June 28, 2011 I find such people cute :winky: I knew a desi-bengali-delhi-ite, who used to eat roti with fork. Just to keep hands clean. Roti with a fork :facepalm:
akshayxyz Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 He was pretty cool guy except for his roti-with-fork antics. He would avoid roti completely, but if its must on menu (no rice), then he would ask for fork :).
akshayxyz Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 IT Service companies in Bangalore have many such guys roaming. Some traits (I am plagiarising from a company blog here written based on personal experiences) 1) Going to a foreign country and calling a native 'foreigner' during a conversation. 2) Raiding the company fridge and taking other people's food for free. 3) Not taking out the Lufthansa cabin baggage tag till its so worn out, the name is barely readable. 4) Putting on so much deo/perfume that the whole team finds it difficult to breathe. 5) Staunch refusal to eat Indian food with the complaint that its too hot/spicy. I am guilty of that sometimes, but out of laziness. But whenever I have a train/bus to board immediately after a flight esp. through UP.- I ensure to get rid of all the tags. And change to dirty/bhikhari-types clothes ;)
yoda Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 Been outside India (the US) forever, no accent still, at least I think.
nikred Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 Having lived for 4 years in US, I did not pick up any accent and I always had a neutralized accent. But I am still having difficulty in getting rid of phrases like "my bad", "have a good one". I always get blank stares when I ask for a soda instead of a cold drrrrink. :P
ganeshran Posted June 28, 2011 Author Posted June 28, 2011 If you ask for soda in chennai, this is what they will give you
akshayxyz Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 If you ask for soda in chennai, this is what they will give you :two_thumbs_up: Good memories. Why just Chennai, its a common thing all over north. Whenever I get to roam around markets in/around Delhi I make it a point to have lemon-soda :) Shopkeepers of our college must have churned more revenue selling this soda than pepsi/coke.
cowboysfan Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 goli soda!!! one of my all time favorite drinks!!!!
akshayxyz Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 ^ We used to call it "Kancha" - hindi word for marble.
Dayman Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 (3) A third category is the ones who can switch depending on the audience - they have a solid American accent - slang' date=' pronunciation, the whole 9 yards - when the audience is American, but can switch to a complete, natural desi accent when the audience is desi. [b']They get really confused in a mixed audience! Yep. I try to talk as neutral as possible but usually end up sounding stupid. :((
EnterTheVoid Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 You wouldn't believe I have Indian ancestry if you listened to my accent. I have a completely American accent, not Indian American but completely American. I've had many people say this to me, Australians of all people would you believe. Relatives call home, I pick up the phone and they hang up soon afterwards because they think they got the wrong number.
panesarv Posted June 29, 2011 Posted June 29, 2011 My cousins back home make fun of my changed accent' date=' but then I shove refurbished Ipods in their faces and they stfu.[/quote'] :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
flamy Posted June 29, 2011 Posted June 29, 2011 My cousins back home make fun of my changed accent' date=' but then I shove refurbished Ipods in their faces and they stfu.[/quote'] :haha::haha: I dunno what kinda accent I have. I do notice I change it a little when talking to locals, so that they understand better. When I talk to desis, I talk so that they understand better. My sis says I have picked up an accent though
maniac Posted June 29, 2011 Posted June 29, 2011 No,people don't develop an accent after a certain age. Category 1:I have a cousin who has moved to the U.S when he was 16...Today he is 30 which means he had most of his education in the states but even today when he speaks I can see his Indian accent seeping through when he pronounces or says a few...well...a lot of things....he tries too hard at times. Category 2:At the same time his sister who was 6 at the time has a more american accent which you can cleary identify as not put-on. Conclusion: people who are exposed to an alien culture probably a little before puberty might pick up an accent but rest all are faking it. Category 3: The Gujju who works at the liquor store where I live falls under example 1 I mentioned ...he apparently moved here in his teens and now is in his probably in his late 20's to early 30's---Conclusion for him----pls stop speaking English bcoz I don't understand wtf you are saying in English till u start speaking in Hind 'This is a 3rd type of accent the illegal Gujju to whom the above 2 do not apply
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