kanad
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True Kolkattan
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10/02/04 at 14:56:18 » |
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You're a true Kolkattan if....!#%$&~.*(in a lighter vein)
Residential Address: 45B comes between 30 and 30A.
> Your answer is "Jani na dada", when somebody asks you for
directions whether it's to Esplanade, Metro rail, Nandan or Gariahat.
> You come across a Xerox shop: "Xerox machine out of order".
> PCO's also sell ice-creams.
> You are a universal bandh supporter.
> Office-goers are better traffic controllers - criticize Traffic
police from the bus.
> Parents are proud to tell others, "Chele Computerer kaaj kore" - whether he's a cashier in a departmental store or a Senior Software developer.
> You have at least one cousin, friend, colleague or acquaintance in the US in software.
> Every time somebody gives you a piece of good news - you became frustrated and the first thing you ask them is, "Sotti? Ki bhabey holo?"
> First day at the Book Fair you locate the important stalls like ARAMBAG'S CHICKEN and BENFISH.
> You call 11:00 A.M. as "Shokaal shokaal" > > You are 1 hour late and you feel you are on time.
> You look at the "Rs. 90/- Fixed Price" stand and still ask,"15 taka ar ek poisa beshi na! Deben to din..", and wait for his response. And at the end of 30 mins argument, you buy it for Rs. 85/-.
> You know the answers and ins & outs of everything on this planet but for some reason still want to be an NRI but don't quite know how to go about it. You know cricket better than Gavaskar, Science better than Einstein, Politics better than Marx and everything else better than everybody else.
> You think being either an engineer or a doctor is the greatest achievement in life because that's what your parents tell you.
> You think you are a great patriot because you quote media
statements by politicians better than anyone else and because you think the noise and crowd of the Puja days is the most attractive cultural event ever. Even though you have no idea which year Tagore won the Noble prize.
> You think you are a good professional because you are good at company politics.
> You think you are a very good family person because you take your kids & wife out for vacations once a year on company LTC.
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outsider
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Re: True Kolkattan
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10/02/04 at 23:01:47 » |
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Yeah, and there is another term for that. That's called a "jerk" |
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sushmita
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Re: True Kolkattan
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10/02/04 at 23:15:52 » |
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Kanad,
do agree to some extent with your comments, but I think you should be a bit precise with your statement-
"You're a true Kolkattan if....!#%$&~.*(in a lighter vein) "
I think u should change it to being a "GHOTI from Kolkata"
and this has a kolkatian term defined as "antlaamo"
other side of the coin
have heard my silcahrites also say-
"sokaale uthiyaa morning walk e geslaam ;D"
and things like that...
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ravi
ravi
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Re: True Kolkattan
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10/04/04 at 13:46:17 » |
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Agreed to all the points except ARAMBAG'S CHICKEN and BENFISH.
Still now Bengalis (not excluding Kolkatans) are more bookworms than anyone else
And I also strongly suggest
""I think u should change it to being a "GHOTI from Kolkata""
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