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10 classic Indianisms: 'Doing the needful' and more

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Post by Rishi Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:00 pm

http://travel.cnn.com/mumbai/life/10-indianisms-652344

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Post by Rishi Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:00 pm

Agabo • 5 months ago

You idiot, you are clueless about Indian language roots and are arrogant enough to think of "fixing" things, fix your thinking if you really want to fix things. "Good name" comes from "Shubh naam" in Hindi, and not from your screwed up mind thinking about evil names (really, how sick is that?). Look for the language roots and stop dripping with sarcasm and cynicism. I'm ashamed of a guy like you calling himself an Indian, and making a mess, which we have to go and clean up behind.

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Post by Guest Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:14 pm

the one indianism not mentioned in the article is the shaking of the head. Westerners get confused, not knowing whether we are saying Yes (which we are) and thinking we are actually saying No. This is a very Indian mannerism cutting across NI and SI.

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Post by nevada Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:31 pm

A few more:

Where do you put up?

I could make out that so and so is a cop.

Let's go to a club and freak out.

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Post by Impedimenta Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:52 pm

LOL @ "shaking of the head" and an even bigger LOL @ Let's go to a club and freak out....

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