tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post2538915717127907113..comments2023-10-06T17:24:24.995+05:30Comments on Autobiography of an ordinary man: Kolkata - The Land of the PoliteNarendra shenoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435746867801885684noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-41003358044423536932008-11-23T10:36:00.000+05:302008-11-23T10:36:00.000+05:30Hey, they don't burn trams here that often now. Th...Hey, they don't burn trams here that often now. That was way back in the 70s maybe. Not now.<BR/>They have taken to razing down buses in times of hartals and in cases where truck-drivers mow down i-pod hearing teenagers.<BR/><BR/>But, polite, we are, mostly. :)What's In A Name ?https://www.blogger.com/profile/09721657703722868039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-64553371701102015602008-11-19T13:05:00.000+05:302008-11-19T13:05:00.000+05:30You won't find my mom nodding her head in agreemen...You won't find my mom nodding her head in agreement to this. She despises Bongs. Somebody flicked her bag in a temple. She thinks that somebody was a Bong. And with good reasons. She was in Calcutta.<BR/><BR/>P.S. My mom seems to have followed your tour itinerary.KD. K Bodhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07925921697709668236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-71962093373219080602008-11-15T11:41:00.000+05:302008-11-15T11:41:00.000+05:30haha! Was smiling all the way! ;-)haha! Was smiling all the way! ;-)Lakshmi Bharadwajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212991591359341995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-67575802177506517002008-11-14T12:00:00.001+05:302008-11-14T12:00:00.001+05:30"nothing so asphyxiating as a richly deserved cuss..."nothing so asphyxiating as a richly deserved cussword un-uttered" - Absolutely!!!<BR/><BR/>LOL! Great reading you.Sowmya Srikrishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04300900225172809423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-2831261943650580012008-11-14T12:00:00.000+05:302008-11-14T12:00:00.000+05:30Yup we Bongs are like this only. We will break you...Yup we Bongs are like this only. We will break your head and then say sorry so sweetly with a smile that you won't feel offended at all :PSMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322627347633569930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-18915214280756987852008-11-14T11:59:00.000+05:302008-11-14T11:59:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.SMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322627347633569930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-44999131380430639622008-11-14T00:52:00.000+05:302008-11-14T00:52:00.000+05:30One summer in chennai, my friend switched the wipe...One summer in chennai, my friend switched the wiper on his car to wipe his windshield clear with water. An old car that is, the water did not spray on the windshield, but fountained atop the car and wetted the two-wheeler uncle behind us. And that in full speed for about 5 seconds. Having no effect on water on the windshield, we looked back, only to find a dripping-wet man slowly coming towards like a hippo. Shit-scared, I composed myself to apologize. In all calmness, he said 'Why? huh? Do you really have to wash the car in the road?! Dont do it next time!' And he rode on slowly. Some oldies I tell you, are the most seasoned. Surprised I was, more by the man than the wiper :)Arun Sundarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18219885089043197381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-14367629539997950372008-11-13T20:41:00.000+05:302008-11-13T20:41:00.000+05:30Briiliant wit! I daresay your impression of Bongs ...Briiliant wit! I daresay your impression of Bongs should have been based on my own impeccable manners, especially when I appreciate the posts made by my fellow bloggers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-33528563808808376932008-11-13T10:23:00.000+05:302008-11-13T10:23:00.000+05:30wonder what emily post has to say on cuss words. s...wonder what emily post has to say on cuss words. sounds like she could learn something from kolkattansCynic in Wonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17544348501114907088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-26888910341242573192008-11-13T09:54:00.000+05:302008-11-13T09:54:00.000+05:30Hahaha, reminds me of Bangkok. Ran across the same...Hahaha, reminds me of Bangkok. Ran across the same situation - or was it drove across? In any case, we decelerated from 120 kmph to 0 because some guy cut us off, and the Thai taxi driver shocked me by just raising an eyebrow. Phlegmatic, stoic, loser.Bhel Puri & Seekh Kababhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09195277583355260879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-66614765913854550362008-11-13T09:18:00.000+05:302008-11-13T09:18:00.000+05:30How these people talk, I say. How these people tal...How these people talk, I say. How these people talk.<BR/><BR/>"Even when they're burning a tram, as they frequently do, they will remember their p's and q's." <BR/><BR/>LOL! :DLavanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132909841076249150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-15823159760557112622008-11-13T09:08:00.000+05:302008-11-13T09:08:00.000+05:30I don't speak hindi. Probably a translation would ...I don't speak hindi. Probably a translation would do good :) The rest of the post, namely the metaphors used are nice :) especially the one with the brakes!<BR/>btw, ancient mariner?! ha ha ha :)Vibushan L Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07332607945853457759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-19364600857019660082008-11-13T03:47:00.000+05:302008-11-13T03:47:00.000+05:30Goodness Gracious! That's all he told? You sure he...Goodness Gracious! That's all he told? You sure he didn't utter anything under his breath before/after that?<BR/><BR/>Wow, damn polite indeed.<BR/><BR/>BTW, its my dying wish to hear the squealing pig sound you 'normally' make while dying. <BR/><BR/>Hahaha! Too good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-23647737392958330142008-11-12T23:37:00.000+05:302008-11-12T23:37:00.000+05:30LOL! You were subject to a small demonstration of ...LOL! You were subject to a small demonstration of Ben'gaalis'! <BR/>And I second max here. We Hyderabadis are proud of our 'tehzeeb'. Our expletives have a beautiful flowery blend of Telugu and Urdu which spew like nectar from a drooling dog's mouth! :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-44373479954325721492008-11-12T21:48:00.000+05:302008-11-12T21:48:00.000+05:30sirjee you ought to travel to Hyd for some nawabi ...sirjee you ought to travel to Hyd for some nawabi khatirdaari. Esp the autos, watay vocabulary building excercise that is.maxdavincihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327759326889427489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2460565103147391578.post-18587160441807672612008-11-12T20:49:00.000+05:302008-11-12T20:49:00.000+05:30LOL! I sense the shock through the bytes and the m...LOL! I sense the shock through the bytes and the miles Naren. My empathies :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com