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I don’t know/speak/understand Hindi.
In fact, the only sentence I know is “Hindi nai malum hai” which means “I don’t know Hindi.” This is relevant because I find myself uttering this far more than I’d like. For instance, to the sandwich “artist” who made my lunch at Subway this afternoon.
Seriously?
Yes, seriously. Where I found myself thinking that I would just have to tell him that I’d like extra olives, life clearly had a larger (and more consistent than I appreciate) plan in place.
I’m south Indian, which means that I speak a Dravidian based language rather than the Sanskrit based languages of the north. This means that when you strange sir or madam, look at me, assume I’m Bengali or worse yet, knowing I’m Indian assume I’m from the north because nothing exists below Bombay, and start speaking to me in Hindi, I actually have no clue what you’re saying. So, I’ll look at you and respond in English (for the umpteenth time) that I do not speak Hindi.
I speak Tamil. I speak Kamma Telugu. If you know either of those languages and would like to ask me something, feel free.
/rant over (for now)
