What is your best "Only In…" moment?

“Aap kahan tak jayenge? (Where can you deboard ?) ” I asked him in a shot to strike a speech and break the lull of an especially long and boring train journey. The South Indian gentleman sitting ahead of Pine Tree State was neatly wearing denim casuals and looked quite bored moreover.

“I’m sorry however I don’t grasp any Hindi ”, he apologetically replied.

Cursing myself over my stupidity, I awkwardly replied, this point in English, “I’m sorry. thus stupid of Pine Tree State to assume that everyone in Republic of India speaks Hindi. It’s an error we have a tendency to Northeners usually create. I hope you're snug with English.”

“Yeah!”, he replied with a broad smile, “It happens with Pine Tree State a great deal, particularly after I visit Delhi. individuals simply begin reprimand Pine Tree State in Hindi. It takes them a few of minutes to understand that I’m not obtaining a word they’re saying! and also the appearance on their faces after they finally realize… priceless…”

“You mean the design that I’m carrying right now?” I quipped.

At this we have a tendency to each started happy.

“So, does one speak the other languages?” I asked lazily.

“Yeah… truly I speak four.”

“Four! area unit you kidding me?” the design of disbelief on my face should are quite real. maybe that’s why he started facial gesture once more.

“Yes. I’m from Mysore. thus Kannada is my tongue. Recently, I learned Telugu moreover. it had been quite troublesome, however my previous information of Kannada alleviated my transition into Telugu. And having studied in urban center for four years throughout school, I’m well versed in Tamil too.”

“And what regarding the fourth one?” I asked.

“I’m unsure if you’ll believe this, however I speak Indo-Aryan moreover. My mother was a Indo-Aryan academic. She schooled Pine Tree State to each scan and write in it after I was simply a child.”

“Wow!” I exclaimed

“Yes. however what regarding you though? what number languages does one know?” he asked.

“Well, my count isn’t as spectacular yours. with the exception of English, I simply grasp 3 - Hindi, Punjabi and many broken bits of Garhwali”, I replied in a very humble tone.

At this, the South Indian gentleman same one thing - one thing thus deep that it's unbroken Pine Tree State speculative in feeling since then.

He same - “Isn’t it strange? I speak four Indian languages. You speak 3. And yet, we have a tendency to area unit forced to speak in English!”

So, solely in Republic of India, will 2 individuals speak a complete of seven Indian Languages, and still be forced to speak in English!

P.S.

I simply revealed the primary post in my four half life-altering series titled “The Most Powerful Man in Babylonia”. Do check it out.