Rugged. Facial hair bordering between a stuble and full-blown beard. A kurta which was once white and had buttons. One sleeve rolled up showing a black thread holding a tiny brass cylinder wrapped around the arm.
Good evening sir, How may I help you?
Boliye saahab... kya lenge?
Hmmm ... *squints at the bright candy-coloured menus* ... One McVeggie burger please..
Hmmm ... *grimaces for effect* ... Hmmmm.... Bhindi kaise diya?
Would like extra cheese and lettuce with it? Medium fries or large?
Leejiye saab... Bahut badhiya hai... *snaps the end* ... ekdum taaza hai... leejiye?
I'll take the extra cheese and lettuce, no fries please.
Haan haan... Theek hai... Kaisa diya??
That will be Rs.62 please.
12 rupaiah ka aadha kilo hai saab... bilkul badhiya hai... kitna doon?
Hmmm... *ogles at more of the graphics* Can I have a strawberry milkshake with that, please?
Kis baat ka 12 rupaiah bol rahe ho yaar? Purana maal hai bilul... Chalo... Aadha kilo daal do. Ek kheera, Do nimbu aur thoda dania-kadipatha bhi de dena.
Sure sir, That will be Rs.108. Will that be all sir?
Haan saab, mein nikalta hoon saab... Ekdum badhiya.
Yes, Thank you.
Arre re ruko... Mein khud nikal leta hoon.
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Sir, your order. One McVeggie burger. Extra Cheese and lettuce. One straberry milkshake.
Leejiye saab. 19 rupaiah hua.
Thanks. I don't have change. Can u break a 500 please?
19 rupaiah?? Kiska ??? 16 rupaiah mein kar do sab. Masala ka thodi koi paisa leta hai?
Sure sir. Do you have 3 rupees?
Arre saab... 12 ka bhindi. 3 ka kheera. 3 rupaiah Nimbu aur Ek rupaiah Masala ka.
Sure. Here.
Arre kuch nahi... 16 rupaiah mein kar do sab. Yeh lo 10... aur yeh 5 aur Yeh 1. Ho gaya 16.
Here's your change. 392 Rupees. Thank you for coming to McDonald's. Have a nice meal.
Deejiye... Leejiye sabzi.
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I realised I was being the confused bourgeois through and through. Aren't our perspectives misplaced? Highly skewed? We silently endure the facade. But we not only ignore, we exploit the reality.
"All men are born equal"... Yeah right! Try telling that without any guilt deep within.
"All men are born equal"... Yeah right! Try telling that without any guilt deep within.
18 comments:
u actually made me think in terms of the "weirdness and insanity of the world" after a long time. Thanks for that. was getting bored with the same old...u know what!
-dhanya.
:)..wonderful!..
@dhanya: Your welcome, and thanks.
@rishi: Thanks. :)
wow
something we do everyday but never realize what the implications of our actions are....
thanx bro....
I've thought of that before too and haven't been able to quite explain it. Nice read.
interesting indeed :) even though it hits, what can one do about it?
true facade...
interesting...
*Inspired* writing..again,brilliant.
@Psycho: Thanks dude
@M: Its just carried on. Its like at work, your boss is mad at you just because his boss is mad at him (crude analogy though).
@babushka: The buck has to stop somewhere? Why does it always have to stop under the flyover?
@C-125: Danke
there's no definitive answer to this, sudu. just a route to a possible solution: duality :). its all encompassing. we drift into the facade and the real (not knowing which is which :D) interchangeably.
read krishna's latest post - and maybe
things might be a wee li'l bit clearer.
awesome post! very lucidly written.
hey dude, good stuff:)
really like the style of writing. good message too.
(also reflects the fact that you have been shopping for vegetables:P)
@ID: Had read your amazing post on Duality man. And I think this can be put right into that from the perspective of simple behaviour ONLY IF you consider man an ideal creature. Consider an average human, and its just not too complicated! :)
@aditi: Thanks! :) (And I do need stuff to burn in the kitchen right? :P )
acchhaa likhaa haai
clap clap clap clap...
adbhut applause...
@vishal: Thank u ji :)
@Padi: THanks!
Good one Suddu!
Well written. I still remember one incident which I guess would have happened with everyone in KGP.
We do argue with the rickshawwallah for 5 rs whereas with the taxi wallah we don't argue and pay money with our traps shut.
Weird. Isn't it?
@moron: Not wierd da. Its normal, unfortunately.
500+3 = 503
Total Bill =108
Change to be returned 503-108 = 395
He returned only 392..
dude you forgot to account for the 3 rupees he asked for..
but well considering the strata of society you potrayed.. whats 3 rupees..
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