Quirk #3

Beginning of a telephonic conversation:

Hello, Naga this side

The (ab)use of 'myself'

Why do Indians introduce themselves using the word "myself"? Like, if I say "Hi, my name is Swaroop and I'm a computer engineer", a lot of Indians would respond with something like "Myself Lokesh, I work as a scientist."

 Bharglish Quirk #2: Indians don't just have cousins, but "cousin brothers" and "cousin sisters".

Bharglish Quirk #1: "Can we start the call in ten minutes? I am eating food".

(Maybe they thought I might presume what they were eating was cardboard...)

What is Bharglish?

I tried to think of something to blog about but I couldn’t able to. My esteemed colleagues will doubtless have some eye-opening examples to share anon.

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 Namaste, All!

Have been nama-staying away from posting and blogging; am a bit internet-shy, if you will.

But...was invited to write for this blog, and began to wonder what I was missing.

"Bharglish". Love it! A portmanteau of "Bharat" and "English", I presume? A reference to Indian English? If so, I accept the invite with great relish, for I have several co-workers who speak the dialect, which I adore, quirkiness and all.

Will most def post about things that tickle me about Bharglish (Inglish?) but I hope they let me post about whatever manages to snuggle its way into the vast dullness of my brain.

 

How does one sign a blog? I'll try this:

Yours Blogularly,

MicawberMe