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Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
I am better known as GERMAN SUBBA RAO, is because of my association with German Language Teaching, Translating etc. I am also known as TEACHER OF TEACHERS, because my students are presently teaching GERMAN in various institutes in twin cities, across INDIA & even in Vivekananda Institute of Languages (Vivekananda Vani Samstha), Ramakrishna Math, where I am presently working as a lecturer teaching GERMAN for the Advanced Levels. I am also teaching ENGLISH in the same esteemed Organization. I have M.A. German, M.A. Eng, B.Ed. Sp. Eng and B.Sc BZC as my educational qualifications. I stood first in the University in Adv. Dip. German. I have been working in Vivekananda Institute of Languages since February, 1992. I am also working in some institutes, where I teach GERMAN. I had taught in Osmania University in 1992-93 in an Ad hoc post and later on appointed in Ramakrishna Math. I have done numerous technical translations. I teach German at my home also.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Top 22 things an Indian does after returning to India from "US".

22. Use Nope for No and Yep for Yes.
21. Tries to use credit card in road side hotel.
20. Drinks and carries mineral water and always speaks of health conscious.
19. Sprays deo such so that he doesn't need to take bath.
18. Sneezes and says 'Excuse me'.
17. Says ‘‘Hey’‘ instead of ‘‘Hi’‘.
Says ‘‘Yogurt’‘ instead says ‘‘Curds’‘.
Says ‘‘Cab’‘ instead of ‘‘Taxi’‘.
Says ‘‘Candy’‘ instead of ‘‘Chocolate’‘.
Says ‘‘Cookie’‘ instead of ‘‘Biscuit’‘.
Says ‘‘Free Way ‘‘ instead of ‘‘Highway’‘.
Says ‘‘got to go’‘ instead of ‘‘Have to go’‘.
Says ‘‘Oh’‘ instead of ‘‘Zero’‘,
(for 704, says Seven Oh Four Instead of Seven Zero Four)

16. Doesn't forget to crib about air pollution. Keeps cribbing every time he steps out.
15. Says all the distances in Miles (Not in Kilo Meters), and counts in Millions. (Not in Lakhs)
14. Tries to figure all the prices in Dollars as far as possible (but deep down the heart multiplies by prevailing currency difference).
13. Tries to see the % of fat on the cover of a milk packet.
12. When need to say Z (zed), never says Z (Zed), repeats ‘‘Zee’‘ several times, if the other person unable to get, then says X, Y Zee(but never says Zed)
11. Writes date as MM/DD/YYYY, on watching traditional DD/MM/YYYY, says ‘‘Oh! British Style!!!!’‘
10. Makes fun of Indian Standard Time and Indian Road Conditions.
9. Even after 2 months, complaints about ‘‘Jet Lag’‘.
8. Avoids eating more chili (hot) stuff.
7. Tries to drink ‘‘Diet Coke’‘, instead of Normal Coke.
6. Tries to complain about any thing in India as if he is experiencing it for the first time.
5. Pronounces ‘‘schedule’‘ as ‘‘skejule’‘, and ‘‘module’‘ as ‘‘mojule’‘.
4. Looks suspiciously towards Hotel/Dhaba food.
Few more important points
3. From the luggage bag, does not remove the stickers of Airways by which he traveled back to India, even after 4 months of arrival.
2. Takes the cabin luggage bag to short visits in India, tries to roll the bag on Indian Roads.
Ultimate one:
1. Tries to begin conversation with ‘‘In US ....’‘ or ‘‘When I was in US...’‘

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