Bollywood is a magic world where everything is possible and this time they have added a few spoons of Spanish to spice up a Hindi song.
I’m talking about the song Señorita from the Indian movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. The strong voice in Spanish by flamenco singer Maria del Mar Fernández along with the Hindi lyrics make this song very catchy. Read the rest of this entry »
After living here for quite a bit, I have noticed that Indian people are very curious by nature. And if you are a foreigner, well that just enhances their curiosity more and more.
I try to take the questions with a sense of humor, but I really cannot handle it when I am sick and the doctors seem to be more interested in knowing my life than my illness.
What normally happens is that I go to the reception desk, give my name and of course they write it wrong. Read More…
For me, learning Hindi is just one of the things that I think I should achieve. I’m not so consistent though, as it mostly depends on how I am feeling and if I’m not in good mood I just leave my books and notebooks aside. My experience with teachers haven’t been so good and many times (when I’m not doing the effort) the Hindi script just looks like vague pictures decorating the landscape.
I usually throw Hindi words in my conversation but I really don’t know how to write what I’m saying. Mostly I catch these words from other people’s conversation, TV or Indian music. I guess this is the natural way to learn a new language, by exposing yourself to it. I really have fun mixing up my English, Spanish and now my Hindi… so beware when speaking to me coz you can get some surprises! Read More…
Having domestic help back at home is something usual. You pay the maid for either staying the whole day at your house or for live-in and perform all the chores required at home. Of course in India things are quite different. Having maids is also very common but they only perform specific tasks and nothing more. Like the one that cleans the floor will not cook the food and so on.
The average rate they charge only covers around an hour of work daily and they work in 4 to 5 homes everyday. Don’t take me wrong, I know their work is hard but…
When searching for a maid, my husband is the one who talks to them at first. We have done our own research with the neighbors and we know the rates and what kind of work they do for that money. They come home and agree on a rate, but as soon as they interact with me and they figure out that I’m not Indian they just wanna charge me much more than what they normally charge. They start to ask for an increment on their salary every month. For some strange reason they think they can overcharge me and that I will actually accept that. But I don’t. So the problem starts there. Read More…
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