Friend " Can you teach me Tamil?"
Me "yeah sure"
Friend "Teach me some abuse words" (Gaali)
Me *Meh*
Friend 2 "Can you teach me your language"
Me "Ok"
Friend 2 "How do you say I Love You in Tamil?"
Me *Really*
Okay, now this is a common conversation, the first thing people want to learn in a new language is either gaalis (slangs/abuse words) or I Love You.
Now, seriously tell me, if you go to a new place, how are you going to survive with just gaalis?
Or How many times and to whom are you going to say I Love You too?
I would rather learn the words for food, water, washroom, hotel and anything useful with which I can get away from the traffic cops.
I am sure neither gaalis or I Love You is going to be helpful in a land where you do not know the language.
Me "yeah sure"
Friend "Teach me some abuse words" (Gaali)
Me *Meh*
Friend 2 "Can you teach me your language"
Me "Ok"
Friend 2 "How do you say I Love You in Tamil?"
Me *Really*
Okay, now this is a common conversation, the first thing people want to learn in a new language is either gaalis (slangs/abuse words) or I Love You.
Now, seriously tell me, if you go to a new place, how are you going to survive with just gaalis?
Or How many times and to whom are you going to say I Love You too?
I would rather learn the words for food, water, washroom, hotel and anything useful with which I can get away from the traffic cops.
I am sure neither gaalis or I Love You is going to be helpful in a land where you do not know the language.
Makes sense. I would learn the functional words and easy question answers first.
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