Disclaimer -- None of the thoughts in the blog intent to hurt any person , community or race .... please read with a light heart ....
I was afraid that adjusting in the great US of A for a mumbaikaar like me would be difficult but i soon realised that a simple set of translations could help me blend in.
Listing a few translations for the wannabe US immigrants .... keep these in mind and u can become an American is just few days .......
1.Magga bana toilet paper --
The first rule of stating in US is that do not expect a Magga(sorry im not sure what it is called in englis) in your bathroom .... right from the time i sat in the Flight ..... toilet me magga dekhne ke liye aankhen taras gayi ...... even a 5star hotel cannot afford a magga in US .... Americans take the save water abhiyan very seriously so they believe in just dry cleaning ....
but anyways they are cutting down trees for all the toilet paper ..... either way they are using an important natural resource for their daily morning needs .... !!
so all the people travelling to US ... pls carry your own maggas..... !!!
2.Pandu bana cop aur pauti bani ticket --
U can never tell a firangi cop .... jau dya na kaka .... student aahe ...... he ghya shambaarchi note ..... chai paani saathi ....... if u ever get caught in US for breaking
a signal the only way to get away without a ticket (translation for Pauti) is if the cop is a amchi maati amche manus from India ..... !!!!
3.1 rupye ka note bana 1 dollar bill --
When i was in India i would always ask the waiter for a bill .... the first time i ate in an American, i was really confused when the waiter asked me if i had a 20 dollar bill .......
so always remember to pay the bill with a 1 dollar bill ... !!!
4.Petrol bana Gas aur kilometer bana Mile --
Bachpan se we were taught ki petrol gaadi me daalo aur Gas kitchen ke cylinder me ....... but these concepts will be shattered once u cross the US border ....
duniya ke is hisse me u take ur car to a gas station and not a petrol pump .... gaadi gasoline se chalti hai aur khana bijli par banta hai ....
Conversion Formula for ur reference --- 1 mile = 1.6 KM.
5.Kilo bana lbs aur litre bana Gallon --
My indian mind was always programmed to calculate wieght in Kilos and Litres .... so when my friend asked if i could carry a 5 gallon can of water , shana banke i said ...usme kya hai i used to carry 20 litres of water in India .... 5 gallon kya hai .... later i realised 5 gallons was more than 20 litres .... so for all the wannabe US travellers here is the conversion so u dont try and become a hero like me --
1 gallon = 3.784 Litres and 1 Lb = 0.45 Kg.
So all the Munnabhais coming to Amrica ..... do keep the above points in mind to have a safe and comfortable stay in Amrica ..... And all the experienced people in Amrica ...kindly send me any other tips which might be helpful for me ..... !!
I was afraid that adjusting in the great US of A for a mumbaikaar like me would be difficult but i soon realised that a simple set of translations could help me blend in.
Listing a few translations for the wannabe US immigrants .... keep these in mind and u can become an American is just few days .......
1.Magga bana toilet paper --
The first rule of stating in US is that do not expect a Magga(sorry im not sure what it is called in englis) in your bathroom .... right from the time i sat in the Flight ..... toilet me magga dekhne ke liye aankhen taras gayi ...... even a 5star hotel cannot afford a magga in US .... Americans take the save water abhiyan very seriously so they believe in just dry cleaning ....
but anyways they are cutting down trees for all the toilet paper ..... either way they are using an important natural resource for their daily morning needs .... !!
so all the people travelling to US ... pls carry your own maggas..... !!!
2.Pandu bana cop aur pauti bani ticket --
U can never tell a firangi cop .... jau dya na kaka .... student aahe ...... he ghya shambaarchi note ..... chai paani saathi ....... if u ever get caught in US for breaking
a signal the only way to get away without a ticket (translation for Pauti) is if the cop is a amchi maati amche manus from India ..... !!!!
3.1 rupye ka note bana 1 dollar bill --
When i was in India i would always ask the waiter for a bill .... the first time i ate in an American, i was really confused when the waiter asked me if i had a 20 dollar bill .......
so always remember to pay the bill with a 1 dollar bill ... !!!
4.Petrol bana Gas aur kilometer bana Mile --
Bachpan se we were taught ki petrol gaadi me daalo aur Gas kitchen ke cylinder me ....... but these concepts will be shattered once u cross the US border ....
duniya ke is hisse me u take ur car to a gas station and not a petrol pump .... gaadi gasoline se chalti hai aur khana bijli par banta hai ....
Conversion Formula for ur reference --- 1 mile = 1.6 KM.
5.Kilo bana lbs aur litre bana Gallon --
My indian mind was always programmed to calculate wieght in Kilos and Litres .... so when my friend asked if i could carry a 5 gallon can of water , shana banke i said ...usme kya hai i used to carry 20 litres of water in India .... 5 gallon kya hai .... later i realised 5 gallons was more than 20 litres .... so for all the wannabe US travellers here is the conversion so u dont try and become a hero like me --
1 gallon = 3.784 Litres and 1 Lb = 0.45 Kg.
So all the Munnabhais coming to Amrica ..... do keep the above points in mind to have a safe and comfortable stay in Amrica ..... And all the experienced people in Amrica ...kindly send me any other tips which might be helpful for me ..... !!
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