Here I am in Vellore, people are friendly. But some time you don't understand whether they are talking or fighting. The high pitch vocabulary is very difficult to ubderstand in Tamil. The stress they give in english and in hindi sounds interesting. We too Nepali have Nepali style tone in British english.
The shopkeepers are very particular in price. They don't accept any bargaining. But people from east and west Bengal are more on bargaining. Any thing they want to buy, they bargain. Even for a rupee they discuss more than a price they are going to pay for it.
It is interesting to visit market where South Indian are sellers and Bangladeshi and Bengoli are buyers. They all talk in their own languages and sometimes scold eachother. They feel fine. Because they don't understand what they are fighting for. Some will go with happy mood and some feel frustrated thinking that they have done not good.
This was the scene I was observing while on the road.
One Bengoli wanted to buy some bananas. He was asking the cost of banana.
Banana seller: INR 20/- for 4 pcs.
Buyer: What about dozen? Thinking that he will get some discount, as most of the Bengolis are keen to have discount even a rupee down.
Banana seller: Sewanty Rupee for a dozen.
Buyer: Can I get in 60/- Rupee?
Banana seller: No. I said Sewanty Rupee. That's all.
Buyer: How about 12 Pcs?
Banana seller: If you buy 12 pcs means 60/- rupee.
Bengali Buyer: Give me 12 pcs.
Seller: Give me 60/- rupee. Not less. Ok!
Bengali: Koisa koisa dokaanadaar hai? Ek dozen mangaa Sottar bola. Baarha bola Saath bolaa.
Thiki hai hame kya? Maine eko dozan saath me kharida. Kamsekam Das rupiya kam kar dala. Ha ha ha..
Seller: Enne soller Machaan.
After all this is win win situation.
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