Namma ooru singari...

Edho nimmadhiya India-a kuppai kottindha ennai Australia anupitanga, but ofcourse, even I wanted to travel. But only after I came here, I realized the transformations I have to undergo. Avan avan vai-la kozhukattaiya vachindu pesaranunga!!! Especially my manager! I could understand atleast 75% of whatever others spoke, but this guy, yabba, mothathaiyum vaikullaye pesikaran! Naan patuku Baa-nu parka vendi iruku avanai. Ok, that was the first day..

Idhula innoru tragedy enna-na, I didnt undergo the cross-cultural training. So whenever I dont understand what he speaks, I do a "umm" and try grasping what he wants to know...idhai avanunga thappa edunthuntanga. So one day, when this guy came and asked me if things are ok, I did a "umm" to register it completely, and then said "yeah things are fine but"..avlodhan ivan innoruthanai parthu sirikaran, avan ennada-na "We are getting used to it, you say 'Yeah, things are great!' and then continue with 'Umm, but there is something...'" Idhu ennangada akramama iruku, naan umm sonnadhu firstla, adhai en mid-sentence-ku cut paste panni interpret panreenga????

Yet another day, I had some doubts (well, I am an inquisitive person, and I keep having questions) but little did I know that I cant use the same "doubt" term here, but should be using "questions" instead. Naan pattuku romba surusurupa poi "I have a few doubts" appadinu soltu, ellam kettundappuram, indha manager solran "You shdnt say doubts coz that gives an impression that you are doubting the design or the person, say I have a couple of questions" :((((

Namma ooru Singari Sydney pakkam vandhalam
pei muzhi muzhichikinu ninnalam

-nra kadhaiya aayiduchu en nilamai! Edho ippolam puriyudhu enna pesaran-nu, naanga lip reading, kadhula receptor equipment enhancement ellam panni oru range-ku vantomla!