yesterday, i found out that james (of "mistuh blian" fame) also mispronounces another lab member's name. james is thoroughly convinced that Nachiket, one of the post-docs from India, is named "lunchbox." we've tried to correct him. he won't budge.
i don't mind this for two reasons. first, it's funny as crap. no doubt about that. who's with me? but second, and more importantly, Nachiket and Arjun (the other post-doc from India) saw me today and asked how my trip home went. Immediately following my response, they asked what I brought them. I laughed. They maintained straight faces. I paused, and laughed more awkwardly. They did not pause, and kept the straight faces. "Wait, really?" I asked... completely confused. Nachiket then explained the age-old custom in India of always bringing your friends something from even the shortest trip... and asked if I didn't yet regard him and Arjun as friends. I stuttered and stammered- I'm sure that I was all at once as hard for them to understand as they often are for me to understand. After they left, Dr. Javed and Haiyan (mother of james) verified what Nachiket had taught me.
This went on for 2 hours, until I walked into the conference room for the weekly lab meeting, sat to watch the PowerPoint presentation, and lo and behold-- the second slide had no data... simply the phrase "We Got You!" in some tacky font.
I inquired if it was a big deal to be flipped off in India, China, or Pakistan. They said yes... but laughed.
This is my life-- foreign nerds with remarkable minds prank me. Kindof rocks. :-)
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everything about that post was wonderful.
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