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« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2014, 04:11:20 AM »
13. “Crowded”



Actual meaning: A lot of people in one place.
Meaning in India: There are more people in your one train compartment than the total population of most countries. You just got to second base with 1,000 people. Someone’s butt is on your butt. * Faints. *
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« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2014, 04:11:31 AM »
14. “Giving directions”



Actual meaning: Instructing someone on how to get to their destination using street names and cardinal directions.
Meaning in India: Telling someone to take the first left after Café Coffee Day and then the third right across from the sabzi mandi and then to stop and ask someone else for directions.
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« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2014, 04:11:41 AM »
15. “Movie”



Actual meaning: An entertaining motion picture depicting real or fictional events.
Meaning in India: A four-hour event during which you will be made to feel the full range of human emotions, reevaluate concepts like aerodynamics and gravity, and experience a virtual tour of the Swiss alps via romantic song and dance.
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« Reply #15 on: July 21, 2014, 04:11:50 AM »
16. “Heavy traffic”



Actual meaning: A high density of vehicles moving along a road.
Meaning in India: A high density of vehicles sitting stationary on a road.
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« Reply #16 on: July 21, 2014, 04:11:57 AM »
17. “Concrete jungle”



Actual meaning: An urban area that has a high density of large, modern buildings.
Meaning in India: Literally animals inhabiting a concrete space.
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« Reply #17 on: July 21, 2014, 04:12:05 AM »
18. “Tea”



Actual meaning: A hot beverage made by infusing the dried, crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water. Often accompanied by scones.
Meaning in India: A life-sustaining liquid that one must consume at least four times per day, to keep in good health. Often accompanied by Marie biscuit and the latest gossip.

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