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« on: July 21, 2014, 04:08:48 AM »
1. “Rules”



Actual meaning: A set of regulations governing conduct within a particular activity or sphere.
Meaning in India: Nothing.
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« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2014, 04:08:56 AM »
2. “Uncle/Aunty”



Actual meaning: Your parent’s sibling.
Meaning in India: Any adult over the age of 28, except those you are actually related to.
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« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2014, 04:09:09 AM »
3. “Adjust”



Actual meaning: Alter or move something slightly.
Meaning in India: Fit seven people in a three-seater rickshaw, buy candy because the shopkeeper didn’t have exact change, make a bong out of a Pepsi bottle, use a newspaper as an umbrella, etc. Synonym: Jugaad.
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« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2014, 04:09:16 AM »
4. “Sidewalk”



Actual meaning: A paved path for pedestrians at the side of a road.
Meaning in India: A self-organizing co-working space used by cobblers, barbers, priests, shopkeepers, and really anyone with any sort of entrepreneurial streak.
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« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2014, 04:09:29 AM »
5. “Watching the news”



Actual meaning: Watching a broadcast journalist on TV explain current affairs.
Meaning in India: Watching 12-plus people shout at each other and doing your very best to extract any sort of current affairs-related information from the chaos.
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« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2014, 04:09:37 AM »
6. “Cursing”



Actual meaning: Using offensive words out of anger or annoyance.
Meaning in India: Basic means of communication.

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