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16 Dec 2015 11:39 #283964
by ketchim
Once in a while my paternal grandmother sings Islamic devotional couplets in Hindi
and explains what she understands them to mean
based on her grandparents' translations of them decades ago.
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16 Dec 2015 12:01 #283973
by ketchim
My parents never wanted me to imitate this accent because, for many, it is regarded as a thing of shame.
To be hidden away like a botched tattoo or a drunken mistake.
It is an illustration of how the poorest members of Indian society spoke when English was first forced upon them.
"Speak properly!" my parents said, when I playfully accented my words.
"You are an American."
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16 Dec 2015 12:31 #283979
by ketchim
"You are not Guyanese-American. You are just American. You were born here."
On the multi-cultural day at school, they didn't understand why I had to create a poster about Guyana.
"You are American. Make a board about America, nah?"
::LOL:: ::LOL::
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16 Dec 2015 13:21 #283997
by ketchim
Googs , we hear you were belting out some Munajats and Ghazals...
last night during birthday Cake cutting !
kakkabelly would be green with envy
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