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Story: The language of the mall, the language of the market.
Story: The language of the mall, the language of the market.
Since I lost my father at my childhood so since I was in high school, I had to do a lot of work alone in home and outside the house, outside means going to my uncle's house, my sister' s house, etc. by train or buses . At that time I did not know anything about the roads, like the advice my mother taught me, I used to address someone as Dada, someone as Kaku to know if the bus or train was going in the direction of my destination. At that time, didi, masi were hardly available to ask, which is now seen and understood as social progress. And needless to say, there was no mobile then, and neither was Google. There is no way to know that sometimes when the news of the capture of the boy was received, the mother might have had the hope that the boy would not be lost or the 'need would be a big trouble' so she had to take the risk of getting rid of the chest.
Anyway, what I mean is, I learned in the next step that Vivekananda is best known for his famous address at the Chicago Congress of Religions - 'America's Brothers and Sisters' but the sad fact is that these days that great relationship has changed - Sir, Ma'am or Excuse Me.
It is mostly seen in big shops, malls, car showrooms, service centers, offices or reserved seats of express trains, and right here in India, not abroad.
But at village area market still address the relationship a little is seen .
If the seller is a female then it is usually called Masi ( mothers sister) , not bad, but the funny thing is that even if the seller is much younger than the buyer, they are called Masi whereas they can be called Didi ( Sister). One day, one of my neighbour said to me, "Doesn't that 'adibasi buri' ('tribal old woman') sit in the left corner when entering the market?" I got this country mushrooms near him. The words hit my ears. I know that neighbour will be much older than the seller, but he remains in a tip top appearance on the other hand, the seller is dishevel. That neighbour is older than me too, so I didn't want to show the courage to say anything, but the ear returned the word with correction advice - in that market- - -'Adivasi mother' doesn't sit'?
**KRN**
05.12.2023.T
Writco:08.12.2023(Original Bengali)
Since I lost my father at my childhood so since I was in high school, I had to do a lot of work alone in home and outside the house, outside means going to my uncle's house, my sister' s house, etc. by train or buses . At that time I did not know anything about the roads, like the advice my mother taught me, I used to address someone as Dada, someone as Kaku to know if the bus or train was going in the direction of my destination. At that time, didi, masi were hardly available to ask, which is now seen and understood as social progress. And needless to say, there was no mobile then, and neither was Google. There is no way to know that sometimes when the news of the capture of the boy was received, the mother might have had the hope that the boy would not be lost or the 'need would be a big trouble' so she had to take the risk of getting rid of the chest.
Anyway, what I mean is, I learned in the next step that Vivekananda is best known for his famous address at the Chicago Congress of Religions - 'America's Brothers and Sisters' but the sad fact is that these days that great relationship has changed - Sir, Ma'am or Excuse Me.
It is mostly seen in big shops, malls, car showrooms, service centers, offices or reserved seats of express trains, and right here in India, not abroad.
But at village area market still address the relationship a little is seen .
If the seller is a female then it is usually called Masi ( mothers sister) , not bad, but the funny thing is that even if the seller is much younger than the buyer, they are called Masi whereas they can be called Didi ( Sister). One day, one of my neighbour said to me, "Doesn't that 'adibasi buri' ('tribal old woman') sit in the left corner when entering the market?" I got this country mushrooms near him. The words hit my ears. I know that neighbour will be much older than the seller, but he remains in a tip top appearance on the other hand, the seller is dishevel. That neighbour is older than me too, so I didn't want to show the courage to say anything, but the ear returned the word with correction advice - in that market- - -'Adivasi mother' doesn't sit'?
**KRN**
05.12.2023.T
Writco:08.12.2023(Original Bengali)
