Once I went to the post office and said I want to buy a ticket and the lady behind the counter told me to go and ask a cop for it, as they sell postage stamps in the post office , they do not issue a ticket. Here traffic cops issue tickets.
On my first day in US I started to walk out on the street I was staying on and saw that so many office buildings had neon signs flashing ‘Vacancy’ so I was very happy that it will not be hard for me to get an employment. I found out the hard way that they were all motels and were announcing via neon sign that they had some empty rooms to rent.
At the airport I got call of nature and started looking for TOILETS. I was surprised to note that such a big airport had so many amenities and lots of REST ROOMS but no TOILETS. So I had to hold it till I reached the hotel I was staying in. At the check- in I asked them for the TOILET. It took them five minutes to figure out what I was asking for and they pointed to the REST ROOMS and I told them I am not looking for REST ROOMS I needed to go to TOILET. Some desi who overheard our conversation and could understand my desi accent came to the rescue, and told me that TOILETS here are called REST ROOMS .
Now I know why they call them REST ROOMS because that is the only place and time where any body living in America gets some rest from the rat race.
I failed my first driving test for the driver’s license because the person who was giving the test asked me to give a turn signal while I made a turn. I told her that I do not have a signal to give. I again found out the hard way that the light indicator which we never use while we make turns in Pakistan, is called turn signal here. The light signals on the intersections are called traffic lights not the tail lights or the head lights of the over flowing traffic.
different countries have their own style of speaking and stuff
so if an english goes to US he will have same problems and vice versa
so its not a desi thing at all!
Subjective nature of the post is to make mockery of the anomalies of language, perception of the words. It may not be fuuny to many, but it is fun to apprecite it in true colors.
i can just imagine you in a shop saying that as well:hehe:
A torch is called a “flashlight” in USA.
