Re:Ineligible Bachelors: Indian Men Living in U.S. Strike Out
by plinkplonk on Monday April 06, 2009 @03:25AM
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"poda pulle nayinte mone"
for all those who don't speak Malayalam (the language of Kerala)
translation => "get lost you son of a bitch"
"patti chetteh kazhidhe thendi"
translation => Dog, scum, donkey, beggar!
fwiw, I think such language is inappropriate on a public forum , particularly HN, but to flag or delete something one should know what is being said.
I find the device of slipping into a different language (here Malayalam)from the commonly understood one (English) to send a "private message" (in this case, abuse unfortunately) interesting, though (strictly imo) that is a violation of the commonly understood (unspoken) rules of discourse.
for all those who don't speak Malayalam (the language of Kerala) translation => "get lost you son of a bitch"
"patti chetteh kazhidhe thendi"
translation => Dog, scum, donkey, beggar!
fwiw, I think such language is inappropriate on a public forum , particularly HN, but to flag or delete something one should know what is being said.
I find the device of slipping into a different language (here Malayalam)from the commonly understood one (English) to send a "private message" (in this case, abuse unfortunately) interesting, though (strictly imo) that is a violation of the commonly understood (unspoken) rules of discourse.