Melamesha

Bideshe poRte aasar somoy, career songkranto uchchhakangkha, athoba prothom bishwe dhokar chhaRpotro pawar glamour chhaRao ar ekta ichhe aneker monei thake. gondii chheRe beronor saadh.
Pujoy jemon kore bhog khetam, Thanksgiving-e temon kore turkey khabo, St. Patrick's Day-te sobuj ronger jama pore michhil-e hNatbo, Halloween-e hasyokor naak jodi laganor sahos nao kore uthte pari, Jellyfish seje aasa gublu shishur jonyo candy kine jomiye rakhbo.
Sob utsob-i niyom kore palon kora hoy. ghore bose tumul adda mere, athoba baire khete giye. Thanksgiving-e sobai mile ranna-o kore khawa hoy, Halloween-e adbhuutdorshon tupi pore pub-e giye naachteo dekhechhi amar anek porichito lokke. kintu jai korina keno, sheshporjonto sobguloi, aro ekta bangla-bola-practice-korar class-e poriNoto hoy.
Bochhorer por bochhor dhore eki ghotonar punorabritti. ami jokhon bhabtei partam na, bidesher maatite boseo amar bangali chhaRa kono bondhu hobena, amar senior-ra mone mone sotyi-ta janto. aaj jokhon amar junior ese amake bole, tomra paroni, kintu ami anyo bondhutwo pataboi, ami chup kore thaki. ami chai o paruk, kintu hoyto ami poriNotitao jani.
Idaning mone hoy, ki jani, mishte ki sotyi-i cheyechhilam kokhono? amar ja achhe ta diye, anyer ja achhe ta grohoN kore milemishe unnototoro kono sonskriti-r jonmo dewar mohot ideal kotota idea chhilo, ar kotota sotyikaarer chawa? ei chomotkar idea-ta bastobe apply korte gele jetuku porisrom/adjustment-er dorkar hoy, seta eRiye giye Friday night-e sei ghortay phire aaste anek beshi aaram lage, jekhane sobai je shudhu amar bhashay kotha bolchhe tai noy, amar moto kore bhabchheo, karoN amra sobai abikol ek training-er moddhyo diye esechhi.
Sedin amar ek bandhur class-e, ekti chhatri 'inventory' shobdota bondhuke diye 5 theke 6 baar boliye, shesh porjonto board-e likhe bojhate badhhyo korechhe. karoN amar bondhur inventory-r 'o' uchcharoN, chhatri-tir sarajiibon dhore bole ebong shune aasa uchharoNer theke anyorokom.
Bishoyta niye porer shukrobaar raate tumul shorgol. sotyi, raag howar-i kotha. eta asombhob je chhatriti shobdota bujhte parchhilona (baki class suddhu sobai bujhechhe, tara ei chhatritike bojhanor cheshtao korechhilo, meyeti korNopaat koreni). o jeta korechhe, seta just bujhiye dewa je eta amar matribhasha, tomar noy. ebong tumi serokom bhabei bhashata bolbe, jemon kore ami chai.
Hasyokor.
Amar goto 4 bochhor dhore, 'labour' ar 'colour'-e 'u' diye jawar motoi hasyokor hoyto. athoba 'schedule' bole barongbar shuNyodrishtir sommukhiin hoyeo kichhutei 'skedule' na bolar gNoartumir moto. Era bujhuk ar na bujhuk, ami amar 'British' English niye gorbito. ebong ami jani, amarta thik, ederta bhul.
Ami jeta kori, amader oi chhatri-tio exactly setai korechhe. unish-bish. tar beshi noy.
'Skedule' bolina bole bondhu hoyni, emon daabii pagoleo korena. ebong amar ekhono pagol hote samanyo holeo deri achhe.
Tobe amra 'nijoswota' bolte thik ki bujhi (haay, amra amader 'British' English niye jerokom sensitive, jeta sotyi-i nijeder, sei bangla bhashatar proti jodi tar sikibhag-o anubhob kortam) ebong sei nijoswota bojay rakhar jonyo kotoduur jabo, ebong seta konobhabe amader ghorer bairer prithibiitar sathe melameshake probhabito korbe kina, seta bhabbar bypar.

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  1. You have picked up quite a serious topic. Ei niye amar koyekta strong opinion ache, amra onnoder deshe giyechi, amader ichhyay, tai amader to ektu oder shubidha korbar jonno kichu kaaj kortei hobe, they will not change for us, we have to change. Ami je germany te thaki, I have to learn german... I cannot expect everyone to speak in english, most of them don't. Amar didi ke ami dekhechi, she has more american friends than Indians, mostly because of the place where she stays and there aren't any Indians in her class. Kintu or accent ta ekhono Indian e ache even after 7 years in the US.
    I think I might as well share some good news... amar Ma University of Alabama te PhD korchilo, she graduated a week back!!!

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  2. BTw, this does not mean I support this girl repeatedly asking your friend to pronounce 'inventory'... but you cannot escape racists. If it makes you feel any better, americans are always laughed at by europeans, they are only tolerated here because of the huge tips they leave!

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  3. Congratulations!!!!! kakima ke amar abhinondon janiyo Raka.

    Americander ami khoob i pochhondo kori. ami jaani oi ghotonata ekebarei bichhinno ghotona. 10 tar moddhye 8 ta lok-i anyorokom korbe. ar meyetikeo amar kichhu bolar nei, or achoroNta shudhu amar nijer kichhu achoroN-ke proshner mukhomukhi dNaaR koriyechhe. ei arki.

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  4. Ei skedule ar schedule niye khub gondogol jemon "route" niye. Kintu sedin shunlam, India teo lokjon "skedule" bolche ar bachchara din bhor amar meye gulir theke bhalo bhalo ingriji bolche.

    Ekhon British ra nije english niye tike thakle bhalo hoy, noile ami spelling niye aro gondogol e porbo

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  5. :), 'route' niyeo amar naak-uNchupona achhe. ei niye baje torko korchhi jokhon, British 'root' bolbo na American 'raaut' bolbo, amar ek buddhiman bondhu amlaanbodone bolechhilo, "uff eto chaap newar ki achhe, hoy ei saheb-ke nokol korbo, noyto oi saheb-ke." hak kotha.

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  6. @bongmom- india skedule bolar ekta bishaal karon hochhe BPO.. orthat call centers. Okhane lokeder shobshomoy american der sathey deal korte hoy tai shobai american accent e kotha bole... engriji bhalo kore na janle, bangla/hindi tai american e bolbar chesta kore!hehe
    @kuntala- na eta to shotti je duniya e shobcheye immigrant-friendly country hocche US.. ar american der bhalo na lagar khoob ekta beshi karon nei! European ra nijera tader uniqueness bojay rakhte giye udbhot shob jinish avoid kore.

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  7. Ei topic ta ektu serious, ebong amar ektu strong feelings achhe etar byapare. Ami nije British English ta ke "thik" mone kori ar seirakom banan likhi, jodio kichhu khetre nijeke paltate hoyechhe. Ami image processing niye kaj korchhi ebong amay "color" kathata roj use korte hoy. Sekhane "u" gNujte parina. Kintu amar photography'r website e ebong blog e kintu abodharito bhabe "colour" likhi. Aage chakri korbar samaye amay client der sange majhe modhye interact korte hoto, ar amader project e "schedule" kathata khub use korte hoto. Sekhane badhyo hoye "skejule" boltam. Kintu ami MS Word e je kono document type korle dekhben computer lal kali diye sari sari "bhul banan" daagiye diyechhe. Oguloi holo amar gNoRamir chinho. Amar ek bondhu amar "verandah" lekha niye thatta korechhilo, ota naki bhul english, thik word ta "porch." Eta niye amar tar sange tumul tarko hoyechhilo.

    Apnar bondhur ja obhigyata, seirakom abhigyata amar hoyechhe. Asol byapar holo American ra khub strongly opinionated je jara taader moton noy tara bhul, ba abnormal. Apni Disney'r je kono cartoon dekhun - Aladdin, Hercules, Tarzan, Jungle Book - choritro gulo kintu asole American. Arab deshe kono meye ki rajsabhar modhye ese tar baba ke joRiye dhore? Princess Jasmine kintu dhore (dhora uchit ki uchit na sei proshne jachchhina). Prachin Greece-er lokeder ja byabohar, seta kintu Hercules e pabenna. Tar karon American public "comfortable" noy alien culture dekhte. Sei eki byapar uchchharon er khetreo - tader moton kore katha na bollei apna ke repeat korte habe karon apni bhul bolechhen.

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  8. Sugata, ami apnar point-ta bujhte parchhi.kintu amar American-der sobaike orokom ektuo mone hoyni. In fact, oi ghotonata ullekh korar moto, karoN ota birol.ami nije je gNoRamigulo practice kori, seta to ar mukher opor keu point out korena, ei ghotonata amake seta korte sahajyo korechhe.

    tar maane ei noy je ami ebaar theke segulo porityag korbo. gNoRami-r muul kothatai ota, arthohiin bujhte pereo na chhaRte chawa. amar MS word-er dictionary-ke 'colour', 'labour' ityadi thik banan hisebe goNyo korar nirdesh dewa achhe.jodio ami jani je 'labour' ar 'labor' niye amar antoto eto sensitive howar kono karoN nei. tao arki.

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  9. Amar apnar gNoRami ar oi chhatrir gNoRamir modhye ekta tofaat achhe - ami "neighbour" likhte pari, kintu je "neighbor" likhchhe taake paltabar cheshta korbona. Keu "skejule" bolle bolbona "shidule" balo, noile ami bujhchhina. Ei je "universal acceptance" er byaparta, amar mone hoyechhe etai bhishon bhabe missing USA te - especially younger generation er modhye, amay jaader poRate hoy. Tobe hyan, "sobai erakom" dharoner generalized statement dewata anyai. ami seta motei bolte chaini...

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