This 'Macha' seems to have caught my imagination. All these years I used to struggle whenever I had to address a stranger. In Malayalam we do not have an equivalent for 'Aap' or the beautiful 'Bhaisaab'. We produce some bizarre sound when we have to call or call the attention of somebody ---like"shoo shoo" or "ushh ushh"or "Aalo" (the slang for Hello). Of late "Chettan" is picking up. But at 57 I don't find it much useful as most of the people I see on the street are below the half century mark.
Though not related to the main theme, let me tell you this story (incident). Recently I went to a clinical lab for some blood test. The girl at the counter asked me the usual questions like 'name, age, address' etc each time looking at me. Age I said 'ANPATHI EZHU (57)'. I made the payment and the girl gave me the receipt with unusual reverence. I told my self, 'even these days there are nice girls'. But a glance at the receipt and I was taken aback. My age was typed as 87 (ENPATHIEZHU) !!! Yet I was happy that the girl has typed M and not F in the appropriate column.
With the clinical result I went to a hospital. I was at the 'registration / old file' counter. Seeing the girl at the counter I felt a sort of restlessness for no reason. But this girl also was very nice. With utmost humility she asked, "Which doctor you want to see APPACHA?!!?"
Developing a sense of humour is the first step towards expressing ones feeling in a way that doesnt hurt others. I usually tell humorous stories of my college and hostel life to my students.(and thy commented physics tr is full of comody. But what we did on my college days were very seriosuly planned and executed then...lster it turned to be ......)
ReplyDeleteIn those days i thought everyone will mark me as a siily person if i laugh for so called "wits" especially in films. I know my mask fell down only after my studies....
Humour in Malayalam films used to be of top class. Be it Aravindan or Kuthiravattom Pappu I enjoyed. Pappu, Mala and Innocent are my favorites. Malayalam films never had any dearth for talent. Have you seen 'Sarvakalasala'? It depicts the campus of the seventies and early eighties.Those days there were extremely talented teachers and equally talented students.and there existed great intellectual association between these two groups. They were together even in inebriation in the evenings. These were not drinking for drinking.The main item was never alcohol. Probably it assisted the expression of talents. "sarvakalasala' shows all that. The campuses of the seventies used to be intellectually vibrant. Teachers and students with no talent or even lesser talent got sidelined and nobody complained !!!
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