Saturday, November 12, 2005

Tube Trouble

I jumped on the Victoria line tube at Euston yesterday, having just arrived in London from Manchester. Next to me was a youngish guy of Pakistani origin (to be politically correct). The following conversation ensued:

Pak: Is this the tube for Oxford Circus?
Me: Yes
Pak: [something unintelligible in Urdu]
Me: I can't hear you
Pak: [something unintelligible in Urdu]
Me: I don't understand
Pak: Don't you speak Urdu?
Me: No
Pak: What do you speak then?
Me: Bengali
Pak: Oh right, you must live in East London then
Me: No
Pak: Don't you like East London? I thought all Bengalis lived there?
Me: (rolls eyes)
Pak: What's your name?
Me: I don't think you need to know that.
Pak: I'm not flirting with you [laughs lightly]
Me: Good, because I'm married (lifts left hand to show ring)
Pak: What's the point of letting me flirt with you all this time then? Anyway, for friendship it doesn't matter if you're married or unmarried..

Thankfully, his tube stop then arrived. I think next time I should pretend I don't speak any English, or maybe poking them in the eye would be the more expedient way of getting rid of these people.

4 Comments:

At 5:29 pm, Blogger Tamanna said...

Oh, hilarious story.

E by gum, I've missed your blog!

 
At 6:25 pm, Anonymous Anonymous said...

lol! Yeah- Boys Lie Poke 'em in the Eye!

 
At 3:18 am, Anonymous Anonymous said...

LOL!

hillarious indeed!

I had one of those on train from m'cr to oxf - it was tragic!

The guy just wouldn't stop and upon me answering in the negative when he asked my name, he went all philosophical and tried to justify he's asking in the first place - and it went like this...

"koi pata nahin kab hamaray raastay phir milay gai..."

....

"you never know out paths will cross/meet again" (!)

crinnnnnge

xxxx

 
At 9:33 pm, Blogger Mariamazmi said...

lol!
brilliant.
glad to see your blogging once again.
ws

 

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