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Conversations with an auto ric driver
Tamil Keywords to help you get around in Chennai in an auto ricshaw
AevaLo (How much?): The L has a harsher ring to it but then you can still get it right pronouncing it otherwise.
Hand gesture: Close your fist and raise your thumb in a thumbs up sign and wiggle it up and down.
Aeppadi (How?)
Enge (where?)
Ponum (go?)
A typical conversation with an auto driver will go like this:
Auto driver: Enge ponum?
You: Mount road ponum.
You can judge the OK or NO just by the expression. Sometimes, the driver will shake his head and just go away. You know what that means. If yes, he will ask you to sit inside (Vukkaranga: Sit down). That is the trickiest part. You should not sit inside without discussing the fare. Here it goes
You: Evalo?
Auto driver: 100 Rs
You: Too much! Just say your price in Rs. For example, 60 Rs. Don’t add Tamil to it. Money knows no language.
You can get your bargain after some haggling.
Chennai’s Schools
Chennai has some of the best schools in India. However the drawback of educating your kid in Chennai is that they will be brought up in a culture that is devoid of diversity. They will miss the festivals and celebrations that mark other cities in India. Most of their friends will be mono-linguistic, and that is not a very healthy thing.
Chennai is the hotbed of dravidian culture, and your kid might just be taught how villainous his brahminical ancestors were and end up feeling like scum.
Despite that, if you are still looking for options for your kids in Chennai, the ones listed in this website. However, do a check before admitting your little one. My nephew studies at St Michaels, Adyar, and from what I know that is a good place to be.
It is better to start your plans to move out of Chennai before your kiddo enters College. With the kind of reservation system in Tamil Nadu, chances of the poor kid making it to a decent college are few and far between.
