24-05-2020
Overheard at More Supermarket
Customer "A/C chalu hai?" (Is the A/C switched on)
More Employee's response "Chaala hai" (Very much).
Case of yet so close and yet so far. The customer was asking if the A/C was on in Hindi and the Telugu-speaking employee did not understand and said chaala Hai Meaning very much.
The customer walked away thinking chaal raha hai, meaning that the A/C was on. One of the few cases where mis-comunication was understood perfectly.
Incidentally the A/C was off and we were sweltering!
