My Friend B(ea)N

One sweet incident during my college days!Me and and Mr।Bean(his initial ends with BN...Just modified similar to famous cartoon character) had gone for shopping in Gandhi Bazar, Bangalore । Shopkeeper was conversing in Hindi। Even though we studied in central school, our exposure to Hindi speaking is limited only to movies....That too kind of Mumbai slang only(tapori istyle)!After a series of broken Hindi conversation we chose what we wanted and then conversation was like this:Shop Keeper:"Saat rupya dedo saab"।(Give 60Rs sir)we got confused। We both thought he is asking for 80 Rs and started bargaining।Mr। Bean (looked at me in confusion ): "oh more ho gaya। 'Seventy' Rs lelo। (that is more। take 70Rs)Shopkeeper fortunately not well versed in English॥SK: "Nahin ayega saab, Us se ek paisa bhi kam nahin loonga" (No sir, I wont take even one paisa less than that)By this time I was growing with confidence।Me: Ok , 'Seventy five' lelijiye(ok, take 75) :)As expected shopkeeper denied the offer। :)one more guy was had witnessed all these scenes। he suddenly came forward to help usStranger:" bhai saab, pachas panch par dedo॥bache log hai।(hello brother take fifty five, they all are kids)To our amazement shopkeeper promptly agreed!!!Till date we remember this when we hear any hindi no pronounced।