I was in the metro, going to attend a seminar at Delhi University.
Two guys were standing just next to my seat.
Suddenly, they started speaking in German, not knowing that I too knew German. They were actually practising the language.
The whole conversation was something like this in the German language:
Guy 1 — What did you do the whole day?
Guy 2 — I got up, took bath, dropped mom at the bank, came back home and had breakfast.
Guy 1 — let’s talk about something interesting. Choose a topic.
Guy 2 — hmmm…. Let’s have some casual talk.
Guy 1 — like?
Guy 2 — let’s talk about this girl.
Until now, I was careless but suddenly I became conscious, hearing this. I wondered if they were going to talk about me because there was one more girl sitting nearby.
Guy 1— I like this girl. But I don’t like her blue bag.
(Mmmm…..Mmm…it was me😅).
Guy 2 — but I like her dressing sense. She looks smart.
Guy 1 — what if she is boring.
Guy 2 — what if she is charming.
Guy 1 — You look interested in her.
Guy 2 — Shall I propose to her?
And then, both burst into laughter. I was finding it very difficult to stay calm. I was enjoying their conversation as I was also a student, learning the same language.
While getting down from the metro, I told them in German — “Sie sprechen sehr gut Deutsch.” (You speak German very well.)
On this, they were shocked. Speechless. Now, it was my turn to laugh.
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