Learning uphill

4 months already in here ... seems too quick to me. Was pondering over how well me has got adjusted to the change in place\culture etc etc . Although I can give myself sufficiently gud credit, there are quite a few more things me has to get adept at.....with time ofcourse...

Here goes my to-learn list:

• Walk on the right side of footpath(is it called sidewalk here??? watever)
• Respond to Hi's and Hello's from strangers on the road - got to still get over the fake feeling it (maybe wrongly) projects.
• Pronounce "Z" as "Zee"..... tat used to be a TV channel bak home. "Zed" goes pretty well with me...BUT .... be a roman wen in rome.
• Say "Oh" and not "Zero". But y??? dunno .......sounds more fashionable tho' :)
• Talk 'bout distances in miles and not kilometers\metres.....this is tough for me .... cause my mind is tuned to the indian metrics still ..... and i cant even remember the conversion factor ... cheee
• DO NOT convert the prices displayed in dollars to rupees......makes u feel u've dug a bigger hole in pocket for every trivial trinket u purchase :(
• DO NOT stare at couples smooching in public places ...... trust me - its very embarassing wen they stare bak at u :D
• Learn decent Hindi to survive among the desi crowd here. For me Hindi was all 'bout "Kabir ke dohe" or "Angulimal ki kahani" in my third language classes at school ....... never tht it wud be required for survival here ....
• Be on time ..... the IST habit needs to be kicked out of my system still ..... although must admit tat me is much much better than the lazier one 4 months bak.

Well, hope me does not tranform into another hybrid breed (the confused desi lots here) in the process of changing. Naah .... doesnt seem plausible - knowing myself....me will remain the same old duffer it seems. Cheers!!!