Tiffin is an Andhra staple and I always thought it was unique to andhra! On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 7:26 AM, Namitha Jagadeesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> @ Deepa, Nishant, > Not sure why culturally it is so, but it gets asked and answered almost > automatically. I usually just say "Hu, ayithu" and smile, as an auto > response, without actually pausing to think if I have eaten or not. > "Nimma ashirvada" is used more in context of elders asking you > "Chennagideeya?" and not so much with food-related Qs, as far as I know. > > Did not notice that it was such a Kannadiga thing until it was pointed out > here. Another common variation is "Tiffin ayitha?"...recently discovered > that "tiffin", with connotations of breakfast/evening snack is also > somewhat > unique to Karnataka, when I used the word in a mixed crowd and no one got > it. Do other cultures also use tiffin in that sense? > > On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 6:44 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > Gautam John [29/08/08 18:40 +0530]: > > > >> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 6:35 PM, ss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> its a politeness thing. And not Asian > >>> > >> > >> You don't have to ask if someone has eaten to be polite, yes? > >> > > > > I wonder if there's a culture somewhere where the question is "have you > > crapped today?" > > > > 1. The guy's eaten - obvious deduction from that question > > 2. His digestive system works fine - sense of physical well being etc etc > > > > srs > > > > > -- Radhika, Y.R. Project Manager, Centering Women project, Sri Lanka International Center for Sustainable Cities 415 - 1788 W. 5th Avenue Vancouver BC Canada
