Comments on: A&Z’s Adventures in Tamil Nadu: Chennai

By: Bharat Taxi

Bharat Taxi — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 07:16:24 +0000

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By: Devarajan

Devarajan — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 16:14:43 +0000

Hi A & Z,

Just came to know abt your blog and I’m really thrilled and motivated to read few of your articles….One of them being abt Chennai which you mentioned…Most of them are true and in fact there are so many other things to exploit in Chennai. As David George, correctly mentioned, I think Chennaites(residents of Chennai) and south Indians speak more/better English than rest of the India. I being born and brought up in Chennai for 30+ years and staying in Delhi for the last 7 years is a witness to it…Looking fwd to read and feel your experiences in the days to come!!!!!

By: Zara

Zara — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 15:07:02 +0000

You are right! People in Tamil Nadu and Kerala do have higher rates of literacy.. and they also go abroad more! I guess it was just personal experience and coincidence.. not much more than that.

By: David George

David George — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 11:33:53 +0000

“In the South people don’t speak English as commonly as in the North, but some do.”

I’m surprised that you had such a different experience. It is generally accepted that the South speaks more English than the North owing to higher literacy rates, IT and other industries. Your experience could be because places like Delhi, Agra, Rajasthan in the North are more focussed on tourism (hence more English), while in the south (except Kerala) other places are interested in other sectors.

By: Zara

Zara — Sun, 17 May 2015 12:39:31 +0000

Hi Rashmi,
I have corrected the image with the right script now! ;)
Greetings to Chennai and thanks for reading us!

By: Rashmi

Rashmi — Sun, 17 May 2015 10:14:59 +0000

I still see the picture is not changed and what you posted is the correct Tamizh script :). This is Rashmi from Chennai, an ardent follower of your blog :)

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By: Zara

Zara — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:03:45 +0000

Thanks for explaining, Vik!
I guess at least you got the joke, even if in the wrong language! :P

By: Zara

Zara — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:57:22 +0000

தமிழ் இச் லைக் ஜலேபிஸ்!

Would this be correct, then? :)

By: Zara

Zara — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:41:42 +0000

Hi Karthic!
So glad to read that have a reader from Chennai! :)
You know? The words written in Tamil (which apparently is actually Malayalam.. oops!) were taken from Google Transliterate.. I guess it’s not correct then, so we’ll change it. Thanks for pointing it out!
Hope you stick around with us for upcoming adventures! ;)
Cheers!