English - Differences between India and Canada
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Posted on: 26-10-02 11:29:10
"Rain check" is what a store issues when some item is out of stock.
"Renting" is when you are paying rent to live somewhere.
"Buy 1, get 1 free" means you are paying for 1 item and the second item is free.
"Sorry Call Again" means you have to visit the shop/office at a different time.
"Walking down the isle" is getting married.
What do you mean by "Dollar Fifty" in Indian Way?
50$, right --
No, it is "One dollar and fifty Cents - 1.50 $".
This happened to many people when they listen price of something like dollar fifty, they refuse to buy it!
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A Proud Indian Canadian
few more..
carry on go ahead
continue get going
post mail
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kathiawadi
A Nice Difference:
I Give Exam : I Take Exam (Totally opposite 
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A Proud Indian Canadian
When you order something in any fastfood restaurant - they ask?
Here to go?
What is means?
You want to eat it here or you want to carry with you.
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Hurat Honani Murat!
sorry for putting this entry in. it may offend some people but the most important one is
rubber- eraser.
i had a bad time when i asked for an eraser from my friends.
don' t ever make this mistake.
Aalok,
No problem putting this entry here. In fact it is good to let people know about it.
Friends, never use work rubber in-place of eraser here 
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A Proud Indian Canadian
