C-isms

Mom (in the AM, before breakfast): "Sweater? It is cold?" C: "No. I want a blanket." C wraps around herself, shuffles around and says: "You have done well young Padawan, you have done well." 9/8/12
C: "A great teacher would remove the word 'impossible' from the classroom dictionaries." [Why?] "Because nothing is impossible if you set your mind to it."
Mom, lost in a park near their house, "I can't find a trail." C: "Lets blaze one!"
C: "Steph-anne Hawkins is not as smart as Einstein because Albert Einstein could do quantum physics and quantum mechanics in his head, while Steph-anne Hawkins, with all due respect, can only do physics. No offense to Steph-anne Hawkins, partially because he is the smartest man alive." Mom (in all seriousness, and remember that she is a regular reader of Scientific American): "What is quantum mechanics?" C: "It is how particles move." 9/26/11

Monday, August 06, 2007

Galli Galli Sim Sim

Posted by Roy

One of Campbell's favorite TV shows is "Galli Galli Sim Sim," which is the Indian version of Sesame Street. LA and I are both huge Sesame Street fans so of course we are totally cool with this. There are some strange differences though.

For one (which I like), it is bilingual. That is, one week all the episodes are in Hindi; the next all of the episodes are in English (or, more precisely, Hinglish). Campbell helps us translate.

One other difference (which I'm not sure I'm crazy about) is that they include clips from Sesame Street, but dubbed. And renamed. So Bert and Ernie are Bharat and Arnie, and rather than their normal repartee they speak in colloquial Hinglish. It is jarring, but pretty funny as well.

When Campbell goes back to the US someday -- she will be sooo confused.

at 1:50 PM

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