Getting my father in law drunk :-)
By now, you know that my parents – or for that matter my sister – do not exactly look up to alcohol consumption of any kind. My mother in law is the same way. However, my father in law is willing to try out new things and has far fewer preconceived notions.
Last night, I took them out for dinner in Durgapur – along with my brother and brother in law. First thing I did of course is ordered wine. Then I asked my father in law what would he like to have. He promptly said “margarita” (he remembered the only other occasion he had tried out margarita – with me, in Memphis, TN in 1997).
Of course, my mother in law was having fits 🙂 She asked me “Angur gulo pochabar ki dorkar? Tatka khelei to hoto” (What is the bid idea letting the grapes rot (ferment); why can you not just eat them fresh) 🙂
And my father in law was getting the “third degree”. “Buro boyese bhimroti dhorechhe” and so on 🙂 He was however enjoying the drink. Which was not making things any the easier for my mother in law 🙂 Regardless, he was not going to be cowed down – not last evening at least.
My mother in law then tried some different tack – “E sob gulo kheley mota hoye jaabey” (you will become fat from the sugar in these drinks). I think she believes the tactics to scare her daughter works equally effectively on her husband and son in law 🙂
Anyways, eventually we stopped at two drinks, ordered food and normalcy returned over dinner.
The height of it all was – much later at night, when my brother and I were dropping them at their home in my brother’s car, I saw my mother in law quietly noting down the phone number from one of those seemingly ubiquitous “Mod chharan, nesha chharan, drug chharan” posters off the walls. (I think this is mostly hacks trying to sell off fraud stuff to affected parents, spouses promising to get their kids, husbands etc off any addiction – those posters are there all over in Bengal).
I could barely hold down my laughter till they left the car and went inside their house!!
It was very very funny 🙂 I know of only one Facebook friend of mine who might not find this funny at all 🙂
Hilarious, the last bit!!! I can imagine my parents doing the same, should they know about my admiration for wines 🙂
Hilarious, the last bit!!! I can imagine my parents doing the same, should they know about my admiration for wines 🙂
Are the initials of your friend SGR 🙂
Are the initials of your friend SGR 🙂
Hilarious it is!
Hilarious it is!
Visiting and taking your in-laws out is a great gesture. Very few jamais will do that.
Visiting and taking your in-laws out is a great gesture. Very few jamais will do that.
As Debasish is a chain smoker ;Once I bought NICORETT(a type of chewing gum) from chemist shop they ensured me “Dadar cigarete r nesh ar thakbei na”. But it was useless. He continues his cigaretts with nicorett.
As Debasish is a chain smoker ;Once I bought NICORETT(a type of chewing gum) from chemist shop they ensured me “Dadar cigarete r nesh ar thakbei na”. But it was useless. He continues his cigaretts with nicorett.
Modh charan was hilarious…Mr Roy…..you should publish a book now
Modh charan was hilarious…Mr Roy…..you should publish a book now
Keep writing Rajib!
Keep writing Rajib!
Monolina, that way I get to control what I eat and how much I eat 🙂
Monolina, that way I get to control what I eat and how much I eat 🙂
Shoma, Shhhhhh!!!! If she has not seen it, I do not want to bring her attention to it 🙂
Shoma, Shhhhhh!!!! If she has not seen it, I do not want to bring her attention to it 🙂
Baishali, yeah! I was going to talk to you about that some time. Borda-ke bojhan – eto sundor duto meye. Oder aro dos bochhor boro hotey dekhle aar ki khsoti-ta hoto borda-r?
Baishali, yeah! I was going to talk to you about that some time. Borda-ke bojhan – eto sundor duto meye. Oder aro dos bochhor boro hotey dekhle aar ki khsoti-ta hoto borda-r?
Or ei smoking stop korar jonnyo ami, meyera koto rpkom chesta korechi.
Or ei smoking stop korar jonnyo ami, meyera koto rokom chesta korechi.
Majhe sajhe ektu khele kichu hoi na. Amader diet i ki perfect? Tobe kothao ‘Swami Chharaan’ er poster dekhli na? Dekhle janas. Aneker kaaje laagte pare 😉
Majhe sajhe ektu khele kichu hoi na. Amader diet i ki perfect? Tobe kothao ‘Swami Chharaan’ er poster dekhli na? Dekhle janas. Aneker kaaje laagte pare 😉
Superlike!
Superlike!
Maad Charun, Daktar Dharun!
Maad Charun, Daktar Dharun!
Sharmila will forgive you Rajib. Great story as always
Sharmila will forgive you Rajib. Great story as always