I have always grown to believe the best place to live in the entire world is Madras(well, ok, now chennai). The only other place I would temporarily live is Paris, France. Even here, I am always looking for a city that gives the "Madras" feeling. I have found that only in Austin, TX. When I say "Madras" feeling, I don't mean tons of Indians, yapping around AND yada yada. I mean a city, neither too big that you are eternally lost (given how sharp I am with directions), nor too small that on a romantic drive, you are already out of city limits. A place that has a little of this, a little of that, a dash of east and west influence, a congregation of youthful color and elderly wisdom.
People have always scorned, scoffed at me when I have commented or mentioned that I am moving back to Madras in 4 to 5 years.This explains
ok boss calling, be back in a bit
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I very upset at this posting not because of the X=X+1 syndrome affecting majority of the Asians as claimed by the Asian king here, but your lack of understanding of the Golden Phrase "Yada, Yada" :-p). I am very disappointed. Wrong usage of this golden phrase is an almost insult to the great comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his die-hard fans:-o)
Anyways.. One more attempt.
'Yada, Yada' means 'So on and so forth'.
Used as a replacement word for an action that is either too obvious, banal and/or equivoque to speak aloud. Usually repeated; "yada, yada, yada". Is to action what blah is to spoken words.
Usage: She asked me if I wanted to come up for a nightcap and - yada, yada, yada - we where back together again.
Origin: Seinfeld - The Sitcom
Script from Yada, Yada episode
GEORGE: Listen to this. Marcy comes up and she tells me her ex-boyfriend was over late last night, and "yada yada yada, I'm really tired today." You don't think she yada yada'd sex.
ELAINE: (Raising hand) I've yada yada'd sex.
GEORGE: Really?
ELAINE: Yeah. I met this lawyer, we went out to dinner, I had the lobster bisk, we went back to my place, yada yada yada, I never heard from him again.
JERRY: But you yada yada'd over the best part.
ELAINE: No, I mentioned the bisk.
->Sriram: Dint mean to upset you. I do remember you already explaining to me the utilization of yada yada, but like evolution, this word takes new forms with my writing. I know a bridge in Madras that was called Lord Mountbatten, which became Ambattan and is now called Barbar's bridge :). Wouldn't be as drastic as that, I promise.
->Sriram: Also, this is what I meant to say:
{When I say "Madras" feeling, I don't mean tons of Indians, yapping around AND yada yada}
Would this be right, Your Highness? ;)
Hello Amrutha,
I'm a first time visitor to your blog.
I couldn't agree more with what you wrote! There's no place like home.. I am a very frequent nostalgic visitor to the Metro Plus page of The Hindu :-).
Its amazing how people react when one says that they're planning to move back to India..
umm... There is no evolution of Seinfeld Phrases and since there is no Oxford English Dictionary reference to it, we the Seinfeld Fans would like to stick to traditions and culture. Seinfeld phrases dont evolve unless it is authorized by Seinfeld himself:-o)
yada, yada means so on and so forth - period
As to your usage, somehow it doesnt fit. It cant be used at the end of the sentence. You could have said
"When I say "Madras" feeling, I don't mean tons of Indians, yapping around, lazing around ...yada, yada ... and then say hey its like madras".
This is some English Lessons for a French teacher :-)
So much for a few words said. Haha
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