Anyway, went to the festival of lights put on by the Indian Council and the Indian Business Bureau the other day which ended up being really fun! Got to show my housemate her first try at Indian food (samosas, tandoori chicken, some spiced rice thing, and curry stuffed bread?), lots of performances, and we even danced bhangra on stage! HAHAHA, my friend was horrified that I made her go up.
Anyway, I guess another "fun" fact is that I've been witness to more thievery lately. My friend had her purse slashed and wallet stolen at the night market and then at the festival of lights a grandma took my other friend's camera! An expat lady told us she saw the grandma put it in her pocket and I was pretty proud that I was able to use my Vietnamese to confront her. Basically the conversation went like this:
Me: Do you have her camera?
Grandma: Yes, you weren't careful, it's mine because you weren't careful.
Friend: PLEEEEEEEEEEASE!
Me: You need to give it back, you are being a bad person.
Grandma: NOT CAREFUL.
Me: GIVE IT BACK!!!!
Grandma: let's go outside and we can talk about how much to get it back
(I grab her arm)
Me: WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I am staying here and so are you until you return the camera like a nice person.
Grandma: I need money, you have money.
Me: We are both students. STUDENTS! We have very little money, do you want to steal from students? Would you want your grandchildren to be stolen from when they are in school?
Grandma: 30,000VND
Me: (looks at friend)...should we pay?
Friend: IT IS MY CAMERA!!!! (pushes lady a little)
Me: (stares at friend) wow. Uhh, well before we pay show me the camera.
Grandma: (takes out camera)
Me: (grabs it) LET'S GOOOOOO!
harhar. The argument was actually much longer and my side of the convo was probably more broken but the fact that I can get angry and argue in Vietnamese made me proud. Yelling at an old lady in public...not so proud. (but at least I didn't push her) ROFL!!!!!!
Camera = saved!
