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spent most of his life at his birthplace, hardly understood a splatter of Hindi or English, forget Marathi. But he didn't care. 'I have come here to spend a few days with my son and his family. I don't have to go out and socialize with the city people.' he reasoned.
But the son is very excited about his father's rare visit to Bombay. He wants to make the best of it. He and his wife want to show him around the city. And yes, the son enjoys those evening hours too, when he and his father go out and sit in a good bar, sipping their favorite drink.
Last week he was in a very good mood. “Let's go to a five-star hotel's bar tonight.' He told his father. It was a beautiful evening. Talking about everything under the sun they had a few drinks. As usual they were offered some salad, peanuts, wafers etc. as accompaniments with their drinks.
The father being almost toothless was not much interested in eating. But that day when they got up to leave, he simply took a handful of roasted Chana and stuffed it in the fold of his Dhoti. He might have thought about munching on them, sitting in the car, or whatever. Unfortunately while walking in the lobby, he missed a step and stumbled. Down he went, scattering the Chana on the plush carpet.
Is that an embarrassing situation?
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