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One Day in Bangalore : Part 2

As usual, I picked the scooty & left our apartment holding the same water can. On my way an old lady, around 70 years, waved at me. So I slowed down a bit.  "Some Kannada....lift....Some kannada" the old lady said. "Yes" I replied with a smile.  Then I offered her a lift.  "Some Kannada" the old lady said on the way. "Some more Kannada"  "Actually....... I don't understand" I said with a smile.   You don't ?  No, Hindi or English is fine.  " Thank you so much for the lift" she said with a grateful voice.  It's ok. No problem. So you are from ?  Odisha. What are you doing here ?  I had my training here & now I am looking for a job.  Where are you staying, in a PG ?  No, I am staying with my friends.  That's good, because staying outside is too costly. Besides the sanitation in those PGs are not good here. Yes, that's right.  After 200m I turned left, because that was my way to bring water. " Str