Friday, February 13, 2009

The Unreal World: (2) At the Barber Shop

Ah Seng is having a haircut at the barber shop run by Murthy in the village.

Ah Seng: I was here last month and you were not here. I was told you were on holiday in India.

Murthy: That's right, I was on my annual visit to my family in Madras.

Ah Seng: Oh, visiting your wife, I suppose.

Murthy: (Laughing.) And my two children!

Ah Seng: (Teasing him.) And another one in about nine months' time.

Murthy: I hope, I hope.

The haircut done, Ah Seng pays him a dollar for it, waves and goes out of the shop.

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