Shopping ke liye jaenge, bhel puri khaenge . . . dollars me kamaenge, pum pum pu

English translation: We will go for the shopping, eat bhel-puri (Indian spicy foodstuff).. earn in dollars, phew...

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Hindi term or phrase:Shopping ke liye jaenge, bhel puri khaenge . . . dollars me kamaenge, pum pum pu
English translation:We will go for the shopping, eat bhel-puri (Indian spicy foodstuff).. earn in dollars, phew...
Entered by: PRAKASH SHARMA

11:40 Apr 5, 2010
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Hindi term or phrase: Shopping ke liye jaenge, bhel puri khaenge . . . dollars me kamaenge, pum pum pu
this is an indian airport where passengers have come out of the plane, and there's a troublesome situation where indian nationals are discriminated against non-resident indians. and here follows the author's rather critical observation:

All the NRIs holding their green cards and passports, looked complacent and civilized. That’s just how it was, wasn’t it? Fortune piled on more good fortune. They had more money and because they had more money,
they would get more money. It was easy for them to stand in line, and they stood patiently, displaying how they didn’t have to fight anymore;
their manners proved just how well taken care of they were. And they couldn’t wait for the shopping—“Shopping ke liye jaenge, bhel puri
khaenge . . . dollars me kamaenge, pum pum pum. “Only eight rupees to the tailor, only twenty-two cents!” they would say, triumphantly translating
everything into American currency; and while the shopping was converted into dollars, tips to the servants could be calculated in local currency: “Fifteen hundred rupees, is he mad? Give him one hundred,
even that’s too much.”

the original text has the phrase in italics, with the exceptions of "shopping" in the first part, and "dollars me" in the second.

it may seem a bit confusing - typical style of the author. i hope it's clear enough, though. thanks in advance
vitaminBcomplex
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We will go for the shopping, eat bhel-puri (Indian spicy foodstuff).. earn in dollars, phew...
Explanation:
Bhelpuri
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhelpuri

pum pum pu..
phew... (expression of celebration)
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4 +1We'll go shopping...
Shera Lyn Parpia
5We will go for the shopping, eat bhel-puri (Indian spicy foodstuff).. earn in dollars, phew...
PRAKASH SHARMA


  

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We'll go shopping...


Explanation:
We'll go shopping, we'll eat bhelpuri, we'll earn (money in) dollars, pum pum pum

bhelpuri is a popular snack
dollars me means "in dollars"

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for bhelpuri:
http://images.google.it/images?q=bhelpuri&oe=utf-8&rls=org.m...

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 13:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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We will go for the shopping, eat bhel-puri (Indian spicy foodstuff).. earn in dollars, phew...


Explanation:
Bhelpuri
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhelpuri

pum pum pu..
phew... (expression of celebration)



    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhelpuri
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