Invite anyone and everyone
Here in Mangalore there is a habit of inviting anyone and everyone to your function. Be it be a wedding, a house warming or an official function.
On Sunday we were at a wedding, I was sitting next to my father-in-law. A chap came and sat next to him, saying "hello Ramesh!" very correctly. He then handed over an invitation to his daughter's wedding. He then said "I met your brother yesterday and he said that you would be here today at this function!" After all this the chap asks my fil, "...did you recognise me!" This is when I took my imaginary note pad out to make this post;-)
My fil honestly said no, and then the chap says "I am your mother's friend's son!" and other details which made my fil realise who it was that had invited him.
Finally when we were getting to the car to go home, fil tells me "I lost the invite! I had given it to Suchitra when I was having my lunch, and then forgot to take it back!" "Now I have no idea where the wedding is, or where to contact him!"
On Sunday we were at a wedding, I was sitting next to my father-in-law. A chap came and sat next to him, saying "hello Ramesh!" very correctly. He then handed over an invitation to his daughter's wedding. He then said "I met your brother yesterday and he said that you would be here today at this function!" After all this the chap asks my fil, "...did you recognise me!" This is when I took my imaginary note pad out to make this post;-)
My fil honestly said no, and then the chap says "I am your mother's friend's son!" and other details which made my fil realise who it was that had invited him.
Finally when we were getting to the car to go home, fil tells me "I lost the invite! I had given it to Suchitra when I was having my lunch, and then forgot to take it back!" "Now I have no idea where the wedding is, or where to contact him!"