(My Indian coworker, discussing his first meeting with, and subsequent rejection of, a girl his parents are hoping to arrange a marriage with for him)
Him: She has 20 pairs of slippers!
Us: Wait, slippers? Do you mean shoes?
Him: Yes, 20 pairs of shoes.
Us: That's...pretty normal. In fact that's low, especially for a fashion designer. You rejected her just because she has 20 pairs of shoes?
Him: No no, that was just one of several points I had noted.
Us: Okay, what were the other ones?
Him: She has 30 handbags!
Us: Again, that's quite normal. In fact I'd expect a fashion designer to have more handbags, and more shoes. What else?
Him: She hugs people.
Us: She hugs people?
Him: Yes, she hugs everyone.
Us: Lots of girls hug people. In fact that's kind of a girl thing. What else?
Him: Well, when I met her I asked if she forgot to put on pants.
Us: ?????
Him: She had on a shirt but nothing on the bottom, she forgot to put on pants.
Us: Are you sure? Was it a dress?
Him: No, there should be pants or shorts or something under.
Us: But it sounds like it was a dress.
Him: But you cannot put on a top and nothing on the bottom and go out, right?
Us: But...it's a dress. You don't wear pants with a dress. Have you ever seen a dress?
Him: She just had on a shirt and nothing on the bottom!
Us: How long was it?
*He indicates about halfway up his thigh*
Us: Yeah, that's a dress.
