So....

I suddenly realised that I have a very receptive vocabulary.When I go to new places and I meet new people, I tend to pick up their style of speaking - their style of communication.

It is not a conscious choice - but it happens even before I know it.

When I was in Pune, I stayed with a Delhi-ite and a Chennai-ite.So I picked up a few words here and there - for example - chutiyap,pel diya (courtesy my Delhi roomie) and picked up a nasal 'uhh' .....courtesy my Chennaiwala roomie.

So when I had to ask a question - I went ' You new in Pune ,uhhh ??'.

Even while at it , I realised I had picked up the lingo.

Now, in the Nike Gurgaon office , people have a habit of starting every sentence with 'S0...' and I fear I will pick that up too in no time.

'So how are you today,Mr X?'
'S0 ,I went to this mall yesterday,and I saw.....'

Quite funny actually.Even while I'm doing it , I realise it. But its not in my control !!

And the experts even have a term for it - Neurolinguistic programming(NLP) !!