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Not clear on how this is distinct from simply having a fun conversation.
by exolymph 5y ago
Not clear on how this is distinct from simply having a fun conversation.
- nine_zeros 5y agoAdda doesn't need to be fun. Addas are usually unplanned. It often involves stumbling upon an acquaintance on the street and just catching up on the side of the road. Imagine a spontaneous conversation with an acquaintance at a grocery store but at any random place, without any capitalistic purchases required during the interaction.
- barrucadu 5y agoIsn't that a normal thing? Where isn't this done? If you bump into someone you know do you just greet them and then leave?
- nine_zeros 5y agoIt's not the same. Usually American interactions are small talks. Adda is literally stopping in your pace, talking and hanging out for hours. HOURS. Completely unplanned. The closest thing to adda in America is college dorm/fraternity/sorority life. Mindless chatter for hours after bumping into someone. Or maybe like a night at the bar. You're hanging out for HOURS. In India, you don't need a social setting for that. That bear-like hanging out will literally happen on the streets. Perhaps one of the reasons why the country appears so crowded. People hang out outside far too much.
- DiggyJohnson 5y agoAre you from the US? This is clearly a distinct concept from my American perspective because it captures the cultural expectation of conversation and discussion. America is a very isolated, lonely place. These fun, ephemeral conversations don’t happen much here.