One of the common problems people encounter during their visit to a foreign country is language. They find it difficult to converse with locals because not everyone understands or opens up in English. A German tourist who was in Kerala for a vacation, shared she knew the local language. She dropped a video of talking to her Uber driver in Malayalam, leaving him stunned.
The video of the German woman, Klara, and the driver has gone viral on social media. It was posted online by her with the caption, "Talking in Malayalam to Uber drivers always gets me a curious reaction, so I thought I’ll film the interaction once". She suggested this wasn't the first time she surprised people with her Malayalam skills.
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In the video, Klara was seen sitting on the back seat of her cab and engaging in a conversation with the driver. She initially asked him whether he had ever noticed any foreigner speaking in Malayalam, which he denied.
Before entering the cab, she had a brief telephone call with the driver, which they kept in Malayalam. The driver pointed out that she sounded very normal and not any different from locals on the phone call. As she received this feedback from him, she said, "Proud of myself, haha".
"Ippo vacation vannu (I have come for a vacation now)", she said as they continued talking during the ride. "Germany-il kore Malayalees Masters padikunnu, so avar friends aayipol nyaan padichu (A few Malayalees are pursing their Masters in Germany and as they became my friends, I learned the language)", Klara added.
Netizens react
This video of Klara taking in fluent Malayalam without any foreign accent, with the cabbbie has gone viral and received widespread attention on Instagram. Netizens reacted to the post and expressed she spoke really well. One comment read, "Man I'm jealous. She speaks better than me". "Oh wow you picked up the language and you speak it so smoothly", said another.
