I'd gone to a supermarket near my place and I found to my dismay that the person manning the billing counter spoke very little English.  I don't remember what it was that I was trying to find, but it was something he was not able to follow. After a lot of tries, he called for another colleague who could follow English and she helped me out.  I think it was coat hangers or something.  Once that was cleared, the billing counter guy smiled and asked "Where you from?". When I told him that I came from India, his smile broadened and he said he knew a phrase in 'Indian'. This of course reminded me of a Russell Peters joke, and I was wondering just which Indian language this guy might have heard.   Considering that most of the Indians here are from Andhra, it might well be something in Telugu, but I didn't really know.  It could be anything from the ever popular 'Namaste' to 'Kem cho!' I asked him to say it and he did. Only, I was flummoxed when he said it: it sounded like a rather rude word in Kannada!! Was it a Kannadiga who'd taught this guy the expression, and more importantly, was that Kannadiga such an a**hole that he taught this unsuspecting guy a swear word?!! The billing guy must have seen from my expression that he'd probably said something wrong or that he'd not remembered the words incorrectly.  Even as I was wondering if the word could mean anything else appropriate/meaningful in any other Indian language,  he said the words again, this time remembering to add a crucial syllable at the very end.  This time though,  there was no mistaking the expression! It was Hindi after all! He'd said "Theek hai!!!(It's fine/Is it fine?)"  The first time a Swedish person said something to me in an Indian language? It was not a 'Namaste', it was not a 'Kem Cho' or even a 'Vanakkam'.  Instead, it was 'Theek hai!!'. Manmohan Singh would have been so proud! :D

PS: For my non Indian readers,  here's a link that explains the connection between the expression 'Theek hai', and our Prime Minister Manmohan Singh! http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/when-theek-hai-was-not-ok/article4235989.ece