Hello friends,
Bengali's since 1967, when Jyoti Basu first seized reins of the government in Bengal have been known to be notorious non-workers.
Whenever any strikes or Bandhs occurred anywhere in India, people looked for the hand of Bengal, like Marodonas Hand of God. Dutta Samant in Mumbai during the textile strike just proved that point.
However talking to friends in other industries and offices outside Bengal, I have observed that Bengalis are the ideal workers outside Bengal. So, it is probably only in Bengal that we become lethargic. Probably something to do with the local climate and the fish available here.
However, Partha Sengupta shows below that there is a lighter side of the Bong which allows him to laugh at himself.
Partha has described humorously the different types of Bong.
Radheshyam
What do you call:
A mad Bengali? In Sen.
A dark Bengali who lives in a cave? Kalidas Guha.
A Bengali mobster? Robin Ganguli.
A perfumed Bengali? Chandan Dass
A Bengali goldsmith? Shonar Bongla.
What's bigger than the state of Bengal?
The Bay of Bengal.
An angry Bengali letter? Chitti-chitti Bong Bong.
A talkative Bengali? Bulbul Chatterjee.
An outlawed Bengali? Kanoon Banerjee or Bonduk Bannerjee.
An enlightened Bengali? Jyoti Basu.
A Bengali who works? A work of fiction.
A stupid Bengali girl? Balika Buddhu.
A Bengali marriage? Bedding.
What do you call a Bengali who takes bribe? Mr. Goosh.
What does a ghati call a burping Bong? Mukhopadhaya
How does the Bong learn the alphabet?
A for Orange, B for Begetable....
How does a Bong relax in the evening?
He goes to the Howrah Brij to get some Breez.
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