Frangil Rock

American, Tamil and French conversation via the English language, otherwise known as Frangil.

Setting: ODAM office.
Who: Phoebe, Elango (Executive Coordinator), Claire (French volunteer)
Topic: Village Festivals

E: The villagers be honoring their village guard.
C: What is this thing called a guard?
P: A guard is sorta like a policeman.
E: Yes. He be protecting the village.
P: (after some consideration) Oh! You mean a GOD.
E: Yes. That's what I be saying. A God. They make him offerings.
C: How is a Policeman a God?
P: No, no, the God watches over the village.
E: Yes, the people be giving him rums and drinking it themselves.
C: Rhume? (French word for the flu)
P & E: Alcohol. Rum.
C: Ah.