On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Thaths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> what is the appropriate response when a Kannadiga
> asks this question?


I used to respond with a smile and a non-committal "heh heh" (that's not
Udhay's characteristic  "heh" but a kind of  throaty noise) but one old
Kannadiga lady told me that the formal response should be  "devara
krupa"...."By God's grace"..that is, by God's grace, I have had enough to
eat today, or something to that effect. Or, if it is an elder asking this
question, "nim aasheervaadaa" .."your blessing".

Deepa.

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