they mean no harm..unlike thamel ko junkie haru le tirkho ankha le herekobhaye bhane u know they want doing something bad.

i had host family. i had gone to visit them. their daughter (highschooler) led me in excited saying.. woohooo i got an ipod for christmas..and i didnt know how to congratulate her..so she stopped short and asked me.."do you know what an iPod is?".

the reason is not just them. when she said 'woohoo i got an ipod' usually they want u to join in.. its called politeness..its the lubricant of language, but i didnt know how to be polite...so she assumed..poor guy doesnt know wat im talking about.

OFFCOURSE i know what an ipod is :)