‘I call him Bhai but found that he is actually younger’

A man's world came crashing down around him when he found out recently that a colleague, who he used to address as "Bhai", was actually younger.

"My whole world view has changed and this will affect my career," said Abul Hashem, the older man by six and a half months.

The younger "Bhai" is a man called Rony Zaman.

"I used to think that this guy, who has been working here for a year longer than me, was much older," said Abul.

Because he thought the colleague was older, Abul said that he treated him with more respect than he deserved.

"So, now he thinks that he can order me around, but I am older. I am actually older. What do I do? Should I actually start calling him by his name. It has always been Rony Bhai, how can I change that?" an exasperated Abul asked.

Rony, meanwhile, thought that it was not that big a deal.

I actually knew I was younger than him all along," Rony said. "But I actually thought that he must really respect me because even though he is older, he calls me Bhai. And you know, now it's too late. You can't reverse this. Now that would be really awkward.

"I actually knew I was younger than him all along," Rony said. "But I actually thought that he must really respect me because even though he is older, he calls me Bhai. And you know, now it's too late. You can't reverse this. Now that would be really awkward.

"Besides, this has been good for my career at this firm, I am more confident all of a sudden."

In related news, some have said that it's the content of one's character and their ability that should garner respect, not the date they were born. The problem, however, is that those who say this are often very young, and have very few people calling them "Bhai" or "Apa".