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"We are like that only" - Of course. Fond memories.
Also, now you mention it: "What goes of your father's?" (Tera baap ka kya jaata hain?)
For context: In India, the inheritance idea is very strong, as is respect for the patriarch. So someone lays claim to an idea, or property in his (usually his, not hers) father's name, not his own. So in playground's around the country you will hear children pushing and shoving each other around to the words: "Is this your father's garden, or what?" (Do you claim to own this place, that you are attempting to bully/control the rest of us here?) Taken to its extreme, it becomes "What goes of your father's?" (What does you father lose by this?) In other words - "I do not believe you have a personal stake in this matter, so kindly shut up and let me carry on..."
Oh dear. Prolix explanations for brief sentences. Is there a Sesquipedalians Anonymous?
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