Why the shame in speaking Hindi - Page 8

Originally posted by: SmittenKitten

Not sure if anyone's watched Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives on Netflix but Shanaya's brother, who's born and brought up in Mumbai I'm assuming, apparently cannot follow the rest of his Hindi speaking family members or answer back in Hindi cuz he's a 14/15 year old who attends an English speaking boarding school. You'd think that English is his second language, right? I thought they were full of sh%%.

That's what I meant.. That's absolutely shit

Originally posted by: -MakhanMalaai-

That's what I meant.. That's absolutely shit

I didn't really care about him communicating with others in English but claiming to "not" know Hindi is where my bullshit meter started shrilling.😆 even though it's most probably his first language and even though he lives in India where it's widely spoken... and even though the rest of his family were speaking in Hindi. People don't forget their first language even after moving abroad and not uttering a word of Hindi for years and then there's that guy.

Originally posted by: SmittenKitten

I didn't really care about him communicating with others in English but claiming to "not" know Hindi is where my bullshit meter started shrilling.😆 even though it's most probably his first language and even though he lives in India where it's widely spoken... and even though the rest of his family were speaking in Hindi. People don't forget their first language even after moving abroad and not uttering a word of Hindi for years and then there's that guy.

Word. Exactly what I was talking about.

Originally posted by: HearMeRoar

@Mahisa, since you bravely😆 blocked me from quoting you... here you go in a separate post.

You said native tongue, so people who have been residents of Mumbai have their own native tongue. or a Tamilian who lived in Delhi would have to forget Tamil and call Hindi her native tongue. Or a Gujarati who lived in New York would have to call English her native tongue. In which case your arguments contradict what you're saying, and you're actually echoing what I said. ie, English is now Indian because many Indians now speak it as their first language.

In any case, native tongue of Mumbai is Marathi, not Hindi.😆

Unless a Bollywood-er is native to Hindi belt, they have no reason to use Hindi above English in their personal life. Not the Kapoors, not Aishwarya, not Deepika, not Sridevi, not Ranveer, not Vidya... you get the idea.

And yeah... people who value a language more than they value fellow humans are not merely dumb. They place value on peripherals instead of humans and how we treat fellow humans. Bit callous.

Well, actually you blocked me first that day. I just decided to return the favour. 😆 Anyway...

Again, I mentioned that people who live abroad are exceptions to the rule. I think this is the fourth post where I am mentioning this. It is not possible for people who live in a non-native speaking place to learn their mother tongue as well as they would be able to in their native places. If a Tamilian grows up in New York, she should learn English because she is growing up in English-speaking environment. However, that's the exception to the rule.

However, even the native Hindi speakers in Bollywood, who grew up learning Hindi and reading Hindi, cannot speak it, which is infuriating. About Kapoors, they are now native to Hindi as a native Hindi speaker, because their parents and grandparents all speak Hindi. They should speak Hindi as well as a third generation Indian settled in the US should speak English.

Someone who grew up in Mumbai (where majority can speak Hindi and read Hindi as a first language) 'not knowing Hindi' is not just idiotic, it's simply imbecilic. Just as imbecilic as a Bihari growing up in Patna not knowing Hindi, or a Bengali growing up in Asansol not knowing a word of Bengali...you get the idea.

Unblocked you btw. You can quote me now.

The Block Revenge Saga 😆

Originally posted by: SmittenKitten

speaking of the coffee show, KJo has been caught openly mocking others for their "poor" English and speaking English with an "accent" that's different from the usual. So, yeah, in the context of bollywood and their "elite" circles, speaking English is aligned with their social status and class and those who speak in Hindi are considered "downmarket" like Chandni Chowk in Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. Love it when I can come up with a movie name right off the top of my head. 😆

Seeing the discussion, I am LOLing.

It’s mostly English superiority in India. You get ridiculed for not knowing English, not otherwise.

In This very forum had been the discussion about making English acceptable throughout India and ab dekho. Everyone’s up in the arm about Language is just the medium. 🤣

Kuchh logo ka dimag satak jata hai Hindi ka naam sunke coz they associate the language with BJP. 🤣 It’s super hilarious. South states are toh always maaro ya kaato when it comes to Hindi. 😆


All in all, Ananya types ko toh kantap kaan ke niche 2 padni chahiye for now knowing proper Hindi. Baki aap log continue karo discussion. I am back to LOLing.

Allu Arjun is so down to earth. I bet if he was anything like this forum people, interviewer pe bhadak jata. You are imposing Hindi on me. 😆 But the sweet guy went ahead and answered in Hindi.

Originally posted by: NimbuMirchi

Seeing the discussion, I am LOLing.

It’s mostly English superiority in India. You get ridiculed for not knowing English, not otherwise.

In This very forum had been the discussion about making English acceptable throughout India and ab dekho. Everyone’s up in the arm about Language is just the medium. 🤣

Kuchh logo ka dimag satak jata hai Hindi ka naam sunke coz they associate the language with BJP. 🤣 It’s super hilarious. South states are toh always maaro ya kaato when it comes to Hindi. 😆


All in all, Ananya types ko toh kantap kaan ke niche 2 padni chahiye for now knowing proper Hindi. Baki aap log continue karo discussion. I am back to LOLing.

Allu Arjun is so down to earth. I bet if he was anything like this forum people, interviewer pe bhadak jata. You are imposing Hindi on me. 😆 But the sweet guy went ahead and answered in Hindi.

I don’t know when and who spoke about English being acceptable through out India, but responding to the bold since I was the first one who said that(that the language is just a medium to get around) in this post!

I stand by my opinion that language is just a medium, English or otherwise!

@Blue: Whaaaaat? 🤣 BJP brought Independence to India, Hindi to India - I mean is there no end to their accomplishments and their bootlickers? Hilarious things that one gets to read on this forum🤣

South states have NOTHING to do with Hindi just like how the so called North states have nothing to do with Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada. Don’t forget that Hindi is no more an official language than any of the Southern languages. Just like Northies saying maaro ya kaato when it comes to the southern languages, may be Southern people have learned to return the favor!😛 At least the southern people don’t kill in the name of language unlike the northies!

The hypocrisy by God - English Supremacy is bad but at the same time Zindabad Hindi Supremacy? 🤣

Originally posted by: Mahisa_22

Well, actually you blocked me first that day. I just decided to return the favour. 😆 Anyway...

Unblocked you btw. You can quote me now.

Actually, I never blocked you or anyone else. Not sure why you keep claiming I did. 🤔 It's a bit silly to do it an online forum.

Originally posted by: NimbuMirchi

Seeing the discussion, I am LOLing.

It’s mostly English superiority in India. You get ridiculed for not knowing English, not otherwise.

In This very forum had been the discussion about making English acceptable throughout India and ab dekho. Everyone’s up in the arm about Language is just the medium. 🤣

Kuchh logo ka dimag satak jata hai Hindi ka naam sunke coz they associate the language with BJP. 🤣 It’s super hilarious. South states are toh always maaro ya kaato when it comes to Hindi. 😆


All in all, Ananya types ko toh kantap kaan ke niche 2 padni chahiye for now knowing proper Hindi. Baki aap log continue karo discussion. I am back to LOLing.

Allu Arjun is so down to earth. I bet if he was anything like this forum people, interviewer pe bhadak jata. You are imposing Hindi on me. 😆 But the sweet guy went ahead and answered in Hindi.

By God! What does this have to do with BJP?😆

South Indians (by a huge majority) never spoke Hindi or any North Indian languages from the time of Sanskrit. From before Hindi was a twinkle in any northie's eye. 😆

English is the 2nd language of most South Indians. Most South Indians are way more comfortable speaking English than Hindi because both are non native languages to the South, and yeah, English is preferred.

No nonsense couched in patriotic or nationalistic terms is going to change South Indians' comfort with Hindi. Either it will be done by force, or it might happen naturally if and when people decide knowing Hindi makes a difference in their lives. It doesn't at the moment. Most communicate easily enough in English when needed.

Because guess what? Most people do believe language IS a medium of communication. A lot of the Tamilians REFUSE to learn Hindi because the Hindi belt tries to impose it. But they have no problem learning English.

Originally posted by: HearMeRoar

Actually, I never blocked you or anyone else. Not sure why you keep claiming I did. 🤔 It's a bit silly to do it an online forum.

Because you did. I tried to quote you and got the message that you blocked me. I wouldn't lie now, would I?

And you're the one bringing up this supposedly 'silly' thing over and over again. I'm really not interested in discussing it. 😆 Over and out.