Originally posted by: Free_Rein
^^ I forgot to add, For K-cet, there was one compulsory kannada written exam had to pass for Non-locals...So i had to learnt to write in Kannada within 15 days before exam but now i forgot how to write in Kannada...😂 ...thats how we forget anything if we stop practicing it 😂😆
Ofcourse K-cet, Eamcet (A.P) everything was removed for Medical entrance since 6 yrs...ab "NEET" ka jamana hai ie., National wide😆 but locals have most of the reservation... ...so ppl choose local state only.
IT field and others i can't talk ...
Thanks for this Nihara. I've always found it fascinating how you manage with so many different regional languages. Does it ever become difficult when you move from state to state even if its just for a holiday? Do you have interpreters at places like hospitals if a patient requires it? In the UK we have companies that work closely with emergency services who would be able to provide interpreters at short notice for patients/ victims etc. Its not usually a full time job for them but they do get paid really well which is obviously a perk. Even when victims are called to court you have a national database of interpreters who can be called upon if they cannot speak English.
I think the misconception that hindi is the national language comes from Bollywood. Many people from around the world watch Bollywood movies and an assumption is built up in their head that all Indians speak Hindi. That must annoy people who speak other regional languages no end!!
In the UK we do have some regional languages but most of them are just a variation of English. In the last census of 2011 it showed that 98% of the UK can speak English. It is compulsory to stay in education between the ages of 5 - 16 years. You can be home schooled but you to provide evidence which is why the figures are so high. Its usually immigrants who cannot speak the language and not the natives. We do have some regional languages like Welsh but again they are still taught English side by side. In the UK sign language is also considered a separate language.
We also have gypsies (I think you call them banjara's or Bollywood has taught me wrong!! We call them khana badosh in urdu) who have their own language of Romani and several different dialects within the communities. I still find it fascinating that they originate from what is now Punjab in northern India. They are very secretive about their language but lots of their words have their origins from Punjabi/ hindi. For example a non gypsy person is referred to as a 'gorger' and we use the term 'gora' as the white outsiders. They view everyone outside their community suspiciously which is most definitely a south Asian trait!!!