Mariyam Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 In Delhi a few years ago' date=' the customs guy made fun of my SI Hindi accent. When I gave back in English, the officer yelled back..Hindi mein baat karo, yeh India hain.. So, it cuts both ways...[/quote'] Don't think it was because of your accent. If you refuse to give them a 'baksheesh' they can be quite annoying. :P
EnterTheVoid Posted November 13, 2013 Author Posted November 13, 2013 Are his language skills the reason he gets the roles? Many Non South Indian female leads get roles in South Indian movies without knowing a word of the local language. Ditto with many of the regular Bollywood villains and side actors too who manage to get roles in the South too. They get others to dub for them. Prakash Raj reads, writes and speaks 6 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES fluently. Not to mention, he is also a producer, director, former stage artist etc etc The North Indian actresses that appear in South Indian movies, their only job is to look good. Acting skills not needed.
NareshK Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 South Indians dont use Hindi when they stay in their own states. They communicate with others in native tongue and learn English at school which is used in offices. Hindi is an alien language to South Indians as it doesnt follow their script. Its more easier for Bengalis, Marathis, Punjabis to talk Hindi as they are written in Devanagiri script. I dont understand how some people expect South Indians to learn Hindi just to communicate with North Indians when they come for employment. Its like asking Punjabis or UP, Biharis to learn tamil, telugu to communicate with Southern Indians when they go there for employment. Still many people in Hyderabad and Bangalore speak Hindi but you cant expect everyone to know the language as they dont need it in their everyday lives.
randomGuy Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 : : : Hindi is an alien language to South Indians as it doesnt follow their script. Its more easier for Bengalis, Marathis, Punjabis to talk Hindi as they are written in Devanagiri script. : : Jahan chah wahan raah . Like I said, people of Andhra, Kerala and Karnataka are far more, lets say, open to talking in Hindi than the people from Tamil Nadu.
Detonator Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 @nareshk this trend of whining "no one knows hindi in South India" came only in this current gen I guess. Some northies I know admitted that they thought SI as an economically less developed region compared to North and they thought the poor southies will welcome them with a red-carpet, greeting thier northie saviour with a "namaste ji" :giggle: I think no one ever complained before the 80's, as u can see the 2nd gen northies in SI are speaking the local language.
hhunaeh Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 The difference of outlook comes out even more. There might be no 'pressing need' but its nice to still learn it. there would be many smaller factors such as being able to learn a lang. which is by far the most understood lang. pan India( from the streets to Indian teams dressing room to pan India talent shows such as DID, Indian idol, even MTV roadies :D etc notice how these shows go down till Bangalore but almost never to chennai), for being able to appreciate most creative n entertainment and options wise the most rich music n movie industry. The single biggest reason again ofcourse, is that its understood by far the most percentage of your country at around 80%. But yeah, don't do it for the arrogant north Indian. Also, do not take it as a threat to the way you think, to the way you live or as a threat to your culture. Jahan chah wahan raah . Like I said' date= people of Andhra, Kerala and Karnataka are far more, lets say, open to talking in Hindi than the people from Tamil Nadu. As i said people will learn whatever language they want to, if they want to. It is your expectation of them to learn a new language or even worse dilute their own languages, just so that you have a easier time is what offends people in south india.
Detonator Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 Jahan chah wahan raah . Like I said' date= people of Andhra, Kerala and Karnataka are far more, lets say, open to talking in Hindi than the people from Tamil Nadu. The reason might be the large number of english medium schools in TN. Even my grandma studied in english medium. Most schools have an option to choose Hindi as second/third language, but no one chooses it becoz it's pretty useless. In general, TN traders learn hindi, but only if they are depending on another hindi speaking trader. My mallu frnd and his group think that it's "cool" to talk in hindi. :giggle:
randomGuy Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 @nareshk this trend of whining "no one knows hindi in South India" came only in this current gen I guess. Some northies I know admitted that they thought SI as an economically less developed region compared to North and they thought the poor southies will welcome them with a red-carpet, greeting thier northie saviour with a "namaste ji" :giggle: I think no one ever complained before the 80's, as u can see the 2nd gen northies in SI are speaking the local language. This would be a rarity. I mean people know that main southern cities(Bangalore, Cochin, Hyderabad, Chennai, trivendrum etc) are supposed to be more developed than an average North Indian city. So south Indians can actually play the role of savior/helper of the north if they want to:).
randomGuy Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 As i said people will learn whatever language they want to' date=' if they want to. It is your expectation of them to learn a new language or even worse dilute their own languages, just so that you have a easier time is what offends people in south india.[/quote'] For one last time, I wouldn't even think of it being forced. The open-ness, the desire to learn should come from within if it has to. Best thing for you is to not learn it if there is no desire from within. For the last time again - When I talk about diluting, I am talking about my own personal opinion. Like if I were from the south and didnt know Hindi, I would wanna learn it not minding if my mother tongue is getting diluted during the learning.
Detonator Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 This would be a rarity. I mean people know that main southern cities(Bangalore, Cochin, Hyderabad, Chennai, trivendrum etc) are supposed to be more developed than an average North Indian city. So south Indians can actually play the role of savior/helper of the north if they want to:). Yep, it's a rarity though. But few yrs ago some non-professionals who haven't been to SI used to think that way. A converstion with my frnd's uncle in surat. He is a treasurer in collector's office. Me: I really liked the surat sir, it's been a monstrous development after 2001 earthquake. Compared to coimbatore, people here are.. Uncle: ooohh yeah, people here are much prosperous and obviously city is sophisticated than south india. good good!!! [proudly shakes head four times with wide eyes] Me: I meant enthusiastic. :((
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