Don't understand how is it disrespectful
Why is there so much push from some southern states to learn their language ?
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people will gladly start learning French/German if they had to move to some European country but can't do same for their own country 🤦♂️
People learn the language of business. They will learn Kannada the day it becomes the language of business. As of now it's English so stick to it.
@samosa , I totally agree with you man! But, i don't think people don't want to learn Kannada, as in, I for particular was about learning it when I came here, but when I saw incidences of violence from people here with imposition on it, I refrained.
We don't see such violence on language in france/Germany, do we?
Unpopular opinion but I think he's right I'm not from Bangalore and I do not speak kannada but if I were to move, the first thing I would do is try to pick up on the local language and culture
Language imposition is one thing but it's another to move to a place and expect IT to adjust to you! I have some acquaintances in Bangalore who've lived in the city 8 - 10 years and don't know a word of Kannada. I think that's disgraceful and disrespectful and I've told them so numerous times. If you want to make a place home, you respect it by learning about it or don't move there
Thanks for saying that. I’m not a Kannadiga either but I see a lot of people with blatant disregard to the local language and culture. The “Hindi imposition” the locals cry of is very real. A lot of people start conversation in Hindi and expect everyone to understand it.
Not to mention the whole idea of "Hindi imposition" brings with it a lot of cultural and historical baggage It is completely justified for a language and culture to be vary of hindi imposition when to this day there are cries to make Hindi the national language and the biggest criminal laws in the country have a Hindi name so pure, even native speakers fumble
I lived in Delhi for a few months and visited a lot of places around the city. Almost everyday I got asked by people why I speak in English and haven't learnt Hindi yet. I get excluded from meetings just because I didn't speak Hindi. I then learnt a few phrases and spoke in broken Hindi while I stayed there. And everyone seemed delighted to see someone from the outside atleast TRY to speak their native language. This is exactly what the native people want. Not an imposition, but atleast a EFFORT.
The statement said by Zoho ceo was obviously not in good taste, I get it. Most of the language imposition actually come from local political parties, youtubers and rich people trying to gain points by addressing a local issue on social media. Unfortunately, many common people like us blindly follow them and make it an issue everywhere. Not just southern states but even in the north.
If you want a peace of mind, just ignore these random posts from influential people and continue your day as usual. Speak whatever language that works for you. Use english in a common forum and just ignore these news.
Your point is different than the “disrespectful” argument being made by that guy.
I understand that there are people who discriminate, but shouldn't we hold them accountable for it. Disrespecting their language is one thing but not learning their language is not something that i would consider disrespectful, there could be many reasons to not learn the language. Learning a language is not something that can be done passively, you'll have to actively participate in it, not everyone can do it. How many of us learn a language anyways for a reason other than necessity.
If you are planning to settle in any state then you must learn some culture and language from there. Chivalry goes both ways.
no he has a point and i m not even from the south lol
Wondering what happens after everyone learns the local language of the state they live in? For example if someone learns english the advantage is it becomes easier for them to gain current knowledge that is written in english and then communicate with folks around the world.
Also, what happens if someone moves from one state to another due to job requirements every few years. Do they have to learn every state language one by one?
@Pookiee, any citation for the same, where Hindi was a designated language. There is a proverb, When in Romans, do what the Romans do.
https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/pdf1/Part17.pdf This is the document from the ministry of external affairs, first point is exactly that
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