Dear Indian language freaks!
Sowkyamaaa?? :)
I am a malayalee working in Bangalore who lived in Tamil Nadu during her school and college life and whose parents grew up in the North. I have a mix of mallu, tamil, telegu, kanadiga, punjabi, guju, bengali .. you name it friends! I speak on behalf of I guess a majority of South Indians who feel this way.. ( No, i am not from Chennai, no, Coimbatore is not in kerala!! ). Well, the earliest memory of mine, of me in a language fix goes all the way back to the 6th std when i went to sanjini's birthday party. It was in the evening and all of us kids started to dig in to all the yummy food. So I walked towards my seat with a pretty mouse egg ( boiled egg with cardamom eyes and a tail made of another spice ) when it falls off my plate!!! I scream.. "Oh.. my Motta!!!!!, which in malayalam means " Oh my Egg" . Apparently Motta or rather mottai means bald in Tamil. GREAT. Sanjini's driver starts roaring with laughter.. and so did many others.! My claims about the word being mallu went to deaf ears. *Sigh* It sucks being the odd one out!! School canteen.. back when i wore the stanes Blue pinafore, I squeeze between all the big kids around the canteen counter and loudly say.. " Uncle..rund bonda, please". Roars of laughter all around. What?? What did i say now???? So, i cant say "Erendu" or "Rendu" like all you pakka tamil or mallu folks. MOVE ON!! Soo.... that was IT!!! No more tamil or Hindi or malayalam! ;P
Just a normal day in office and some of us were discussing about Hindi and south indians ..bla bla. someone ponders about what Ice is called in Hindi. Navya says Baraf. When i ask, "what is icecream in Hindi??" and then before anyone could answer..I say,< Eureka moment ;) >" Barfi!!!!!!!!!!"
Shame. Embarrassment.
Anyway... Dear, North Indians..I'm sure you have a good laugh when you hear us southies attempt Hindi!!
But, you know what - This is what i have to say about you :) No matter whether you are from central, east or west India, you are still north Indian to me. Yes, including punjabi's from Calcutta ;) who claim they are from the "east". yes. and I'm from the south west. But i studied in the south east and now i am studying in uhm central south India!!! chillax macha. . life is simple. you are from the north.i am from the south. we speak in Hindi and you laugh. we stand. you laugh. we talk. you laugh. we breathe. you laugh.. okay.. i'm getting carried away ;) :P its no surprise that most south Indians refuse to speak Hindi! We just DON'T!
Anyhoooo.. i admit there are some southies who are reallllly annoying.. in such cases, you can go ahead and rag them :D Not us simple barfis, please!
