tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post7599641324348124294..comments2024-02-03T15:52:07.311+05:30Comments on चाय की दुकान...: English, whats the big deal?~ ॐ ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/14443242533831250639noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-81619157893196650812008-11-11T01:02:00.000+05:302008-11-11T01:02:00.000+05:30You have a valid point here. bUt when i was a kid ...You have a valid point here. bUt when i was a kid i used to do a lot of this jidging & then i realised how foolish that was. <BR/>By the way, Prashant you have been Tagged. And pls check my blog for details. I will look forward to reading your tagged post :)Vineetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342570175344803938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-67415528596145237722008-11-10T19:52:00.000+05:302008-11-10T19:52:00.000+05:30# Tanu... yea# FighterJet..."status" and "style" i...# Tanu... <BR/>yea<BR/><BR/># FighterJet...<BR/>"status" and "style" is the term that I think we are too hung up on... Speaking in your own mother tongue is looked down upon... I am not sure why... <BR/><BR/>In a group where people come from different backgrounds, I guess a common language is important... but otherwise as well, people raising their kids up, with the kids not speaking a word of ~ ॐ ~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14443242533831250639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-86233342034112122532008-11-10T18:45:00.000+05:302008-11-10T18:45:00.000+05:30Yup... always believed what you say is more import...Yup... always believed what you say is more important than how you say it (accent wise, at least).<BR/><BR/>That's why I speak my 'fluent' hindi, don't I?Subhadiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13283468219928728416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-30806475689650806632008-11-10T17:16:00.000+05:302008-11-10T17:16:00.000+05:30I agree completely with you here on a worldly scal...I agree completely with you here on a worldly scale and I feel bad that in India, its a big necessity :(<BR/>Reason being that we have soo many regional languages and Hindi is not a universal language for communication... not even taught well in all states. <BR/><BR/>Though i myself am not a real fan of english, we can't shy from the fact that we owe much of our nation's development to this Vinod Rajagopalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01413337862280655966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-3579558205070841282008-11-10T14:21:00.000+05:302008-11-10T14:21:00.000+05:30the point is to convey what we want others to hear...the point is to convey what we want others to hear.. and take whatever tools technology gives.. I have colleagues with this problem.. I tell them to present it in the form of graphics or ppts ... which works.. <BR/><BR/>Sigh.. unfortunately we are stuck with this bane...<BR/><BR/>PS: am going backwards in reading your posts..Pallavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142772926587548310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-37679113649682608212008-11-09T16:18:00.000+05:302008-11-09T16:18:00.000+05:30yes....true.I guess others have no such cololinal ...yes....true.<BR/>I guess others have no such cololinal hangups as we do...anything foreign is a status..so does English...Fighter Jethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02739433970119220916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-17255724138660709422008-11-08T20:01:00.000+05:302008-11-08T20:01:00.000+05:30yup true...who cares about english as long as you ...yup true...who cares about english as long as you can get the point across..I amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768569924039692072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-3327918071943295552008-11-08T17:24:00.000+05:302008-11-08T17:24:00.000+05:30#Burf... hmm.. # Aro.. yea# Reeta...yea....thanks....#Burf... <BR/>hmm.. <BR/><BR/># Aro.. <BR/>yea<BR/><BR/># Reeta...<BR/>yea....<BR/><BR/>thanks... i am trying to settle in !!! :)~ ॐ ~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14443242533831250639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-91829592624993155352008-11-08T13:50:00.000+05:302008-11-08T13:50:00.000+05:30:-) I agree that it is a big deal in India...for o...:-) I agree that it is a big deal in India...for one, I myself at times, make such a big deal about English :| don't care if it is right or wrong but I do make a fuss about all languages be it English or just any language then....<BR/>and coming back to posts at Chai ki Dukaan, I feel that where communication with the self comes in, the end should be served...<BR/>Like when I speak to my head, I Reeta Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09955768296326121072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-6547415799590160012008-11-07T23:59:00.000+05:302008-11-07T23:59:00.000+05:30well...we are different....:)well...we are different....:)Arobindohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731398230889717155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-32419738716656576672008-11-07T23:42:00.000+05:302008-11-07T23:42:00.000+05:30remove the first line from my last comment wheneve...remove the first line from my last comment whenever you see it, let's keep our privacy out of public eyeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-43673242527548128192008-11-07T23:39:00.000+05:302008-11-07T23:39:00.000+05:30it saddens me all the more to dodge your emotional...it saddens me all the more to dodge your emotional punches <BR/><BR/>but i guess i misunderstood when you said "In India, it still stays a BIGGGG deal" - you seem to be talking on behalf of India and not just yourselfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-32359028338904049922008-11-07T10:25:00.000+05:302008-11-07T10:25:00.000+05:30# Abhi... yea... i realized that while traveling t...# Abhi... <BR/>yea... i realized that while traveling the tubes too.. <BR/><BR/># Sam<BR/>you are so rocking !<BR/><BR/># Kshitiz... <BR/>interesting :) <BR/><BR/># Arch<BR/>yes, its we who make a big deal about it.. and for no reason... it probably just makes us "cooler" if we speak English everywhere... <BR/><BR/># Burf... <BR/>Technically, I am sorry and sad to see you write this !!! Of all ~ ॐ ~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14443242533831250639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-59857576143586470652008-11-07T10:17:00.000+05:302008-11-07T10:17:00.000+05:30technically you are, you can't hide from the fact....technically you are, you can't hide from the fact. "writing thoughts..." is just a wrapper<BR/><BR/>as far as the questions goes, how many of us really are honest deep down or how many of us would practice what we are saying here in post and the commentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-45796545535113467772008-11-07T07:37:00.000+05:302008-11-07T07:37:00.000+05:30Completely agree with you Prashant!It's we who mak...Completely agree with you Prashant!<BR/><BR/>It's we who make a big deal about it...traveling, seeing the world changes our perspective on various things.<BR/><BR/>Nice post.<BR/><BR/>ArchArchana Srinivas Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00424900915043883827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-58721659651839292272008-11-07T06:53:00.000+05:302008-11-07T06:53:00.000+05:30I realised this too :) It's not just being able to...I realised this too :) <BR/>It's not just being able to communicate with Americans or britishers.. the changing point for me in order to speak slowly ( and hence communicate well) was when I was once put in a team with a Korean. <BR/>No matter how I spoke, she was unable to understand. We ended up having meetings sitting beside each other with our laptops and discussing the meeting over google Kshitiz Anandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02831175740775580374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-52856078697217091652008-11-07T00:15:00.000+05:302008-11-07T00:15:00.000+05:30Its definately not a big deal.. I've even pictoria...Its definately not a big deal.. I've even pictorially communicated and managed to complete a whole project!! ;)Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11873891074231648601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-72754703430867642872008-11-06T23:30:00.000+05:302008-11-06T23:30:00.000+05:30Just my sentiments bruv......Just my sentiments bruv......Abhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10298399839092778247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-3146971108069316932008-11-06T21:20:00.000+05:302008-11-06T21:20:00.000+05:30# Slip... you bet... mindsets... I am not really s...# Slip... <BR/>you bet... mindsets... I am not really sure about the writers, as I am not a very well read person !<BR/><BR/># Bhoomi...<BR/>i so agree with what you say about RK Narayan<BR/><BR/># Anoop...<BR/>I have not really seen many with the same accent here anyway... just that we tend to make opinions which are not always right !<BR/><BR/># Kashmira... <BR/>I started my career with a BPO ~ ॐ ~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14443242533831250639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-25702806692145588782008-11-06T19:15:00.000+05:302008-11-06T19:15:00.000+05:30Good english or not.... doesn't matter much......Good english or not.... doesn't matter much....!!<BR/>Agree with you sir jee but only partially.<BR/><BR/>A depth of character is more important,<BR/>but when it comes too wooing a preety girl, a nice english is definately a must if you are in India.<BR/>I dont know about those in UK & US. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Keep Writing!Ankit Avasthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347493537397605918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-53624084137335720622008-11-06T17:46:00.000+05:302008-11-06T17:46:00.000+05:30Totally totally agree with you..as wrongly perceie...Totally totally agree with you..as wrongly perceievd by most Indians, most of the Foreign Janta cant speak English that well (leaving apart the Amreekans and Britishers).<BR/>I realised it during my conversations with my counter parts in Europe and most of Asia Pac region.In some of the conversations, I even found it difficult to understand what they meant.Atleast we Indians are better off than Vaishalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011097859522051651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-82575522830437510282008-11-06T11:55:00.000+05:302008-11-06T11:55:00.000+05:30you dedicating a post to it and putting an effort ...you dedicating a post to it and putting an effort to declare emphasises that it isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-13899777375922924262008-11-06T11:29:00.000+05:302008-11-06T11:29:00.000+05:30Just remembered another incidence...a friend works...Just remembered another incidence...<BR/>a friend works as a manager in the customer service dept, and one day one of his reports called him, very hassled, saying S, this customer wants to speak to some one non-indian, and asked to speak to my mngr! What do I do!? S, was like, let me talk to him...lets see if he can figure out whether i am indian or not. <BR/><BR/>So...again...its the "audience" aneri_masihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363429426292603118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-12723124323702765762008-11-06T11:26:00.000+05:302008-11-06T11:26:00.000+05:30well....these were people who are used to such a m...well....these were people who are used to such a melting pot...wait till you see a hard core american. Don't be surprised if THEY are surprised that you can actually speak English and that too so well.<BR/><BR/>(I mostly agree with you, but just felt like throwing a little pebble in there ;)<BR/><BR/>Set ho gaye WI mein?aneri_masihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363429426292603118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214718.post-78657828659145733582008-11-06T10:06:00.000+05:302008-11-06T10:06:00.000+05:30yup - as long as you can communicate, it is not an...yup - as long as you can communicate, it is not an issue... I was very uncomfortable when I started dealing with US during the initial days of my career, but later I realized it doesn't matter and they dont look down if you dont have the exact same accent... :)--xh--https://www.blogger.com/profile/12695674712856611416noreply@blogger.com