As my plans are mostly random so this case is no different. Two days ago i just planned to buy a new bicycle and happened to visit "The Decathlon" , one of the world's largest sporting goods retailers. Well the store has got everything a sport person would need.
Standing at the desk, i was looking how the boy was fitting accessories into my cycle. Beside me was standing a tall middle aged foreigner who seemed to be purchasing everything required for mountain biking! Well he looked pretty decent and all the staffs were looking so enthusiastic in having conversation with him and trying their best to communicate with him in English. And then what happens is the most amazing thing!
That foreigner guy asked ,"Kya aap log mujhse Hindi mein baat karenge?" Everybody over there was shocked! I wasn't. People over there were like "Can you speak Hindi?" He said, "definitely! i have learnt it from my friend!"
So then people over there started communicating in Hindi with him and to be honest he was speaking excellent Hindi! Then after some time the guy who was checking my cycle complimented that foreigner guy , "Sir, Aap to bahut acha hindi bolte hain !"
Now what he replied actually makes sense and just caught my attention.
He replied," Aap galat bol rahe ho! "acha Hindi" nahi "achi Hindi" hota hai.
This one reply from him made me think about current scenario!
Wow! Now Foreigners will teach us correct Hindi!
People in India feel proud to speak in English even if they can't speak it properly. But when it comes to Hindi (Our MotherTongue) , they don't even know how to speak accurate Hindi and they feel ashamed of interacting in Hindi! Why this? Why people can't respect their mother tongue! It is our identity!
Here, the question is not about speaking English or Hindi! The question is about ignorance towards Mother tongue!
Think about it!
Standing at the desk, i was looking how the boy was fitting accessories into my cycle. Beside me was standing a tall middle aged foreigner who seemed to be purchasing everything required for mountain biking! Well he looked pretty decent and all the staffs were looking so enthusiastic in having conversation with him and trying their best to communicate with him in English. And then what happens is the most amazing thing!
That foreigner guy asked ,"Kya aap log mujhse Hindi mein baat karenge?" Everybody over there was shocked! I wasn't. People over there were like "Can you speak Hindi?" He said, "definitely! i have learnt it from my friend!"
So then people over there started communicating in Hindi with him and to be honest he was speaking excellent Hindi! Then after some time the guy who was checking my cycle complimented that foreigner guy , "Sir, Aap to bahut acha hindi bolte hain !"
Now what he replied actually makes sense and just caught my attention.
He replied," Aap galat bol rahe ho! "acha Hindi" nahi "achi Hindi" hota hai.
This one reply from him made me think about current scenario!
Wow! Now Foreigners will teach us correct Hindi!
People in India feel proud to speak in English even if they can't speak it properly. But when it comes to Hindi (Our MotherTongue) , they don't even know how to speak accurate Hindi and they feel ashamed of interacting in Hindi! Why this? Why people can't respect their mother tongue! It is our identity!
Here, the question is not about speaking English or Hindi! The question is about ignorance towards Mother tongue!
Think about it!
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