NI vs SI : Can you define North Indian or South Indian
started by Truthbetold3 7 mnths agoReplies
Vaidyanathan Pushpagiri posted Re:NI vs SI : Can you define North Indian or South Indian on 7 mnths ago
A choice of South Indian Breakfast .
South Indian Lunch. (Brahmana Bhojanam)
Regards.
Rajaputhran.
jaijui
Vaidyanathan Pushpagiri posted Re:NI vs SI : Can you define North Indian or South Indian on 7 mnths agoA ...ah! Thanks for the compliments. That is exactly how I prepare my morning coffee. Pipping hot, lots of froth, and thick, with the delicate aroma of the Sangitha Mix from Vivekananda Coffee, wafting in the air, and when tasted, the bitterness of the sugarless coffee, is absolute nectar. It is a daily morning five o'clock ritual in my home, before I sit before my computer, looking at the morning editions of e-papers.
Regards.
Rajaputhran.
Before you get all into this meaningless differentiation, realize that there is ONLY ONE Sulekhite who wants to talk about NI vs SI.
If you post that Benazir got assassinated, he will reply - NIs are like Pakistanis.
If you post that snow might fall tonight, he will reply - Does that mean you will heat up the daal which your wife will serve you in her lehenga choli or some shyt like that.
And so on.
Trolls aside, the only culprit is Flim Flam. He believes in it, brings it up out of nowhere.
As simple as that.
I think India is a very diverse country to be just divided into two regions, South and North. Technically, "South India" is a term used to represent the four southern states. "North India" is a term that is not fully defined. In terms of the language divide, North India is where Hindi is generally accepted and South India is where Hindi is not generally accepted, although different states in the South have different levels of acceptance.
It is generally a good idea for EVERY Indian to accept the fact that India is a diverse country, and it is not feasible or even necessary for every one to speak the same language or eat the same food.
India is what European union tries to achieve in the future, a single defence force, a single currency and a common foreign policy but comprising of different people speaking different languages having different cultures and sub cultures.
Neighboring states / regions have overlapping food habits / subcultures / dress-codes. This happened because of historic reasons.
South India is comfortable with rice/ idli / dosais etc.. whereas the North is comfortable with chapati / daal / rotis.. You see that a successful Tamil movie gets remade / dubbed in Telugu/Kannada/Malayalam and vice versa but not in Bhojpuri. Generally the neighboring states are culturally similar. Likewise, I'd assume, parts of UP and Bihar share a common culture, but differ with people in Maharashtra or southern Orissa.
i can follow all NI languages even Bengali ..if I tried hard enough ...:))
but cannot understand a word of the 4 SI languages . also i feel SI are adamantly proud of their ancient language and culture and will not even attempt to blend with the rest of India .. get defensive
perhaps heres where the difference and resistance happens lack of communication
I can follow all NI languages even Bengali ..if I tried hard enough ...:))
but cannot understand a word of the 4 SI languages . Also, I feel SI are adamantly proud of their ancient language and culture and will not even attempt to blend with the rest of India .. get defensive
perhaps heres where the difference and resistance happens lack of communication."
The SIs you are talking about are probably geographically challenged. Mumbai is in the middle-western part of India. Therefore, it's not a part of NI. You say that SIs are admantly proud of their ancient languages and culture, and will not even attempt to blend with the rest of India..get defensive.
I would have to disagree with your on the part where you claim that SI do not even attempt to blend in. How about all those SIs who live in Delhi and Bombay? Can you unequivocally say that all of them have failed to blend into their local communities? I know for a fact that many of them can speak hindi fluently & know all the local customs. IMO, they have 'blended in' very well. Don't let your experience with a few misguided SIs lead you to believe that SIs are not adaptable. As gyan said, Indians go wherever they can find jobs. There are 100s of thousands of Indians in the middle-east; perhaps, millions in Africa. I have met Indians, who worked in countries like Kenya. They learned to speak the local languages. Many of them were actually born & raised in african countries. How about all those tamilians living in Malasia, Thailand & Singapore? In AP, we came across many mallu nurses working at the local christian hospitals.
hi ameriasian,
you are right .mumbai ..maharashtra ..i dont consider in the north of India .its not really ...but SIs do ..
i am calling it as i see it ...:)
I have lots of SI friends ....they really have not blended ..speak own language .clannish ...which is fine ... ..they went to the North to seek jobs ..
by the way ..i never call them SIs ,but Tamilians , Telegu , Malayalees and Kannada ..IMO .... politically incorrect to call them SIs ..
regards,
jaijui
i rarely believe anything you say, but am willing to forgive you for now, because you appear to be naive, ignorant, and probably, hereditarily brainwashed by the rss and the shiv sena. regardless of how strongly you assert that you're "cosmopolitan", you won't be, until you learn that it's "telUgu," and NOT "telEgu."
btw, telugu and kannada are languages; the people are telugus and kannadigas, respectively; the states are andhra pradesh and karnataka. i learnt all this myself out of my interest in india (doing so didn't drain me of my energy). you didn't, even though you preach about love of india and cosmopolitanism. that's why you're not credible.
as rabindranath said, probably in "shonar bangla," "ya gotta love bengal before ya love india" or sumpn' to that effect, though not exactly in those words. i've never trusted people who profess to be "indians first"; how could they, when they don't know how to spell "T-E-L-U-G-U?"
flimmarasan flamasundaram
Are you trying to say that none of your SI friends have really blended into your NI community? BTW, how do you define "blending in"?
I do agree that there are some SIs, who tend to be 'clannish'. But isn't it also true that there are other types of people (gujjus, bengalis, upites..etc.) who tend to be clannish?
Some of my relatives who live in Bombay, Poone & Delhi can speak hindi fluently. A few of them have married NIs. From what I have seen, they have blended in very well. Does 'blending in' means disowning your native language and culture?
ameriasian,
i am generalizing ..of course i am i always do ..thats the only way ..what my general perception is of any situation ..
of north indian ..i have a different set of perceptions ..but that is not the topic here ..of maharashtrains ..another set ..
ill be the first to admit their drawbacks
gawd ! wats the madness here about ? anyhow ..i cant change your mind and you can't change mine .
so let's rest our case
regards,
jai
SoulShaker05 posted Re: {jaijui} NI vs SI : Can you define North Indian or South Indian on 7 mnths ago
aah Max,
nothing personal .
ahem....wish i ran a juice business .. would make more profit than wat i'm doing now 
like i said ..I know very many Tamilian girls ..majority are like this ..doesnt mean i dont love them
please chill ..and dont take things personally .. ..
all Tamilians can't be 100% perfect ,can they ? or can they :)
You cannot make a judgement about all of SIs without looking little wider than your immdiate experiences. More SIs have learned Hindi than all of NI learning any SI language. In fact most NI in south get away with minimal local skills in major cities. An SI does not have any such luxury in NI cities.
Next time you go India, take trip down south and meet some ordinary folks. Make an effort to interact with people. You will be surprised to find warm, lving, ordinary people who are very similar to you.
yes i can , truth be told ..
that's how all of us arrive at conclusions
niether is it a judgement ..merely an observation ..wats to get het up about ...
i have taken several trips down south right down to kanya kumari ..
looks like it is a crime to express opinions on CH unless its the majority one 
jai
no Max,
im talking about those who have settled in other areas of India ..
i was answering truth be told s question ,..if ive been down south ..!
also i explain stuff badly i admit .. uff
me whine ? " kyaa yaar tu bhi ! " interpret that if you can ! :P
would i have taken on 4 of you stalwarts ..in that case ? 
>>> the SIs are the real indians. why don't the rest of you blend with us indians?
naah dont ever say that .. i'm as cosmopolitan as they come ..perhaps i used the wrong word or words ..but this has been my observation ..just because the SI were there ist does that mean it has to be their way all the timeor the highway ?
i could use the same argument .... in mumbai then ..the maharashtrians were there ist ..but now it is being overrun by all indians from other states ..btw ....including the SI .Does that mean we say to them ..hey go back to your own state ...no ..
i also dont believe the SI have done more to integrate ....
this argument will not go anywhere .so i will gracefully ease myself out of the situation ...rather than lose you guys as friends ...:)
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