South Asia In Bangalore, animosity between Kannadigas & non-Kannadigas

Its true @Bilal9

Call me a dog.

Call me a pig.

But call me Bangladeshi and you've crossed the line. And should be ready to get bitch slapped.

Bilal9 said:

I don't think one can blame the locals. Often people from other states especially Bihar, UP, Hariana, Marwar and Gujarat are overly aggressive about imposition of Hindi on native language speakers, as if it is the Lingua Franca. You have to have respect for these native languages, Hindi imposition will not work. It's a losing game.

This is happening in TN, In Telangana, in Kerala and of course in West Bengal.

In WB there are militant Biharis and UP people sparring with Bengali locals, asking them to speak Hindi. Things have escalated to fisticuffs and loud exchanges in Kolkata Metro.

Bangla-Hindi row at metro stn | Kolkata News - Times of India

Kolkata: An argument broke out between a passenger at the Howrah Metro station and the employee handling the booking counter on Tuesday allegedly over.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

‘You’re Not In Bangladesh, Speak In Hindi’: Video Of Women Quarreling In Kolkata Metro Goes Viral - News18

The altercation escalated when a Bengali woman, along with another individual nearby, challenged the Hindi-speaking woman, resulting in a heated exchange.

www.news18.com

This has had quite a backlash against Hindi as a language, over Bengali I am afraid.

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I don't blame the locals. In fact on various other fora I sympathise with some of their views. Locals lie on a spectrum. Most are benign and only mildly resentful. They don't go to the extent of telling immigrants to get out. Their ask is mainly that be culturally sensitive, try to learn the language to a basic level and don't expect locals to speak your native language. All fair asks anywhere in the world.

I speak workable Kannada and use it while conversing with locals. They are very happy when you do so and don't mind switching to Hindi. Never had a problem with their attitude. Even if you can't speak a word of Kannada, speaking respectfully helps. Recent IT migrants (not the old IT migrants) are a brash lot. These are mostly Kota factory robots with zero social etiquette, only taught to be competitive. Everything is very transactional for them. They have no interest or stake in the city or it's culture.