Insecure about urdu

[farrah]

@diwana

Return question.

Why do we feel dejected when someone wants to use pure Urdu words instead?

I think, it is somewhat a ‘defeated’ or ‘passive’ thinking to accept cultural strom ‘deliberately’ thrust upon people through movies and dramas.

Even Pakistani dramas have now shown this defeated mentality by interjecting non-Urdu (sansikrit) words ocassionally. In my opinion they should not do that.

Preserving a culture and unique identity in good, friendly and easy way is the responsibility of everyone.

that’s not true at all

i feel the same way … it shouldnt be done

@diwana

What I meant when someone speaks pure Urdu without using many English words, that person is considered ‘uneducated’. At times, even speaking Urdu in English accent is considered a fasion.

people who speak urdu in english accent are made fun of! they are definitely looked down upon .. and are thought of as a wuss … at least in pakistan.

@Sara516

why do desis make fun of “ABCDs” for the way they speak urdu?

oh nvm…different topic

there is nothing deeply profound about this subject other than the fact that it sounds funny.
its the same phenomenon as when the french make fun of canadian-french-speaking people.

@T1000

hamaray haan english mode of communication kam aur “status icon” zyada ban chuka hai .. .. whenever someone wants to impress someone - they start in english

once i shared an incident of my friend, who is too much into english stuff, sirf is liye k us ko status ka shoq hai. wo warid k office gya, aur waha koi complain .. achi hasi urdu mai baat kr raha tha .. bt jaisay hi gussa aya wo english mai start ho gya. He could not speak 2-3 sentences in english but still prefer english just to show off.

mai jab b pakistan jatta hou ya phir idhr kisi b pakistani say baat start krta hou i prefer to be speak in urdu .. but next person never prefer to do that. chalain idhr ki to samjh aati hai .. bt pakistan main .. “hey dude, wats up - hows your place” .. .. me: “fit hou yaar, Allah ka karam hai - tum sunao” .. "dude, I am good .. its hot .. u know .. " .. me: "g .. " ..

jb tk hum english ko status icon samjhtay rahay gaye us waqt tk hum ko apni language pr sharam hi aye gi

there definitely are people who speak english to “impress” … but i think we can divide the english-speakers in 2 categories:

1. those who went to government schools, or not very pro-english schools, and have a complex about it, and then english comes out of their mouths in strange ways. where in some schools english is taught grade 6 onwards. they are trying, i have to commend them for that, since our system does work in english, not urdu. you’re expected to read/speak/write well english in order to have a good job.

2. those who went through private education where you’re expected to speak english as soon as you are born. where you gain admission depending on the fact if your parents are educated enough, if they speak well enough english. one of my cousin was rejected admission in a reputable school cuz the parents werent that educated, and not fluent in english. so the kids who end up going through this type of education have english ingrained on their existence. if we speak english or minglish, it’s not because we’re trying to put an impression, cuz thats just what comes out of mouths involuntarily.

magr phir b shusta urdu itni haath say nahi gayi. jitni khoobsoorat aik parhay likhay insaan k moun say urdu lagti hain, uska koi jawaab nahi. albata ye zarur hai k jo log urdu ka huliya bigaar ker, uska talafuzz bigar ker, usko ada kernay ki koshish kertay hain, to us per besakhta hassi bhi nikalti hai. kya kiya jaye, akhir insaan hain. khatakaar hain
pakistan ki kayee aisi hastian hain jo angrezi per mukamal aboor rakhti hain, aur unki adaigi kisi unchay darjay k angrez say kam nahi. magr jab wo urdu boltay hain, to jaisay bahar ajati hain