Sahiba Bali, a popular internet personality who has also appeared in a handful of movies and web shows, recently made a remark about the way people in Bengaluru speak English. The remark by Bali didn’t sit well with social media users, especially those from Bengaluru, and South India. Recently, during a podcast appearance, Sahiba Bali commented on how the English accent in Bengaluru affects her when visiting the city.
In the episode podcast with Amin Jazayeri, Bali says, “In India, everywhere you go, it is different English, like, Bangalore English is very different.” She then provides an example to support her remark and says, “You are worried, it seems.” The rest of the video shows her sharing a story.
You can check out the clip below. A post shared by UNTRIGGERED with AminJaz (@untriggeredpodcast) The clip has garnered over 8.6 million views, and the post has gone viral.
This has further prompted people to leave varied comments. One person commented, “Gosh! Who even made these people a jury to give a verdict by watching a bunch of people in Bangalore? It’s the IT capital of the country, and I don’t think Bangalore would have operated for long with on-site projects if this was everyone’s accent. This lame generalization shows she knows nothing except being lame.
PS: Stop adding ‘ki’ and ‘woh’ in your Oxford-based English.” Echoing similar sentiment, another person added, “As if North Indians have a British accent.” A post shared by Sahiba Bal.