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 Bali (@sahibabali) A user from Bengaluru said, “Being a Bangalorean, I can with certainty tell you that we don’t speak this way.
I wonder whom they spoke to? Please don’t generalize things. It’s becoming cool to speak about accents of languages, and that needs to stop.” A different user commented, “Content creators have absolutely no more topics to talk about apart from Bangalore.
It’s either traffic, accent, or weather.” A post shared by Sahiba Bali (@sahibabali) However, some users defended Bali, saying she wasn’t making fun of how English is spoken in the city. One person said, “Not once have these people criticized the way English is spoken in Bangalore.
On the contrary, they are expressing their love for the uniquely Bangalorean way it is spoken. Yet, most comments I read here are triggered people targeting North Indians for not knowing the language altogether. Why this sudden hatred, man? Why this sudden divide? It’s sad.
” Meanwhile, Sahiba Bali is known for her work in projects like Bard of Blood , Tanaav , and Laila Majnu . She also played a small role of a journalist in the Imtiaz Ali movie, Amar Singh Chamkila . See Also: Bangalore Man’s Sad Sunday Turns Sunny As Zerodha Founder Nikhil Kamath Makes A Surprise Visit At Cubbon Park.
