The North -South division in India is a conversation in progress – woven in political rhetoric, joke punchlines and daily discussions. Although often rooted in regional pride, it can sometimes reveal deeper societal biases. Recently, a Reddit user shared a personal experience, saying: “The Indians of the North simply get others to live like them.”
In a long position, the user told discrimination experiences confronted with a southern India living in the Maharashtra and later in Delhi. “In all my life, I barely encountered 10 to 15 people who did not intimidate me to be southern India,” they wrote. They recalled an eighth year incident when a teacher distinguished students from southern India, only to make fun of them: “She said:” Please do not speak in my class or in a group because you make the same noise as when you fill the rocks in a can. ” »»
The user also described the cultural alienation he felt, to be mocked so that their language and their films are even ridiculed for having eaten with their hands. “You have made fun of everything. And the worst? The same people who told us to “return” forced us to learn Hindi, forced us to adapt and always intimidated us to be from the south of India, “they shared.
The position struck the sensitive string with a lot, which led others to share similar experiences. “I lived in Delhi during my childhood and I was the victim of intimidation to be from the south of India. My Hindi is damn good, but I have always faced problems, “wrote a commentator. Another added: “That’s exactly why I refuse to learn Hindi. Even if you speak it fluently, you are still a stranger.
A user told racism even during an online game session. “I was playing the valiant, and when my teammate spoke Malayalam, the cat was filled with spam” Dosa, Sambar, Chutney “. It’s just a game, but adolescents behaving in this way that worries me about the future of India. »»
However, some have stressed that the bias is not unilateral. A user of Bihari shared his own difficulties with discrimination in southern India: “I also faced racism. Some in this very thread. Racists exist everywhere – we just need to hit the upper road. »»
A Bengali user living in northern India has echoed similar feelings, alleging that people have made derogatory comments on their culture and their women. “Northern Indians are probably among the most racist people in the world, and it’s hilarious when they cry to be called.”
