In China, people speak Chinese. In Japan, they speak Japanese. In France, it is French. Most countries have only one language.
In India, each state has a different language. Even within a state there are regional differences in the spoken language.
When I was in Africa, I used to go to a church where people of different nationalities gathered for prayer. After the service, there was a get together for Tea and snacks. One day there were a few people from Kerala and we started talking in Malayalam. An American lady looked at us for some time and said “All the Indians are talking in Indian.” I realized then, most people do not know, there are so many languages in India and that some even think Indians speak in a language called Indian.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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