Dear Reader,
The largest English-speaking nation in the world is India. As an up and coming trade partner on the horizon, this colorful country with over 900 different languages and dialects is gaining quickly in economic importance for Germany and the world.
Business people often tell me that they are doing more and more business in India. They notice that there are very many different accents. Some are easy to understand while others are not so easy. One way to deal with this is to watch Indian television commercials. Below is a list of entertaining, award-winning Indian commercials to see:
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMW7Acj13LE&feature=related
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BImty7f5Ng
In my opinion, these are also interesting because of the different cultural aspects, especially the good sense of humor, which is a bit different to that of here in Europe.
Some other useful links are:
- Dictionary of Indian English
- The world’s cheapest car: Tata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxWq9bKRmc0 - TV stations
http://www.ddindia.gov.in/ - Indian English Newspapers and Media Links
http://www.nriol.com/news/newsline/english.html - International Dialects of English Archive
In closing, I wish you success in dealing with the people of India.
Kind regards,
Nelly Thomas
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