A annoyed Reddit person’s candid outburst on Bengaluru’s “soulless” tradition has struck a nerve on-line, sparking a heated dialog round class pressure, regional id, and on a regular basis hostility in one among India’s most celebrated tech hubs. Figuring out as a Kannadiga from a tier-2 Karnataka city, the person mentioned they’ve hit a breaking level after enduring six years of indifference, passive aggression, and class-coded judgment within the metropolis.
“I’m a Kannadiga and I’m completed defending Bengaluru. This metropolis deserves the hate it’s getting,” the put up started starkly.
The person recounted a current incident that pushed them over the sting. Whereas working late and on an essential name, they knocked on a stationary BMTC bus at a sign, asking to board. The conductor gestured to the entrance, opened the door — after which mocked them. “‘Trendy agi telephone maintain maadi door knock maadthidiya?’” he jeered, ridiculing them for merely holding a telephone whereas requesting entry. “It felt unnecessarily humiliating,” they wrote.
However that wasn’t an remoted expertise. In line with the person, impolite remedy from public-facing employees like auto drivers and metro employees is all too widespread. “Quite a lot of them behave like they hate their jobs and are continually irritated — like they’re ready for an opportunity to lash out.”
Class bias, too, seems to affect behaviour. “Sarcastically, the extra well-dressed or ‘put collectively’ I look, the more severe the angle turns into,” the person famous. Less complicated apparel and a “calm physique language” resulted in additional respectful remedy. “It’s arduous to disregard the resentment,” they added. “Particularly fellow Kannadigas who at the moment are doing nicely financially.”
One explicit sample stood out: responses softened considerably as soon as it turned clear the person spoke Kannada. “It’s like they hesitate to maintain up the hostility,” they noticed.
The put up ended with a jarring distinction. “If you wish to see how completely different Kannadigas may be… simply go to the airport. The individuals there are so well mannered and welcoming, it genuinely makes you surprise in the event that they’re even from the identical metropolis.”
The put up rapidly gathered traction, with others chiming in. “The extra nicely dressed, the more severe the angle… These idiots have began preventing with their very own individuals,” one person shared, citing an incident of street rage.
One other added, “Individuals are more and more annoyed as important amenities proceed to deteriorate… As a substitute of addressing actual points like poor roads or open sewage… it’s simpler to focus on strangers or migrants.”
A 3rd commenter, now based mostly in Pune after a decade in Bengaluru, accused over 90% of Kannadigas of fostering an “entitlement, and inferiority advanced blended with superiority angle.” They added, “The unions in Karnataka aren’t useful… Everybody simply desires a chunk of the cake.”
