Nobody does spontaneity and vibrancy as the Punjabis do. Animated, bold loud, yet sensitive and sensible, they make for the coolest friends. The carefree, unapologetic and larger-than-life language that Punjabi is, it compliments its people perfectly!
Spoken from the heart, this energetic, vibrant language has all the makings of being one of the funkiest, wackiest ever. The fact that the language is spot-on and leaves no scope for mincing words makes it total gangsta.
So, here’s why the Punjabi language rocks:
1. Punjabi as a language has a life and soul. Even something as mundane as a ‘how are you?’ becomes a melodious ‘ Kidaan ?’
3. Being abused in Punjabi doesn’t really hurt because it is usually friendly banter. So ‘ ullu da pattha’ doesn’t make one cringe like ‘son of a bitch’ might.
4. Like its people, the language is honest and unapologetic. The people might end up with their foot in their mouth more often than not, but it is totally worth it!
7. Punjabi, with its energy, makes for the best foot-tapping numbers. All of us have definitely shaken a leg to Sukhbir’s ‘ Ishq tera tadpave’ at some wedding or the other.
8. Punjabi or non-Punjabi, everyone has a number of colourful Punjabi expressions in their vocabulary. ‘ O teri! ‘and ‘ Chak de phatte!’ are universal favorites.
9. Punjabi is like an international gourmet chef who adapts international cuisines to suit his/her taste. So Canada becomes Kaneda , America becomes Amrika .
10. Punjabi comes without the a coat and tie, which makes jabbering away in this bindaas language so awesome. Just saying ‘ Balle Balle!’ at the top of one’s voice can be so encouraging.
13. Bollywood relies heavily on the language to up the quotient of fun. A fun-loving, spontaneous Punjabi is a stock character in every other Bollywood movie.
