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Ram:
Thanks.
It seems the Upai
Nai culture is a bit more negative than the typical Hobo
Diok Assamese culture.
The following is an
example:
Before, Assamese used to say in
case of corruption, Hobo Diok which is if one notice is same as
saying Eibar Xenor Ejat. Or you don't know what the hell the
other party will do.
But in case of Upai
Nai, he is as if saying, I will have to be corrupt because there is
Uapai Nai.
Why, because,
Mwr Jwr puri hat palehi, swali
bia diboloi ase, gwtei khone pisa khai xex korile, etia moi ki poisa nekhai
dhormo judhishir hoi thakim ne, mwr Upai Nai, beya nepaba dei, poisa khaboi
lagibo, Joi Ai Oxom.
It shows that the Assamese society
is gradualayy getting into into Upai Nai culture from a
Hobo Diok culture.
Somebody will say it all GOI's
fault.
I say
Hobo Diok Kokaidew.
RB
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 3:12
PM
Subject: [Assam] Upaai Nai Culture -
Sentinel
Now, here is something
from today's Sentinel, The 'Upaai Nai culture'. Unlike the 'hobo diok culture'
this one indicates that people have just about given up on getting anything
solved. Ain't it great to see people take things in their stride?
The Upaai
Nai Culture
In this column the other day, we talked about the
"me first" syndrome in our society. Another ugly aspect is the upaai
nai culture prevalent today. Upaai nai ! One would say so
any time, anywhere in Assam. No way out? It is as if we have already
surrendered our conscience and sense of dignity to 'uncontrollable' forces.
There is no wonder then that there are so many callous souls here who would
shamelessly say upaai nai when it comes to an issue as serious as that
of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants! These souls do not want to work because
they feel that all their work is meant for the illegal work-force. This apart,
when it comes to traffic snarls, they would again say upaai nai. It is
as if we have become so rich as to have any number of vehicles on the road,
and as if our traffic 'experts' too should have their own share of upaai
nai. As to the concrete jungle that Guwahati has become, it is again
upaai nai. They would have us believe that the concrete jungle is so
natural, given that there is such urbanization. And when it comes to random
repairing of roads and the drain mud that floods as every summer, they would
still say upaai nai; after all, the PWD must also have its own share of
upaai nai. All this reflects just one thing: what a decadent culture we
have helped create!
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