My father always taught me to never be quiet. That's the good thing about a Bengali household.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
People are often shy to acknowledge that they are Bengalis. They somehow take pride in saying that they cannot speak or read the language.
I haven't been silent. I teach, I lecture at universities, I write, I'm not silent.
I feel I can express the nuances of the Bengali lifestyle and ways of thinking better than other cultures.
I've always been a quiet guy.
Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup.
My mum will not speak above a low whisper in public because she doesn't want to draw attention to herself.
Certainly part of being from a big family is that you have to shout to make yourself heard.
Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.
If I tried to shout over my older brother, my mother told me keep quiet. If I tried to shout over my little sister, my father told me to shut up. I found the best way to be heard was to lower my voice and actually speak when I had something to say.
Quiet is better than loud.