Sajhamitra ji,
I don't know about you and for me english is not my first language. 'Cuisine' the word that guy used is not commonly used. I am sure if you had not gone to English medium school, that word probably made you wonder too. That guy genuinely asked what did it mean to the anchor. And that is right thing to do rather than thinking what it means and answering completely wrong. And what the guy did. He laughed. He laughed and laughed making the guy he is interviewing nervous to answer it. I would rather be embarrased guy to have asked what I did not know  than to be that imbecile, impolite and ignorant guy who thinks everyone should know english as language. It takes courage to ask, at least he had one. 

It is a freaking big deal, coming n' representing your country in international level, it's not necessary, we don't expect big talk from but at least come on it's just a simple talk. I mean I jus wonder how the hell these kinda ppl stand on diplomatic matters.

Those who are making comments about this guy represented us as a diplomat, please scroll up and read Rahulvai's comment.

Ok it says " guest from nepal" . Seriously who made him guest, I guess obviously officials from Nepal right? So he is official person blinking his face on TV. We Nepalese can say oh it's all right he is not an diplomatic person but come on fellows he is in international channel cover, they all gonna think he is an government official no matter what we think think or say. billa ta udisakyo! Huna ta aausat nepali lai yo naulo kura ta bhayena.

  हैन !! त्यो नयाँखर्क मा नेपाली प्रतिनिधिले अंग्रेजी नजानेकोमा के को येत्रो हो हल्ला हो भन्या नि...... येही भाकाहरुलाई त अझै राम्रो अंग्रेजी बोल्न आउम्दैन.... अट्यांग-फट्यांग कनिकुथी बोलिरा हुन्छन .... हैन र .... अम्रिकामा सम्मेलनमा भाग लिन आउदैमा नेपालीलाइ अंग्रेजी आउन पर्चा र भन्या .... 

धेरै नेपालीले थोडै बोर्डिंगमा पढेका हुन्छन र ? सरकारी कार्यालयमा नि नेपाली नै प्रयोग हुन्छ हैन र ? अनि त्यो सम्मेलनमा अंग्रेजी नबुझ्नेलाई उल्थागरेरा सिधै हेडफोनमा नेपालीमै सुनाई दिन्छ हैन र ? अनि किन चहियो अंग्रेजी ..... अब रसियामा सम्मेलन भो भने रसियन भाषा सिकेर जाने त्यहाँ ? 

 its ok .. dont make a big deal !!   if that guy who took interview came to nepal and we ask him in nepali will he able to ans it. NO right ..  so let it go people. at leat ho knew  what does food means LOL 
bichera ko bad luck he was in   wrong place and wrong time

had the dude asked for an intrepeter right away knowing he had bad english this would have been a non event. Orielly would not have gotten his "funny" material.

Like someone said above, not knowing english is not an embarassment, thinking one knows it and tries to communicate in English is embarrasment.

Many gorkheys with gas station level english think they have a good english and confidently get into intellectual debates...lol...someone needs to tell them...knowing how to utter 20 sentences does not make them savy in English. Know your limits people. Don't make yourselves look like a fool.

Disclaimer:  i am not an english language expert. i know enough to get by.

Way to miss the point, some of you. The issue isn't about his inability to speak English properly. What's grinding people's gears is his pretentious attitude and audacity of holding (or trying to) a conversation in English. 

That said, this is barely surprising, though. I mean, ability to muster a few English words to create a sentence, regardless of grammatical correctness/flaw is heralded as an essence of being deemed 'educated' in today's society. It's pathetic and shameful, really. 

I couldn't even get myself to watch the video to entirety. 

हामि मात्रै येस्ता प्राणि होलाऊन, जसलाई अंग्रेजी नजानी नजानी कन नेपाली भाषा प्रयोग गर्न लाज लागेर अंग्रेजीनै खोक्नु पर्ने! अघिल्लो वर्ष पनि त्यो माओबादि भेंडीले गर्नु गर्या थिई! 

Oh my shitting lord!!
This ridiculousness has escalated to FB too.

One last time I repeat, he was not a diplomat representing Nepal. He went with the crew and this has no requirement to be able to speak good english. Also, those who are saying he should've moved on rather than embarassing us in national tv; this is a comedy bit in Oreilly's program, not a BBC interview!! The dude was stopped and asked a question, he tried to answer to the best of his ability..he failed. I give him props for trying than just walking away saying No english no english. Dude maybe nervous or he just thinks he is suppose to laugh with the interviewer.

Don't take it too seriously cause it is not a serious matter. Even the dude interviewing and Oreilly don't think its serious. Nobody is going to come to you and say all Nepalis are silly and can't speak.

If this is causing our Nation to shame then you haven't heard what's going on in Nepal. There are millions of other things we should be ashamed of being Nepali right now (for example our ineptitude to get anything done in Nepal, our blaming mentality: blame everything on politicians and leaders and expect everything to be solved automatically etc) than this ridiculous interview.

मलाई लाग्छ सुदर्शन सुबेदीले जानी जानी त्यस्तो बोलेका हुन्..
नत्र त हामीलाई समय कटाउने र खाको पचाउने मुद्दाको खडेरी पर्न सक्थ्यो ...
धन्यवाद सुदर्शन सुबेदी!

 
           अमेरिकामा एकजना नेपाली सुदर्शन सुवेदीले एउटा टेलिभिजनले गरेको प्रश्नको उत्तर दिनखोज्दा अंग्रेजी बोल्न नजानेकोमा धेरै नेपालीले उनको खिसी उडाए। भिडियो पनि खुब श्यर गरे। पहिलो कुरा, नेपालीले अंग्रेजी बोल्न जान्नै पर्छ भन्ने छैन। दोस्रो, उनी सरकारी कर्मचारी होइनन्।

उनी National Federation of the Disabled Nepal का अध्यक्ष हुन् र धेरै राम्रा काम गरेका मान्छे हुन्।

यहां देश विगार्ने धेरैजसो हामीजस्ता अंग्रेजी बोल्नेहरु नै हुन्। उनी त देश बनाउने मान्छे हुन्। अंग्रेजी नजानेर केही फरक पर्दैन।
------ Rabindra Mishra

 Go on and make fun of him guys. Or maybe try to do some of things he did in his lifetime which led him to go represent something in UN without speaking much of 'English'.

 

अपाङ्गका मुक्तिदाता

पर्वतको एउटा विपन्न परविारमा जन्मेका उनलाई दुई छाकको जोहो नै जीवनको सबैभन्दा ठूलो समस्या थियो। पुरेत्याइँबाट बाबुले जोहो गरेको चामल र दक्षिणाले कुनै छाक पेटभर िखान पाउँदा उनीहरू दसैँ आएको अनुभूति गर्थे। त्यही बेला बर्दियामा पुनर्बास आयोजना खुल्यो। उनका बाबु परविारको दुई छाक टार्ने सपना बोकेर मधेसतिर झरे। त्यहाँ परविारको भोको पेटले अन्न त पायो तर उनी लामो ज्वरोबाट सिकिस्त भए र पोलियोको सिकार हुन पुगे। उनको दाहिने खुट्टा अशक्त भयो । यसपछि उनको जीवनले सयौँ हन्डर खायो, अनेकौँ प्रतिकूलताको सामना गर्‍यो।

बर्दिया सरेपछि सुदर्शन सुवेदी, ३९, ले आफ्नो जीवनलाई एउटा चुनौतीपूर्ण मोडमा उभिएको पाए। उनको विगत त संघर्षपूर्ण र निरस थियो नै, भविष्य पनि तरनिसक्नुको जँघारमा हेलिँदै गएको अनुभव गरे। आर्थिक विपन्नता र शारीरकि अपाङ्गतासँग लडेर कसरी आममानिससरह सम्मानित जीवन जिउने भन्नेमा उनको मस्तिष्कले खूब कसरत गर्‍यो। उनी टुंगोमा पुगे, नपढी सुखै छैन। पढ्नु पनि सजिलो थिएन। विद्यालय पुग्न ठ्याक्कै एक घन्टा लाग्थ्यो। उनका लागि यो पनि सहज हुन सकेन। तर, सामाजिक काममा अत्यन्तै रुचि राख्ने उनका बुबा अरू व्यक्तिहरूसँगको सहकार्यमा गाउँमै विद्यालय स्थापित गर्न सफल भए। यसबाट सुदर्शनले शिक्षार्जन गर्ने अवसर पाए। यो विद्यालय साँच्चिकै उनको जीवनको वरदान हुनपुग्यो।

उनले विद्यालय सके र त्यहीँबाट कानुनमा प्रवीणता प्रमाण-पत्र उत्तीर्ण गरी राजधानी आए। कानुनको स्नातक तेस्रो वर्षको शोधपत्र -थेसिस) लेख्ने क्रममा उनको जीवनले अर्को मोड लियो। आफू अपाङ्ग भएकाले उनले यसै विषयमा थेसिस लेख्ने निर्णय गरे। सामग्री तयार गर्दा अपाङ्ग संरक्षण तथा कल्याण ऐन, २०३९ को अध्ययन गरे। त्यस ऐनको एउटा दफामा अपाङ्ग व्यक्तिलाई जुनसुकै सरकारी शिक्षण संस्थामा निःशुल्क अध्ययन गर्न पाउने प्रावधान छ। उनले ऐनको त्यही प्रावधान देखाउँदै आफूले निःशुल्क अध्ययनको अवसर नपाएका बारे प्रश्न गरे, क्याम्पस प्रमुखलाई। तर, क्याम्पस प्रमुखले टेरपुच्छर लगाएनन्। बरू उनलाई अदालततिर जान सुझाए। उनले बीएल उत्तीर्ण गरेका थिएनन् तसर्थ अदालतमा बहस गर्न उनीसँग अधिवक्ताको लाइसेन्स थिएन। सार्वजनिक सरोकारको रटि दायर गरेरै भए पनि उनले आफैँ बहस गर्ने निश्चय गरे। अर्का दृष्टिहीन बाबुकृष्ण महर्जनसँग मिलेर उनले सर्वोच्चमा बहस गरे। सर्वोच्चले उनीहरूको पक्षमा फैसला गर्दै जुनसुकै किसिमको अपाङ्गता भएको व्यक्तिले सरकारी शिक्षण संस्थामा निःशुल्क अध्ययन गर्न पाउने निर्णय सुनायो। यसबाट सुवेदी अत्यन्तै उत्साहित भए।

त्यही बेला राष्ट्रिय मानव अधिकार आयोगको स्थापनाका लागि आन्दोलन चलिरहेको थियो। अपाङ्गहरू पनि काँधमा काँध मिलाएर त्यस आन्दोलनमा ओर्लिए। कैयौँपल्ट तत्कालीन महेन्द्र प्रहरी क्लबको थुनामा जाकिए। बल्लतल्ल आयोगको स्थापना भयो। तर, त्यसपछि आन्दोलनका अगुवाहरूले अपाङ्गहरूलाई दूधबाट झिँगा झिकेर मिल्काएजस्तै व्यवहार गरे। त्यस आयोगमा उनीहरूको एउटा डेस्कसम्म बनाइएन। अनि, सुवेदीले सारा अपाङ्गहरूलाई गोलबद्ध गरी ‘हाम्रा लागि हामी नै’ भन्ने नारामा आन्दोलन थाले। लडाइँका लागि एउटा मोर्चा नै बनाए।

अपाङ्गको शिक्षाका लागि सुवेदीले पहिल्यै अधिकार प्राप्त गरसिकेका थिए। अब उनले अपाङ्गको अधिकारका लागि निःशुल्क बहस गर्न थाले। पछिल्लो समय उनी अपाङ्गहरूको शिक्षा मात्र होइन, पहुँचयुक्त शिक्षा अर्थात् हरेक शिक्षण संस्थामा ह्वीलचेयर जानसक्ने भिरालो बाटो बनाइनुपर्ने र अरू व्यक्तिसरहको व्यवहार गरनिुपर्ने भन्नेजस्ता अवधारणाको रेखाङ्कन गर्न सफल भए।

उनले थाहा पाउँदा २८ जना मानसिक बिरामीलाई धुलिखेलको जेलमा थुनिएको थियो। उनले यसका विरुद्ध पनि मुद्दा लडे र जिते। यसले सुवेदीको मनोवल झन् उकासियो। सरकारले ०५३ सालमै विदेशी संस्थालाई देखाउन मानसिक स्वास्थ्यसम्बन्धी नीति बनाएर फाइलमै थन्काएर राखेको थियो। उनले यसका पानाहरू पल्टाए र लागू गर्न दबाब दिन थाले। “यसैको फलस्वरूप अब स्वास्थ्य मन्त्रालय अपाङ्ग-स्वास्थ्यसम्बन्धी ऐन तर्जुमा गर्ने तयारीमा छ,” सुवेदी भन्छन्, “हामीले मानसिक अपाङ्ग -बौद्धिक अपाङ्ग) र अशक्तहरूको अधिकार प्राप्तिका लागि सर्वोच्चमा रटि हालिसकेका छौँ।”

उनी अपाङ्गहरूका लागि अनुकरणीय हुनपुगेका छन्। त्यसैले उनलाई अपाङ्ग भएकामा गर्व छ। अपाङ्ग नभएका भए सायद उनले यस पाटोमा ध्यान दिने थिएनन्। उनी आफैँ अशक्त छन् तर अपाङ्ग-शोषणको प्रसङ्ग उठ्यो भने उनीभित्र सवलाङ्गको भन्दा दोब्बर स्फूर्ति र जाँगर पलाउँछ। “मेरो जीवनको एउटै उद्देश्य अपाङ्गहरूको अधिकार दिलाउनु हो,” भन्छन्, “मेरो दाहिने पाटो बेकारजस्तै भएको छ तर आत्मबलले मलाई कहिल्यै अपाङ्ग हुन दिने छैन।” साभारः रमण घिमिरे/नेपाल साप्ताहिक

Friends, please try to judge people by first getting a full context. First of all,  fox news has a very little credibility, if at all. It was done in humor so I take this piece to be a 'bad joke.' Secondly, knowing english is not a prerequisite to being a diplomat or representing a nation at UN. Third, who know who this guy is? Now for clarification, please read this blog:

http://www.mysansar.com/2013/10/7797/

I really hope people will be more sympathetic towards Mr. Subedi after reading above two posts.

Many times in the net we attack an exposed person freely because we know there are no repurcussions as the identity of attackers is hidden. While the attacks in this thread haven't been too severe, they are nonetheless posed to ridicule Subedi ji without giving him any benefits of doubt. First understand the context then use harsh language. While I can't (won't even if I could) expose the real identity of those who had ridiculing intentions, I think the minimum I can do is list the name of the posters here who had smart comments on Mr. Subedi.

My idea is not to ridicule these posters, but to ask them if their take on this issue has changed. These are the posters who, without knowing the context, went on offensive on Mr. Subedi (mind you, not all of them were ridiculing him, some had serious question/concern but they still didn't give him a benefit of doubt):

Sajhamitra
Metta
Vhotee
atomic
sidster
michigander
SAP Dude
riddle

Ok Kiddo....i do feel bad about calling him a Torpe for responding to an English Interviewer.

Mr. Subedi, if you are reading this posting please keep on doing the good thing you are doing. Speaking english is not important and Next time if approached by an English Media just ask for an intrepreter. Not knowing english does not make you less of a human than anyone else.

Loved your response man.
Again, my intention was not to call you guys out (which I guess I did), but to hear back on your view after getting context of the person. I think context makes the person more real.

I get it, he's done good deed and what not. But, is it too much of an ask to wish that a person with limited grasp of English language using Nepali instead? His credentials certainly don't deteriorate or develop by 'speaking' in English, do they? All I'm saying is, don't try to speak a foreign language outside your comfort zone.

Well done on his part for all his noble work so far in his life. 

Well,
Correct me from incorrect but I dont see any emberassing moment here. You guys have seen what he has done on his capability. He couldnt speak english is not his fault,he atleast tried there are lots and lots of people well decorated who doesnt even know english and they dont speak english at all. Like some people say here speaking english is not only the factor that should emberassed us. We all  dont come being perfect. Yaha ayera usle tyatiko bolyo ta he did what he thought he could theres nothing wrong in doing things that you think you can do (ofcourse he could have asked for inepretation or could have speaked in nepali) but he didnt so what? Nepali bhayeko ma badnami nai bhayo ta hamro? Badnam english nabolera haina raja haru hamro desko badnami aru dherai karan le bhaisakeko chha this is just nothing. Apreciate him for what he have acomplished and just let him live his life, leave him alone guys. He is who he is and we know he has done more that what other normal people have done so far or can do.

Jai Nepal

I don't get it. So somebody posted a blog and I'm supposed to believe that ? Come on folks. Friends and relatives of this fella are going around the internet to defend him with anything they can. He might be a good person and his work praiseworthy, but I'm not going to believe that from a blog until there are plenty of evidences. Afterall, we are Nepali and anything can be faked and bought incuding resumes. Did he get to that job and get to travel all the way to the USA with his good work? I need more than friends and family coming up with proofs and blogs.

To defend him because he "tried" is yet another excuse that does not make sense. He "tried" is the cause of this uproar, which he should never had.

And he was representing disabled people, good work indeed. So the reason these days is that anybody who is NOT a diplomat, should be fine with no english skills. English is universal, is it too much to ask to know few sentences. Fine. Was he not aware that he is in the USA and someone might approach him speaking english? Is that a shocking revelation?

The reason the uproar on facebook is most people have the same views as us, majority rules. While some on fb have gone too far but I understand their reasoning. I am simply insisting he should have never spoken to the camera and he came off bit "lost" ( only using the word so that I don't offend his relatives and friends)

And I'm not going to apologize to anybody for expressing my opinions. I have nothing against this individual and I do not hate him, but he sure mentioned "Rice" and "Nepal" and made a joke out of it, esp on Fox news. What is wrong there to say, yes he did it. He will be better off in the future either not to speak at all, use an interpretor, or simply speak Nepali. Now, those are honest suggestions. Take it or leave it.

 Riddle,
Are you trying to make a riddle out of it? Why do you think he should not speak english, if he does not have clear grasp of it? So lets see this: Origin of English is England, and a English man ask you some question in a Cockney accent, and while you think you know english enough to answer the question, you do not know typical word he is using. and you ask him what does it mean? and that guy starts laughing at you, and somehow you feel nervous about it and can not answer the question. So Conclusion made by you would be you should not use english at all, no? You should answer him in Nepali, no? or some jibber jabber, no? 
Well, it is just my opinion, and as they say Opinions are like an asshole, everyone has one.