Punjabi speakers are being warned not to talk too loudly on a train.
The call came from the National UK Punjabi liberation Front and Language Association which was responding to comment s by Ukip leader Nigel Farage.
Speaking at the party’s conference Mr Farage said: "I got the train the other night, it was rush hour, from Charing Cross, it was the stopper going out. We stopped at London Bridge, New Cross, Hither Green.
"It wasn't until after we got past Grove Park that I could actually hear English being audibly spoken in the carriage. Does that make me feel slightly awkward? Yes.”
Altaf Shah, from the group said, “Surprisingly I agree with Mr Farage he makes a good point. Mr Farage was more than likely sat near some Punjabi people on their home from a family wedding or out shopping.
“We do have a tendency to talk a little too loudly and use crude humour at almost every juncture and this can make non-Punjabi speakers a little awkward.
“I hope whichever kutta da puttar it was who made Mr Farage’s train journey awkward is found.”
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