r/Odisha_teens

as a person from berhampur living in vizag, i have been noticing this but whenever i meet an odia and speak in odia, they usually speak either in english or hindi. i get it most NRO (non resident odias like me born in vizag) dont know much odia. but even in places like bhubaneswar or cuttack, i find native odias speaking in hindi mostly. idk why people from odisha arent proud to say their language and culture to others like south indians, marathis or punjabis. i am not exaggerating it that it should be compulsory to speak odia for those living in odisha. i am ok with non natives speaking in hindi but what about those who are native to odisha? are we refusing to say our own language just to look modern while killing our culture and tradition? be honest whats the issue in speaking in odia to other odias?