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> One day it occurred to me that I can tell if someone is from India Can you really tell if someone is from India and not from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Sr

• vmception 5y ago
  After hearing their name, dialect and seeing their mannerisms, yes, I can tell. Several other comments mentioned there is an overrepresentation of specific groups from India, within the US, so I am attuned to recognize that group as "Indian heritage". These things are rarely as simple as looking at someone visually from afar or in a lineup and making a complete decision.
  • unmole 5y ago
    > After hearing their name, dialect and seeing their mannerisms So, you can confidently tell a Bengali Indian from a Bangladeshi? Or a Madhesi from a Bihari? An Indian Gurkha from a Nepali? I respectfully call BS.
    • vmception 5y ago
      > overrepresentation of specific groups from India, within the US, so I am attuned to recognize that group as "Indian heritage" the ambiguity is practically nonexistent in the US so the circumstance wouldn't come up I acknowledged that You’re not going to get more than that (unless I’m wrong about how represented those other groups are, that could be an insightful conversation I’m willing to have)