Asia Finest Discussion Forum > How do Indians define who is Indian or not ?

moviez

Oct 16 2006, 05:35 AM

If you come across a person speaking english with an Indian accent, will you consider him "Indian" even though he isn't an ethnic Indian ?

A "friend" was told by a fellow worker(Indian) , "You are trying so hard to hide your Indian accent but I still manage to pick it up". This "friend" is not even ethnic Indian and the funny thing is most of the non-Indians think he has an Australian accent while all Indians know his accent is Indian.

So do Indians here consider this "friend" an Indian ? *This friend is born in India but is not ethnic Indian*

lama23

Oct 16 2006, 06:46 AM

Hes still Indian

moviez

Oct 16 2006, 07:28 AM

QUOTE(lama23 @ Oct 16 2006, 07:46 AM)

Hes still Indian

Yup. On his birth certificate, he will always be Indian.

ACMILAN1983

Oct 16 2006, 08:42 AM

It's up to him what he is imo. A piece of paper says he's Indian, but that may not be what he thinks.

Tenjikuronin

Oct 16 2006, 11:28 AM

I consider Tibetans in India to be Indians......

gomeny

Oct 16 2006, 12:05 PM

citizens of India

jatt_with_gutts

Oct 16 2006, 12:27 PM

QUOTE(gomeny @ Oct 16 2006, 12:05 PM)

citizens of India

all indians are indian.

gomeny

Oct 16 2006, 06:19 PM

QUOTE(jatt_with_gutts @ Oct 16 2006, 10:27 AM)

all indians are indian.

I also heard love is love, confirm or deny?

ExpressYourself

Oct 16 2006, 06:32 PM

Just like how people don't view non-whites to be Americans, I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't view him to be an Indian either.

I really don't care.

moviez

Oct 17 2006, 06:09 AM

QUOTE(ExpressYourself @ Oct 16 2006, 07:32 PM)

Just like how people don't view non-whites to be Americans, I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't view him to be an Indian either.

True. However, his english spoken with an Indian accent always gets people attention.
Many people think he is from the West Indies.

QUOTE

I really don't care.

gomeny

Oct 17 2006, 08:46 AM

So is he hakka or something?

moviez

Oct 17 2006, 02:16 PM

QUOTE(gomeny @ Oct 17 2006, 09:46 AM)

So is he hakka or something?

So you are picking up all the little info and soon you will put them together to get a picture.

Jagger

Oct 28 2006, 11:59 PM

The definition of "Indian" is anyone with Indian nationality, regardless of ethnicity (India has no majority ethnic group anyway).

tamere

Oct 29 2006, 02:02 PM

moviez
u have ryo uehara in ur sig... nice

radha_chopra112

Oct 29 2006, 05:02 PM

QUOTE(moviez @ Oct 16 2006, 05:35 AM)

If you come across a person speaking english with an Indian accent, will you consider him "Indian" even though he isn't an ethnic Indian ?

A "friend" was told by a fellow worker(Indian) , "You are trying so hard to hide your Indian accent but I still manage to pick it up". This "friend" is not even ethnic Indian and the funny thing is most of the non-Indians think he has an Australian accent while all Indians know his accent is Indian.

So do Indians here consider this "friend" an Indian ? *This friend is born in India but is not ethnic Indian*

If he doesn't consider himself Indian, then no!

Jagger

Oct 30 2006, 03:54 PM

QUOTE(tamere @ Oct 29 2006, 07:02 PM)

moviez
u have ryo uehara in ur sig... nice

Is she an AV idol?

tamere

Nov 4 2006, 03:51 PM

^i think so