Jan 9, 2018 · However people who come from countries neighboring India such as Sri Lanka or Fijian Indians do not like to be classified as "Indian" because this would be similar to calling a Japanese …

Jan 23, 2011 · People from India are often referred to as "East Indians", in order to differentiate them from N.A. Indians. The term "East Indian" is quite acceptable and not offensive to a person from India.

Mar 20, 2019 · India was not even called by that name in 1492; it was known as Hindustan. More likely, the word Indian comes from Columbus's description of the people he found here.

Here in the U.S.A., someone from India is usually referred to as "Asian Indian," "East Indian," and "India Indian," to discern the difference from those often referred to as American Indians/Native Americans, …

Closed 11 years ago. One can refer to an American Indian as a Native American, but I cannot come up with an unambiguous term for an Indian from the Indian subcontinent. How can I refer to someone …

Nov 4, 2020 · If we weren't in India, people would greet storm clouds with a frown, but in India, people greet the monsoon rains with a smile. If the writer had used the simple present are greeted rather …

India is a huge country with over 20 (not exactly sure) vernaculars. The official language varies from state to state. Although Hindi is "used for official purposes" (according to Wikipedia), not all people …

Aug 5, 2024 · Then I wonder why Wikipedia says that out of India’s 1.35B people merely 0.02% of them are native speakers of English: “English as a first language is only spoken by 259,678 people, as a …

Feb 5, 2019 · As English is mostly a second language for Indian people, there’s little resistance to adopting local pronunciations when living abroad, and when those people return home, they bring …

Feb 25, 2014 · I am a speaker of American English, and I understand why the British refer to people from India as Asians. This is quite sensible given that the Indian subcontinent is located in Asia. But, …