Do Indians See Themselves as Asian?

Do Indians See Themselves as Asian? | Street Interview

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It seems that in the West, especially in the US, people think of East Asian countries first before South Asian countries like India. For example, recently, Malaysian comedian Ronny Chieng joked on ‘The Daily Show’ that Indians are not Asians in a stand-up skit and how he does not feel represented by Britain’s first Asian prime minister, Rishi Sunak. Chieng has gotten quite some online backlash for this joke, but how do Indians feel about this? Do they think of themselves as Asians or Indian? Our Asian Boss reporter hit the streets of Delhi to find out.
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0:42 - First 3 Asian countries that come to your mind
2:10 - Do you see yourself as Asian or Indian?
2:59 - Ronny Chieng's comedy skit
5:06 - Reactions to the "Asians are not Indians" joke
5:25 - Are you seen as Asian or Indian when traveling overseas?
7:33 - Indian stereotypes you encountered overseas
9:40 - How much do foreigners know about India?
11:41 - What do you want foreigners to know about India?
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@enyewox Жыл бұрын

Asking if you feel indian or asian is like asking someone from poland if they feel polish or european...

@tomorrow. Жыл бұрын

There are 48 countries in Asia and 3 countries are considered Asian.

@gracyhalam Жыл бұрын

I was travelling in France and there is one particular incident which i still remember, I was struggling to carry my luggage when a man who helped me and asked if I was indonesian 😅 and I think he was Indonesian, well as I am from the north eastern part of India, I have small eyes different facial features than some of the Indians because of geographical, cultural reasons. Every Indian has a different history, like our ancestors are different, India has a vast diversity. We have to accept that.

@JanSuing Жыл бұрын

I'm a Filipino. I see myself as an Asian. I see Indians as Asians. I see the Chinese as Asians. I see the Japanese as Asians. I see Saudis as Asians. I see Kazakhs as Asians, I see the East Timorese as Asians, etc. That's what makes our entire Asian neighborhood so interesting. We are quite diverse. Yes, we do not always get along; that's a normal part of living in such as diverse neighborhood. But we are proud of our continent in the same way that we're proud of our countries.

@nickdavila94 Жыл бұрын

India has had a huge influence on Southeast Asian and East Asian cultures. Buddhism probably being one of the biggest examples.

@nzx. Жыл бұрын

I just wanted to say this since no one else in the video spoke about it but you can still be Indian and have East Asian features. They live in the North East region. India is very diverse that way, unlike East Asia which is more homogeneous. So answering Ronny's question; yes, you will fit right in although I should admit Bollywood has representation issues but Bollywood is not the whole Indian film industry anyways.

@Guizambaldi Жыл бұрын

I'm Brazilian and I love India. It's probably my favorite country right now.

@donnella7752 Жыл бұрын

As a Southeast Asian person, I've always referred/known Indians as Asians, probably because I grew up watching dubbed Indian movies in my language. Glad I grew up with that knowledge 👍

@GiullarediDio Жыл бұрын

In the UK 'Asian' is typically used to refer to people of Indian or Pakistani heritage. It depends on the immigration history of the Western country in question.

@walley4 Жыл бұрын

Are you an apple or a fruit?

@MslinlinteachesMandarin

I am Chinese, I never knew people don’t call Indians Asian until I moved to America.

@praveen_babu Жыл бұрын

Everyone in this video are soo positive. I like the fact that people from other countries would see this video and get a good idea about India

@escherichiacoli9233 Жыл бұрын

I'm from NE region of India and India has one of the greatest racial , languistic and cultural diversity. It would be funny to consider properties of one regions community's feature as Indian feature. Again we are asians as well as Indians. There's nothing difference. One is first chinese or Japanese then Asian . Same goes for us.

@realkobett Жыл бұрын

East Asians are called "Asians" because the Americans can't tell which part of Asia we are from, it's not our fault my Indian brothers.

@AxiOll Жыл бұрын

Here in the UK, (where Rishi Sunak resides) when we say 'Asian' we generally mean Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, etc and ironically people often say "East Asian" or assume "Chinese" for anyone who looks remotely East Asian (not saying that's right).

@Gayatri_Deshpande Жыл бұрын

7:15

@shamc8325 Жыл бұрын

Thumbs up to all these intelligent Indians. None of them really got offended and right away recognized that this is a joke and a comedy skit. And explain their thoughts profoundly. Indians are Asians. It’s a fact of geography.

@puxtusenjr4494 Жыл бұрын

Being from North East India if someone asks what I consider myself as and if I say Indian, they'd probably be like You're lying, you look Asian 🤣 lol. And it'll be a whole lot of confusion, trying to explain why I look the way I look(Mongoloid features) and still identify as an Indian. It's always a funny conversation on this topic, especially the "you don't look Indian, you look Asian" When India is IN Asia and were are basically Asians 😂

@alwinvillareal2822 Жыл бұрын

okay, I'm from the Philippines but I personally consider that India is part of Asia in terms of place on the map and as a student that is raised and studying in the Philippines I can say that India is a beautiful country as well the people and I love the Indian accent by the way