Do Indians See Themselves as Asian? | Street Interview

[@AsianBoss]

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[@enyewox]

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

[@hardikparbhakar7845]

never felt asian

[@lostlegend9015]

To be honest, most Indian never feels like Asian. However, sure I am an Asian. But never considered it part of my identity or cared about it. It would be same for most people.

[@JUPITER69966]

True.

[@alpacacomentadora413]

europe is not a continet

[@IronMan-dp8gv]

@@hardikparbhakar7845 Asian is not a race.Its means the people of Asia Continent. Its the US that reduced regional attribute into racial one. Like Indian is also not a race technically. Its a nationality,

[@GiullarediDio]

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.

[@yungcreator5215]

True

[@beltrangarrote1982]

True. Is Spain the Asian immigration we get is mostly from China. Then Japanese food came storming in and lately Korean Wave is pushing hard. All 3 with similar traits to us. So we are full Western Stereotype: Asian = East Asian. I don’t even think many Spaniard have ever seen and Indian walking down the street.

[@Meeshi-]

When I played with other little kids at the park in Oxford while visiting family as I kid, I said I was “Asian” and all the kids said I was wrong and said “Asians” were Indian and I was “Oriental” 😮 - I was shook since in the U.S. I’m “seen” as Asian

[@BigVtheVanity]

Slaves to the British Empire.

[@hollowell120]

When the Europeans left their location on this planet and went around the entire planet what they Define is still with us to this very day and they were ignorant as hell because when they landed on the North American continent they thought the native people were Indians and they would be extremely offended if you call native people of North America Indians Asians have a distinct physical feature people from India have the same physical features as people from Bangladesh Pakistan Sri Lanka and India itself I consider Turkish people more Middle Eastern than Indians or Asian Turkish people have the same physical features as Middle Eastern people same Foods and the likes all of this happened as a result of European colonialism some of the Indian culture is in Singapore and Malaysia because they were bought there due to colonialism and Conquest have a nice day

[@nickdavila94]

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

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

Yeah that's where it gets grey in Western or rather American contexts. Some Westerners say Indians are "culturally Asian" but not "racially Asian". Anyway, it's wrong either way as Asian is just geography.

[@YashSharma-zp8yu]

An informed American.

[@YashSharma-zp8yu]

@@user-jt3dw6vv4x Sorry! I accidentally tagged you, I was replying to @Nick Dávila.

[@Paws.of.Justice]

Chola empire and trade

[@YashSharma-zp8yu]

@@user-jt3dw6vv4x You can delete your comment.

[@MslinlinteachesMandarin]

I am Chinese, I never knew people don’t call Indians Asian until I moved to America. They said: This neighborhood has lots of Asian families and Indian families. What? I was pretty shocked and had double check the map.😂😂

[@Anonymous-8080]

Lmao

[@hanggaraaryagunarencagutuh7072]

Just accept it. Indians and Indonesians are not Asians. The term "Asia" itself should be associated with Northeast Eurasians.

[@MslinlinteachesMandarin]

@@hanggaraaryagunarencagutuh7072 Whatever it is, it doesn’t hurt me. I don’t really care 🤣🤣

[@hanggaraaryagunarencagutuh7072]

​@@MslinlinteachesMandarin It's not about how hurting it is, but actually involving the complexity of geographical phenomenons.

[@ashkanzahoor7242]

​@@hanggaraaryagunarencagutuh7072India and Indonesia are Asian countries and Indians and Indonesians are Asians

[@nzx.]

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.

[@nicejokes7]

@@adhanetkidane not Myanmar. The NorthEast part of India(Consists of 8 states).

[@bumetyanuba4231]

@@adhanetkidane Have you heard of North East India?

[@RR-kp5ps]

Danny Dezongpa! 😘

[@coolchanchan]

@@adhanetkidane Myanmar shares more with South East Asian countries like Thailand, Viet, Laos etc

[@tree3y763]

@@hanznathanpo we’re referring to the Mizo, Tripuri, Ao, Manipuri, Assamese, chakma, khasi, and Garo people of Northeast India. There are Also the Ladakhi and Lahuli people of North India who have Tibetan features and ancestry

[@escherichiacoli9233]

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.

[@abhinavbharadwaj13]

Are you a doctor?

[@bhuvaneshs.k638]

Nothing but love towards north east Indians 💕💕 From South India

[@lisasyadom23]

NE is so gorgeous wanna visit so bad lol love from Goa

[@Kijaanamkaun]

Yes, you beautiful people. That comedian has a limited perspective

[@srrfoodproducts3650]

Yeah

[@realkobett]

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.

[@ShubhamKumar-vx3sk]

Western know Indians have very strong presence in the world, that's the reason why the world calls us Indians, not Asians

[@ShubhamKumar-vx3sk]

We have our own identity more than any continent, and I am proud of it

[@xavier6887]

@@ShubhamKumar-vx3sk brown men are racially the least desirable on the dating market for males... I’m not proud of that at all. 😂

[@ShubhamKumar-vx3sk]

@@xavier6887 you are talking about yourself

[@yahiabhisachhai8025]

american still think that africa is a country 😂😂

[@Guizambaldi]

I'm Brazilian and I love India. It's probably my favorite country right now. And you guys give a very good vibe. It reminds me a bit of Latin America, so that's probably it. You guys are our lost brothers in the East. And maybe the Filipinos too. Members of the World Cool Club, unite!

[@Khushi_R9]

IKR! Brazilians, Filipinos and Indians are so much similar in aspects of human nature. We go all out in our hearty celebrations and are more friendlier and hospitable in general.

[@nareshkumar3526]

Love from India bro. I also love Brazil, and my dream is to see beautiful jungles of Brazil.

[@Dara_107]

Based on my online experience definitely! Filipinos, Latin Americans and (*Most😅) South Asians are the chillest people.. I love Filipinos and Latin Americans, rarely seen them saying mean stuff to other nationalities. Would love to visit Philippines and Brazil just coz they know how to have fun despite the circumstances just like us❤

[@RupsD319]

Agree with u.. I like Brazilian too😊

[@walley4]

Are you an apple or a fruit? Apple: wtf dude😑

[@afiamysha]

😂😂😂😂😂 great

[@justarobo_]

My bro waah haha

[@feelgood5287]

Exactly

[@nandhu9768]

Apple:What the fruit??,You country brute...

[@nandhu9768]

@@walley4 ???

[@shamc8325]

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.

[@cooliipie]

Show me a slanty-eyed single eyelid Indian and then we'll talk.

[@emani2704]

Being easily offended culture is very much limited to Twitter in India.

[@deyoungyoung3059]

Yes I agree

[@pepelepew1227]

if you like curry shake your head sideways when talking and highlights your 'r' & 't', then you are an indian. couple all that with no beef consumption, then you are a hindian.

[@_Saint_Michael_]

The west should realise that we don't make our races or culture a sensitive topic because why should we? People legit getting offended in the west for 'differentiating' between races, like someone asks you what type of Asian you are in the west and they immediately call them racist like wth bro it could be a genuine question Racist and race has different meanings and mindsets around it in the East than in the West

[@erwinmatic5062]

Greetings from the Philippines. It's good to know a lot of Indians have a sense of humor. Now if it were in the states i feel like a lot of people will get offended.

[@Jsarmy87124]

mmh you can't speak for all indian...

[@rakeshmaskare5050]

@@Jsarmy87124 yes, he can because if you consider in % of population India does better than states

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

@@Jsarmy87124 None of my Indian friends from India were offended and the people the video weren't either. People in Asia aren't easily triggered by things. Ronny Chieng is also Malaysian too and there are many Malaysians of ethnic Indian descent.

[@shandya]

I think we Asians who live in Asia in general just more secured with our identity, because we live in Asian environments, practice/wear our Asian cultures in daily basis. We also consume local media such as local tv show/movies. Diaspora Asians though, they don’t have that privileges, that’s why they develop these “representations” issues, there are stereotypes/slurs about how they disconnected from their Asian roots, many of them can’t speak their mothertongue languages, etc. I guess that’s why some of them might more easily offended when they’re confronted about their Asian identity.

[@YashSharma-zp8yu]

@@Jsarmy87124 I was saying the same for American but not Indian.

[@JanSuing]

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. And despite our differences, isn't it interesting how we manage to keep things relatively peaceful? In fact, this part of the world is quickly becoming a political, economic, and cultural powerhouse. That's the Asian way! We annoy each other sometimes but we also understand that we are all connected, and that our situations can have a ripple effect on our neighbors. Therefore, we still look out for each other because taking care of others means taking care of ourselves. (Although not in an interventionistic way Westerners would.) It is something we all have in common. This is in exact opposite of the Western way of living-atomistic individualism-where you are on your own and it is easy to feel lonely and alone. Btw, I like Indian culture so much, especially their food. One of the best cuisines in the world if you ask me. Same with Chinese and Japanese culture. I love all Asian cultures, period. I've never been to India but I will be soon. I've been to China and the country was nothing short of breathtaking. I have also been around our beautiful Southeast Asian neighborhood. Huge fan of Indonesian, Malaysian, and Vietnamese cuisines. Hanoi is my favorite city in the SEA followed by Surabaya in Indonesia. I was in Taipei recently too. I ❤️ Asia! 🌏

[@YoonJintae98]

❤from🇨🇳 one of the most open minded comments on KZbin. ❤🇵🇭

[@JanSuing]

@@YoonJintae98 Hugssss! 🇵🇭 ❤️ 🇨🇳

[@Aakanksha.Rathore]

Greetings from India. We welcome u to India. Hope u enjoy your time here. I have never been to Philippines but I know there's a variety to roam especially natural places. Shout out for such lovely comment. We r Asians and proud to be. ❤️ 🇵🇭🇮🇳

[@JanSuing]

@@Aakanksha.Rathore Will visit India next year! I can't wait! Watching videos about Indian food always makes me drool. As someone who loves spices, I'd daresay you have the best cuisine in the world! Hugs!

[@Aakanksha.Rathore]

@@JanSuing must say u r a very considerate person. I would suggest u to use maps if u r going to travel alone. Both for roaming places and good food reviews. And yeah just beware of spending excess on whatever u r buying since people might con seeing a foreigner. As usual every place is filled with all sorts of people equally good and bad. So is with my country, Wish u a nice company here. May u make nice friends, enjoy good food and have good memories whenever u visit. Namaste and hugs from this side as well:))

[@tomorrow.]

There are 48 countries in Asia and 3 countries are considered Asian. Does this make sense to anyone? 😂😂

[@Hindu428]

Make sense to Americans

[@head_honcho192]

@@Hindu428 most geographically accurate Americoid

[@abdev3941]

That's why u should take ur geography lessons seriously in schools ig lol

[@futuretrain7194]

China Japan and Korea lol

[@killingmachinelp]

Makes sense to muricans

[@touchofice]

The guy in blue shirt and glasses is really well spoken. Seems like the type of person you'd want to have in-depth conversation with 🤓

[@maelgwni]

From his mannerisms and accent it is clear he's lived abroad, it seems US / Canada. To me they're all quite well-spoken in English, considering they're from a country who's native language isn't English.

[@australianpainter42069]

@@maelgwni english in india is a second language so ofc they would speak it on a decent level

[@maelgwni]

@@australianpainter42069 Ha, I knew someone would say that. Yep of course.

[@puneetsharma312]

THE BLUE SHIRT "MAN".

[@saurabh9446]

@@australianpainter42069 english is far from being India's 2nd language.

[@SonuTheGreat2192]

Just accept that Asia has a lot of cultures and we all coexist in it. The end.

[@p1ngh]

Perfect example: Question to an apple. Are you an apple or a fruit?.

[@Yuunarichu]

@Anti India Tf is up with you?

[@Wisdom-i1v]

@Anti India paki you live in Asia too 😂

[@aceclash]

Canadian teacher at my school called every South American students at class as Spanish, Hispanic people and Indians and Pakistanis as just Indians. Idk

[@shiny979]

​@@aceclash because they all look very similar brown skin and have similar facial features

[@donnella7752]

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 👍

[@donnella7752]

@@P.90.603 Some, but not all.

[@hiddenblush]

@@P.90.603 does it matter?

[@raizen79]

@@P.90.603 well do you know that people thinks of us Northeast Indians is not Indian Like we look like Chinese or others but not seen as Indians lol

[@raizen79]

@@P.90.603 for example My sister went on Omegle and a Guy asked where she's from and She said India And the guy said lol You don't look like Indian

[@jeffersonc66]

@@P.90.603 they didn’t escape from China or something lol.. that’s their state or kingdom from earlier time, like for example Manipur joined India under gun point.

[@puxtusenjr4494]

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 😂

[@akza2719]

😆😆😆😆

[@cc_ppur1334]

I face this while speaking with Foreigners because of my Course. Lot to explain especially the foreigners.

[@WastedBananas]

India isn't in Asia. It's a separate continent.

[@PoTaToCracker7817]

Etu koa!

[@puxtusenjr4494]

@@WastedBananas india is basically in a subcontinent, but geographically there are 7 continents and Asia is one of them and the Indian subcontinent is a part of it 🤷‍♀️

[@Skyscrapers1]

I’m Japanese and I’ve visited India many times for business. I personally think India is definitely Asia, not completely similar to east Asia like us and south east Asian counties though. Because, the way Indian people show politeness is exactly same as other Asian countries, I mean doing this --->🙏. And I have seen Indians bowing towards their god. This bowing as well similar to east and southeast asians. And people’s clothes, if we have to divide their clothes into 2 groups, eastern or western, their clothes would belong to eastern I think.

[@YashSharma-zp8yu]

Great! I agree from India.

[@TaraMenonPattilachan]

I feel like we have very similar values, though. Like the entire collectivist vs. individualistic nature of Asia vs. Western sphere, respect towards elders and ancestors, importance given to education among other things.

[@thrilokmoriya7429]

Well, you're not wrong. 🙏

[@jonnstride1214]

Indian clothes has a long history, far before the start of east Asian civilization.

[@Ty13136]

When people see others for the first time.. Indians : ohhh.. Japanese are polite too..similar to us.. They bow down.. Japanese : Ohhh.. Indians are polite..like us..They do this instead🙏

[@herrwarmduscher5204]

The term "Asian" has historically referred to people from Turkey to India. This is because the Greeks believed India was the end of the world. When the Greeks learned that there there more lands to the east of India, those lands became known as the "Orient", which means "east", and the people as "Oriental." Unfortunately, the term "Oriental" developed a negative connotation and people formerly known as Orientals are now also considered Asian. Technically speaking, E. Asians are not actually Asians in the traditional sense of the word. FYI.

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

Yeah that's why in some languages the local version of "oriental" still describes Middle Easterners (Lebanese, Turks, Syrians, Persians) and not anybody east of Iran because they're the "first Asians".

[@Mani_-]

Yeah that's what came to my mind after seeing that comedian's clip

[@herrwarmduscher5204]

@@user-jt3dw6vv4x Yah, that's true. As the known world expanded, the definition of oriental changed.

[@Alternatives_Universum]

Didn´t know "Orientals" has a negative connotation. I think it´s a neutral word.

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

@@Alternatives_Universum It has a negative connotation primarily in the US.

[@alwinvillareal2822]

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

[@Khushi098u]

Actually India is a subcontinent but yes we're asian too...and we also love our accent hehe😆🤣

[@faustinuskaryadi6610]

@@Khushi098u tectonic plate wise, Europe share same tectonic plate with Asia, the Europe got their name as continent is not because natural border, but more because political views.

[@rupaschannel5856]

Thanks. We indian also love Philippines. Btw first time someone saying that they love our Indian accent. Haha😄

[@Dara_107]

I had a phase of watching Filipino romcoms😅, hence Filipino English and even Tagalog flows beautifully for me among all the Asian (especially SEA) accents. Would definitely love to visit Philippines whenever I get a chance.

[@miaouscleaumonocle]

As often with Asian Boss videos, I'm not commenting much on the topic covered, but rather on the meta. Here in France, India is often, if not always, portrayed as 'a world apart' in the media, whether it be news or documentaries. So it's great to see these people and how much they are actually 'like me' and how much I can actually relate to them. Even their accent is easier for me to understand than many people from the US or the UK, for instance.

[@yashsinghal1023]

What do you mean by portrayed as 'a world apart' in the media,

[@nashwa1206]

@@yashsinghal1023 They'll take some random crime in India and portray it as the norm in a country of 1.4 Billion. Ground reality is that while still very poor, the crime rates in India are extremely low due to the fact that the concept of "Karma" is something most Indians believe in.

[@spoich]

@@yashsinghal1023 I feel like in french media, India is always portrayed with one of these 3 angles : - Rich historical culture - Bollywood - Poverty It's also worth noting that in France, indian's are not stereotypically associated to engineering fields like in most of the english-speaking world. That's probably because when you look at engineering learning ressources in english, a large percent are going to be indian. Whereas if you look at the same type of ressources in french, well, you end up with obviously french results. Migration might also have a role in it, as i don't think France would be an indian engineering student's first choice to go abroad.

[@manh9105]

@@nashwa1206 Yes, but almost 400 Million people dont and they indulge in activities which shame us

[@YashSharma-zp8yu]

Wow! I didn't expected that you would find our english accent easier to understand compared to the native English speaking countries.

[@marialikia.127]

India's influence in Asian cultures is massive, so we couldn't think one without the other in my opinion

[@YashSharma-zp8yu]

What Influence are you talking about?

[@manishgrg639]

influence?

[@user-cm4tq8yg8s]

@@YashSharma-zp8yu buddhism and hinduism has a huge influence on the other asian countries

[@saloni4438]

Yes, the spread of Buddhism, hinduism and indian culture to South East Asian countries in ancient times.

[@YashSharma-zp8yu]

@@user-cm4tq8yg8s I am talking about recent Influence. Btw are you from India?

[@Crisfer05]

The guy that said it’s playing to the American stereotypes was so spot on. I like his response the most because he was able to see it was just a comedy skit that was geared towards Americans

[@streetsapart477]

I loved how everyone answered calmly and maturely.. such a good video

[@streetsapart477]

@Vivek rai well whatever you take it as ... The answers were satisfying and india has a huge population.. ofcourse everyone's opinion won't match but the people here actually said what are facts and not personal opinions

[@Ivone58]

@vivekrai9076i don’t think it’s script

[@user-sq9lk9xc7z]

@Vivek rai it’s probably not scripting. and it’s “everything we want to hear” because they probably picked the best answers out of all the clips

[@YashSharma-zp8yu]

@@streetsapart477 Are you from India?

[@godsbloodyhammer7090]

1:27 "SOUTH ASIAN" suncontinent .. not lndian subcontinent. .. Get it right!! ..There was no such a thing called lndia before 15th August 1947.

[@YoonJintae98]

I'm Chinese, I love India. Im happy they are doing well outside or inside India. Whoever trying to tell me my govt sucks, I'm not responding, the British left us fighting each other in the recent decades before that we never ever even argued. Keep your cool, keep the culture. Love and peace my Indian neighbors.

[@WastedBananas]

Peace brother.

[@bluemoonray6614]

Chinese with a Kim surname

[@saurabhmishra4043]

Your govt allowing you to use KZbin

[@harsh....8993]

@@saurabhmishra4043 bhai vpn naam ki v cheez hai

[@weeb-kun8353]

Chinese people use KZbin? Don't you guys do kung fu and cultivation all the time

[@jdorak]

India is geographically a part of the continent of ASIA. However, we are also a sub-continent consisting of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal & Sri Lanka. We are an active member of the Asian Games & all Asian conferences. This is taught in Geography/ Social Science subject in schools in India. So, psychologically Indians automatically consider themselves as Asians. Popular media, however, throws up a lot of East Asian content ... call it the major presence of K-pop, Kdrama, East Asian drama, etc. Also, racially & visually East Asian mongoloid features are very different from the usual 'Indian' Aryan/Dravidian features which are more angular. I am from the North East of India. I have mongoloid features and whenever I have travelled abroad I am called every other East Asian nationality other than an Indian. In Nigeria, I become a 'Chinese'; In Thailand, Singapore & Indonesia I become a local citizen. India is a crazy beautiful complex world of races, cultures, religion and ideologies. We, as Indians have had to face so many varied challenges that thru those experiences & grit we are now making a strong presence EVERYWHERE, be it economy, sports or culture. Proud to be an INDIAN who is from the North East part of the country within the continent of ASIA 😊

[@Desert-lizardd]

The natives of northeastern india are yellow people. When will northeast india be free from indian occupation?

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

@LeWonder This is why Bollywood really ought to start representing India's diversity at a greater level than selecting people from the north west only. It would make Bollywood more interesting in my opinion and more relatable too.

[@greenscenery1974]

India is a diverse country because it's an invaded nation as well as it invaded other territories. Mix inter marriage. No pure ethnicity. Nothing to be proud of but only choas, rape , poverty etc.

[@wuwuwu1757]

Indian athletes have almost no presence in international games such as the Olympics and Asian Games.

[@thecomicera4566]

@@Desert-lizardd never coz they dont want to. I am from Nortg east nd i love India. Only thing u can do is hate bout our countrt😂😂 what a sad little life u have there. We r already the fastest growing Economy among big nations and even have the 4th strongest army. Top 2 richest asians r Indians. Keep spreading hate lolt

[@leonzukie]

From Philippines 🇵🇭, Respect to the 5th Gentlemen! very educational and informative.

[@jimhalpert3269]

I think there is a massive ignorance in East Asia about the influence of ancient India on their culture and ethos. Some of the most core tenets of their value system come either from ancient China or India. The Sino-Indian influence in Asia is actually extremely hard to miss if you're informed.

[@IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor]

One of the most well known tales in Chinese culture is Journey to the West. Which is literally about a Chinese Buddhist monk who goes to India to get scriptures. So I’m sure they are well aware. A big difference between India and other East Asian cultures is Confucianism, which is shared mostly by Chinese, Japanese, and Korean cultures.

[@Jane-ch9yb]

This is the first time I heard Indian is not Asian. As a person born in China and now living in Europe, I see many of these divisions in Europe /Western society completely different from our perspective as Chinese, Like the term of Middle East or Orientalist. Even the joke made by sth Chinese American Comedy is not shared by any Chinese Chinese. So you can have a laugh about it but do not take that too seriously.

[@abhishekghosh4384]

@@IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor yes, but that difference is accounted for by the similarities and historical interaction of Buddhism, Hinduism and Taoism.

[@IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor]

@@abhishekghosh4384 I did not know Taoism was influenced by Hinduism/Buddhism but I can see similarities. I only learned as an adult that Buddhism came directly from Hinduism. Kinda like how Protestants is the reformed version of Catholicism. But Confucianism is uniquely East Asian as far as I’m aware.

[@smollilbean]

True cause I was so surprised to learn that indonesia, which is an official islamic state has so many references in their culture from ancient India. Like their currency has a imprint of one of God's from Hinduism (Lord ganesha) , or the sanskrit origin names of many Indonesians and their ethnic costumes which resemble sarees, the heavy jewellery that resembles ancient Indian jewellery.

[@oncemorewang6102]

Indian folks sounds surprisingly articulative and well-rounded in argument! I am embarrassed to admit this is the first time I see ordinary Indian people talking about their opinions. Asian boss please do give us more Indian voices!

[@oncemorewang6102]

@Narja indeed. I am embarrassed because how ignorant I was about Indian people.

[@manthan_]

Nothing to be embarrassed about. World is a big place and there is so much more to learn. Keep an open mind and enjoy everything this world has to offer.

[@oncemorewang6102]

@Pickle I do not have an initial view of nowadays Indian people because I have never seen a video like this. I only know ancient Indian Buddhist philosophers from books.

[@oncemorewang6102]

@@adhanetkidane indeed! How strange that I know so few about Indian people! I should definitely try to know more!

[@simonesurana]

This comment feels like a backhanded compliment dayumm

[@tenzinlhak12]

I am just feeling so proud with these peoples perspective. They are all so open minded, well spoken, educated, intelligent. Each one of them. I am just proud to be part of this country although I am not Indian but asian.

[@KJ-kn2rz]

@Best Memes Tibetan Chinese from northeast any problem

[@pahadkivadiyose6978]

@@KJ-kn2rz Then why are you in India? Why you ran from China? If you are still chinese

[@KJ-kn2rz]

@@pahadkivadiyose6978 I'm not Chinese or Tibeta I'm northeastern and proud to northeastern. I'm talking about @tenzin

[@KJ-kn2rz]

@@pahadkivadiyose6978 Did you know northeast is never part india before British came even India is not exist as country before British left.

[@pahadkivadiyose6978]

@@KJ-kn2rz Source: Trust me bro

[@user-oo7qt5vn2p]

People in India are so chill and well spoken I am so impressed

[@billprendgergast8976]

Dangerously naive...Scam Capital of the World....."The Empire Calls Back".... every English speaking friend I have has been targeted.....the payback and cycle of payback will be intense.....

[@narayansingh9407]

I am Indian, who is studying in Australia from past 9 months. And I went to this kind of get together of a billion dollar company, where a person was taking money for charity by telling story of India. He said and I literally quote "That in India, high up the mountains, there's a village having pond full of alligators, and the mafia in the village throws people who don't listen them in that pond full of alligators. " I was sitting there, and I was laughing in my mind that these people are really stupid if they think anywhere in the world today, they have pond full of alligators and someone can throw you and not get caught. I mean seriously. And you won't believe how much people donated just because he said and people believed. Aww man, I am worried about this state of people.

[@lalaland-ze8sb]

You should have corrected him instead of just being a bystander

[@utkarshsingh8297]

It's true..there was one bhaiyaji from UP..

[@harjeetsinghbrar6987]

I think those were missionaries collecting money to convert people into Christianity in India. These missionaries use these tricks to fool people of both sides i.e. the ones they are conning the money from and the ones they are converting into Christianity by using that money. It's a worldwide charade going on in the name of their so-called Jesus under Project Joshua.

[@Tenisinspector8341]

@@utkarshsingh8297 ofc it’s a UP Bhaiya

[@narayansingh9407]

@@lalaland-ze8sb honestly I felt scared at that time. I literally felt like that this billion dollar company want to take money, even by telling fake stories. So I thought standing in the way of such a big company might be dangerous

[@aqsashaikh2816]

People are mostly so chill about jokes. It felt happy seeing this video. Way to go Asian Boss.

[@hyewon_6311]

Indian is black people

[@AkashR619]

@@hyewon_6311 Yes and ???

[@aryanbaviskar1186]

@@hyewon_6311 They are not. Indians have brown skin. Even if they were there would be no problem about it.

[@reardelt]

Indians look more similar to Europeans than Chinese. So Indians should be part of Europe.

[@WojtekTheBear2005]

@@reardelt "you didn't have to cut me off....."

[@JT-yj3tr]

I’m from Brazil and when I was in school, we students used to joke that we are Americans too since Brazil is in the America continent😅

[@sudhirghosh_]

Hahah

[@amaya3107]

Brit here. It's true though although I label you South American not just american.

[@YashSharma-zp8yu]

Haha! South America or Latin America is more correct.

[@cartier2312]

@@YashSharma-zp8yu I disagree, you have North America which is Canada, The United States OF America and Mexico, also central America and South America. Brazil is not part of the United States it is part of South America. Federative Republic of Brazil. Each part of the " America's " has their own culture, tradition and life style. India is a subcontinent and Indians are Indians. India is between the Middle East and Asia

[@YashSharma-zp8yu]

@@cartier2312 Lol! I said the same thing only.😅😅

[@DeusEstAmor________137]

I am from Nepal and I refer as an racially and culturally *Indian* just like how Iraqsis and syrians say they're Arabs. Pakistani, Bangaldeshi, Lankan are also *Indian*

[@DeusEstAmor________137]

@@Feather-wu8lh useless logic

[@DeusEstAmor________137]

@@Feather-wu8lh then what are culturally? Except without nationality what is your other identity? Everyone is related to each other let's see what makes you different from other south asians.

[@DeusEstAmor________137]

@@Feather-wu8lhMarathi celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi and Bihari celebrates chhath but they fall under same category of Indian culture.

[@varunRJ]

@@Feather-wu8lh you are Aryan just like majority of the India that’s goes same for Bangladesh and Pakistan

[@Wisdom-i1v]

@@Feather-wu8lh you are just poorer...and your govt gives off land to China...insignificant country...

[@Indian_Rajput]

Conclusion: That comedian didn't attended any geography classes in Malaysia.

[@futuretrain7194]

Haha true

[@nullvoid6095]

Conclusion: half of you don’t understand satire and maybe his whole shtick was to say dumb stuff ignorant Americans would say with a straight face to make fun of them.

[@shandya]

The funnier part is although Ronnie Cheng is a Malaysian, he’s ethnically East Asian. There are many South East Asians who ethnically/racially don’t look like him, because SEA is such a huge area & consisted of many diverse ethnic groups and cultures. So even if the new PM is someone Ronnie can relate to, it probably won’t be the same to other SE Asians. I think the skit is really good because not only it’s funny, but also it brings conversations about what the definition of being an Asian is. And for me personally, how SE Asians sometimes still overlooked as a part of Asian (and no, not all of us looks like Crazy Rich Asians)

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

He's also from Malayia which is "Malaysia Truly Asia" due to the mix of Malay, Chinese, Indian and Orang Asli groups.

[@s2oop436]

because in america they are pushing that SE asian are not asians but pacific islander thats how crrap their edycation is

[@shandya]

@@s2oop436 Ah yes I’ve heard that conversation. I believe the idea came from Filipino Americans who found similarities between pacific islanders way of life with their own ancient filipinos cultures. Since Phillipines is also an archipelago country. My own theory is that they claimed to be pacific islanders because they want to separate themselves from the “Asian” identity. Because in US, “Asians” means “East Asians”. But then again, Mainland Filipinos and Fil-Americans might have different opinions about their identity, and I can’t speak behalf of them because I’m neither of them. 😁

[@yeniqueness]

@@shandya mainland filo here and yes ahhh i can sympathize with fil-ams who only ever see east-asians when ppl talk abt asian representation, ig trying to find an identity that you resonate with in the media and culture you are in.. but i personally strongly believe we are indeed asians.. i mean we are part of asean, noh? i think it's also a matter of us needing to be more confident in our own culture, heritage and ig overall identity. colonial mentality is still pretty prevalent in the filo society and mindset, i would say it def is pretty big issue despite the "pinoy pride" spam u may often see online hahahaha

[@blazer511]

The skit was mediocre at best, it is rather narcissistic to believe that the other countries on ASIA, are not Asian. Not only that, there are indians in india with East Asian features, so are you then going to tell them that they too aren't asian? If you haven't realized already, Race, and the names of continents are all made by men, not god

[@d3sladrvltia88]

For me being identified as an indian rather than asians is a great thing. Thats means its a high level of recognition. A separate identity that you can be proud of.

[@omdeshkar4290]

Yah it make's more sense

[@ray.ar.5757]

I agree 💯

[@zephdo2971]

eh. Indians are Asians.

[@zephdo2971]

so you want to be like Russians because that's how they view themselves.

[@BhaveshChaudhary-yl1qn]

Right bro... Jai hind

[@Alexandra_Wolf]

The woman in the patterned dress and the guy in the blue checkered shirt seem to be the only two who truly found it funny and had a light heart during the interview.

[@lomadalokeswarreddy]

When it comes to odour deodorant I have a theory We Indians no need deodorant because we bath daily,we have lot of water,we have lot herbs,we invented Shampoo and bathing solutions. When it comes to Middle east and Europeans they don't have water throughout year,they didn't have herbs,that's why they depend on deodorant(which again export from Asia because flowers and sandalwood mostly available in Asia).

[@RecklessFables]

@@lomadalokeswarreddy Diet has a huge impact on odor as well. In my culture we always knew who'd had garlic since you end up sweating it out of at least a day. But if you are in a culture that east a lot of garlic, you don't even notice it. It's fine.

[@arj4unow]

If you think questioning somebody's Identity is funny, Then being racist is just the next step, atleast you''ll be calling out the whites & Blacks correctly. Congrats you've the makings of a racist if you keep thinking this way.

[@bestvideos35]

I find most people polite I don't what is talking about?

[@julie.g]

Indians are really smart. One of my co-workers is an Indian and I learned a lot from him. Taught me a lot. Very giving with his knowledge.

[@parthbhatt715]

indians and chinese have to work very hard to compete with others in their huge population. So you can say it is a positive outcome of that.

[@kartikey404]

@@parthbhatt715 lol!they are not random indians walking on streets

[@parthbhatt715]

@@kartikey404 I am not talking specifically regarding any one person.

[@kartikey404]

so ,you should know average indian is not more smart as compared to any western country,most of indian kids have not proper educcation

[@tengisbortala6365]

These interviewees are so nice and genuine! As a Mongolian, I hope I can travel to India one day to feel the culture.

[@YashSharma-zp8yu]

Thank! You, I heard Swastika is really popular in Mongolia too. Btw how Mongolians view Hinduism?

[@tengisbortala6365]

​@@YashSharma-zp8yu Yes, Swastika is very popular with Mongolian and Tibetan. We see it as a religious symbol bringing peace and blessing, since most of our people are followers of Tibetan Buddhism, which is heavily influenced by Indian culture and religions.

[@Win_3113]

Ghenghis Khan!!!!!!!!

[@kunalshukla136]

Welcome to India bro This country is very diverse 🙏

[@webabhi]

Love Altan Urag and The Hu Band

[@DuncanLeeSam]

I’m from malaysia and i grew up with alot of bollywood movies during the 90s and early 2000s. I hope bollywood these days would be more inclusive in their entertaiment industries. India is a very large country and multicultural. i just learned lately that some people from some part of india does look like chinese, vietnamese, even malaysian especially malaysian borneo. the culture and traditional costumes almost similar. but i never saw those kind of feature or skin colour in bollywood movies. i think india’s government should do more to showcase every culture in every state of india to the rest of the world.

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

I agree

[@MissSassy]

Bollywood only represent 2 or 3 states of India! Every Indian state has its own film Industry...but these industries aren't much popular outside of India! That's why people always thinks Bollywood is India lol

[@santusanturohit4832]

There are 8-10 movie industries in India..You are watching Bollywood/Hindi movies..But I agree that representation of North East Indians in Hindi movie is low..

[@ddmothafucka6006]

tbh we haven't been out of our region as much that could be the reason , we have our culture seperated from theirs and we keep ourselves contained , pretty weirf

[@ddmothafucka6006]

@Rss Bollywood sucks it's cringe these days , I don't even bother with it

[@Gayatri_Deshpande]

7:15 This guy is so on point with everything.

[@saupin002]

IKR, he is simply intelligent.

[@sunnyk007]

Except for the BS he spewed about not having deodorant for a hundred years. Indians have had attars (perfumed oils) for thousands of years. Learning a little history about your country never hurts. 13:16

[@DrunKao]

​@@sunnyk007 Perfume and scented oils aren't the same. Perfumes would simply cover-up armpit order for example, while deodorant is specifically made to prevent order in the first place.

[@sunnyk007]

@@DrunKao deodorants do not prevent odour they just mask it. That's what perfumed oils do. The difference being that deodorants are made from chemicals whereas attars are made from flowers, herbs, spices and other natural materials like sandalwood oil.

[@CreatorItachii]

I am so amazed to see their interviews I love how open minded my country's people has become

[@HOPE-wg5pb]

*have, sorry I just have this weird habit of correcting ppl lmao

[@bhoomikaa369]

@@HOPE-wg5pb me too, I hate to do it but can't take a rest until I correct grammatical mistakes, that's why I do it very politely lol

[@CreatorItachii]

@@HOPE-wg5pb haha no problem actually sometimes I don't think much of grammar when I go with the flow that's why it happens

[@HOPE-wg5pb]

@@bhoomikaa369 ah, same haha :D

[@AmitKumar-nq7wk]

Some people in the video were offended with that comedian though.

[@Life_Gracy]

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. Honestly, I am from India but sometimes even Indians make me feel like an Alien because many people don’t know that we are from India and we are not Chinese or japanese. Lol but it’s okay because everytime someone asks me I educate them and tell them that I am from the Northeastern part of India. 😂

[@shashank10501]

that's called a positive approach . If they don't know u educate them 👍

[@IGotPlayedlmao]

Omg that would be so blood boiling for people travelling from NE isn't it? Can't imagine if someone from our own country would make you feel differently.

[@Life_Gracy]

@@IGotPlayedlmao haha yeah, but my father is a retired Indian Army personnel so I have travelled quite a lot in India and I’m used to it.

[@Life_Gracy]

@@shashank10501 yes correct

[@Raj-ph5zz]

I used to think my Nepali friend know kung fu.

[@praveen_babu]

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

[@Jemchoigangte]

Exactly 💯😌

[@IqbalIqbal-kx9pf]

East Asians are heavily discriminated everywhere including India. That'swhy neither Indian nor European classify Indians as Asians.

[@Maitri-3777]

That's y India is great ! Indians make it !

[@AllinONE-sz2os]

Indians are the only Asians who call other Asians Momo/chinki etc.

[@powersale5898]

@@IqbalIqbal-kx9pfrly? I’ve only seen my Indian friends get called racial slurs in America over here

[@alekdaniels]

As a Filipino, I really relate strongly to being Asian. I think the order of identity for me is Filipino > Asian > Southeast Asian. And I genuinely see Indians, Russians, Saudis, Kazakhis, etc. as Asians. Russia is a bit confusing because they have both European and Asian territories but it's easier to just include them. 😅

[@samwrought5650]

I’m Khmer or Cambodian and customs culture wise, we have more in common in practice and traditions with India and Sri Lanka, as opposed to East Asians like Chinese or Japanese. Southeast Asian Pride.

[@BhaveshChaudhary-yl1qn]

Are you Buddhist Khmer?

[@samwrought5650]

@@BhaveshChaudhary-yl1qn correct

[@hanggaraaryagunarencagutuh7072]

@@samwrought5650 Cambodians are still Asians. As an Indonesian, I don't consider myself an Asian at all.

[@AxiOll]

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). The comedians joke is banking on the American audience's ignorance of how much more South Asians there are than East Asians here in the UK. I'm black Caribbean not Asian so I don't have a dog in this debate but just thought I'd share some context.

[@PK-nct]

Yep agree someone who looks like me they think at Asian person living here with my boyfriend who are White and a lot of people think me at Chinese or Japanese Nope I'm Thai from Thailand they don't know what about Thailand they know some country from South Asia and one thing they say Philippines is a black ppl in Asia my friend from us say that us people think different

[@mangotar0]

British people are usually ignorant when it comes to East Asian / South East Asian people

[@starr2870]

this is what im saying, we dont even blink an eye when a brown person says asian ,like this is just a genuine thing for an American audience since they're so out of of touch and don't actually understand what they're learning in school. I didnt even realise until i was on social media how people genuinely had no idea that indians or any brown person was asian i was shocked to see that since i was born and raised in the UK i always saw myself as an asian i didn't have to specify where or what.

[@mangotar0]

@@starr2870 its also because most of the asians in america are east and south east asian. So ofcourse the majority of americans wont be knowledgeable about south asians if they arent exposed to them as much.

[@starr2870]

@@mangotar0 but they do have states that have a high population of south asians, just like here in the UK there are many cities with very low population of asians tbh its jut the fact that thewyre very out of touch and just have a shitty education system it seems.

[@diosundoro5019]

Being a Southeast Asian who's culturally heavily influenced by both east Asian and south Asian (Indian), it's weird not to call Indians as Asians

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

I agree. By saying Indians and their culture are not Asian, it's basically saying 50% of cultural aspects of other Asian cultures aren't "Asian". China and India are the mothers of Asian civilisation.

[@Hindu428]

Hehe Indian subcontinent ❤️South East Asia

[@WastedBananas]

It's not weird it makes sense. Indians are not Asian.

[@doit2810]

@☞ོ☜ོ 66 years ago Asia was originally a term which included Indians but not East Asians. Americans came and mixed it all up. Regardless, Asia is a very new identity for usm

[@agar2969]

Saya pikir mungkin karena dilihat dari Ras ya makanya ada yang mngatakan India itu bukan Asian. Soalnya pernah baca Ras Asia itu identik dengan Mongoloid. Klo India sepertinya masih tergolong dalam Caucasoid, sama seperti Asia Barat. Sedangkan Asia Timur, Asia Tenggara dan Asia Tengah masih tergolong Mongoloid.

[@SawJesaja]

I was born and raised in Thailand but I got a chance to learn to know a guy from Mumbai. We become brothers . Trust me he is more Asian than me 🤣🤣🤙

[@Portagas.D.Ace75]

Being an Indian I feel more proud to be called Indian. Cause just imagine a person from east Asia called an "Asian". No one knows exactly where they come from whether they're Chinese or Japanese etc... But when I'm called Indian what I feel proud about is out of all Asia or let's say South Asia we're specifically well known with an identity globally understood by everyone. That's why I'd preferred to be either called an Indian or a South Asian instead of "Asian" term. Especially for the fact that we as a nation are being highly recognised globally for both our positive and negatives (my opinion tho...)

[@IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor]

I mean, that is basically the reason “Asian” ended up being the descriptor for East Asians in the US. Cuz Westerners had a hard time telling Chinese/Japanese/Koreans apart, so we are generically “Asian” to them. In recent years, I get the sense that some Indians get offended when we don’t call them Asian, but it’s entirely an American thing. It’s nice to hear this perspective that you like being referred to as Indian. But in an effort to not offend, I will start referring to Indians as Asians. And East Asians for people from the Eastern Asian counties.

[@khaizukooninaru9155]

If you are called south asia remember you are club with katori nations like sri Lanka and Pakistan 😂😂

[@vanlin9107]

I mean I saw an indian guy...I think of them As pakistani

[@ult7511]

People are confused now too, South Asians can be Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi or Sri Lankan

[@Nick-dr4ec]

@@ult7511 they are the same race just different nationalities

[@itsalltakenup]

The guy with glasses and blue shirt was very very well spoken. I like hearing his insight. In spite of the richness of our diversities as Asians (of all kinds), we still share a lot of similarities such as a huge emphasis on familial ties, expecting your kid to be a doctor 😂, and most of all, our near universal love for rice.

[@itsalltakenup]

@Upamanyu Baishya Haha. Yes! It really shocked me the last time I visited a western country and people just chucked away the carry bags 🤷🏻‍♂

[@rachanas4483]

Agree, the guy with the blue shirt and glasses had great insight and put it across very well.

[@flyingdutchman6815]

True that and also scary moms 😂

[@ddsharma9793]

Very beautiful observation 👍

[@farukhsheikh5790]

Slippers being used as weapons of mass destruction... Washing any packaged food before cooking it... Not removing the covers from any product as long as possible. Removing shoes outside the house... Etc .

[@jojopratama285]

im indonesia i feel hurted when malaysian comedian said indian isnt asian.

[@jamesm2441]

Why? It doesn't apply to you.

[@BigVtheVanity]

Malaysia belong to Thailand.gghh

[@divya6911]

Strange?

[@0arjun077]

Its a comed showy, even i saw and laughed at the joke.

[@YashSharma-zp8yu]

Why you feel hurted for Indians?

[@EmergentStardust]

I've been to India about 8 times, the first time in 92. I'm from the US. The answers here really nailed it. Gosh I love India and Indians! The country is changing fast and always beautiful.

[@RandomGuy-rc6vd]

I am from Kazakhstan, and we also seem to be the “forgotten“ part of Asia. We are in Central Asia, which is culturally different from East Asia (China/Japan/Korea) or South Asia (India/Pakistan). Interesting that most of us have “oriental” face features and in the west many people confuse us with Chinese, and when I tell them I’m Kazakh, they get surprised that we are Asian 😅. Asia is large and incredibly diverse both ethnically and culturally! Don’t get stereotypes and labels fool you

[@roshanmangukiya298]

Same similarity to my thoughts.

[@IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor]

I was one of those ignorant Americans. I learned Kazak people look similar to East Asians because I became a fan of Dimash.

[@AyanAli-py7ci]

Pakistanis are literally half Iranian, Indians are east of the Indus River

[@pelandolickasshole8715]

@@AyanAli-py7ci tell me which iranian ethnicity used to rape you

[@myhomemykook]

@@AyanAli-py7ci if it's true then I am so happy that Pakistanis have nothing to do with indians

[@amritas2400]

4:14 Well said! He said it. "It's a fact. It's not about people's understanding."

[@WastedBananas]

Nope, factually speaking Indian's are not asian.

[@amritas2400]

@@WastedBananas Take the world map and have a good look. "Factually", haha. Do you even know where Asia is?

[@WastedBananas]

@@amritas2400 Factually, India is on its own tectonic plate.

[@amritas2400]

@@WastedBananas Lol. I think you looked at the wrong world map. I told you to look at the "CONTINENTS" map, not the tectonic map. Also, if you refer to tectonic plates, Arabia is not in Africa, Asia and Europeans have a common plate called the Eurasian plate, Filipino plate is different, so they aren't Asians as well. Great. When you say "factually", it cracks me up.

[@WastedBananas]

@@amritas2400 Arabs are not Asian. No Arab refers to themselves as Asian. Your point is moot

[@euphoria3499]

One thing I'd always want to tell to a foreigner as an Indian would be, "India is not what you heard/read/watch in news/shows/movies...India is what you witness and experience on your own." Have seen multiple foreigners experience that and ofc gets settled here in India. We have a lot more to offer to a specific individual from ANY part of the world. That kind of diversity you'd not find anywhere else. We have been living and growing with that diversity which I consider as India's BIGGEST strength which no one else could ever have. And, being told that Indian are NOT Asians, it's true I felt bit offended when I saw that skit for the first time but now I am more comfortable and proud to be called Indian than asian. I understand where this guy is coming from, where I'd say "no comment". Like one gentleman in this video said, every stereotypes is due to THE complete ignorance & always have an answer as to why ! You just gotta educate yourself. Also, very amusing part, the music world tours whenever any artist announces the ASIAN tour, it's always the OTHER ASIAN countries. Never seen any artist include India as part of their "ASIAN TOUR" (there might be someone, but I never really come across any...) which shows how illogically it's normal for everyone to decide India is not a part of ASIAN without any discussion.

[@cerveauy8782]

Best comment ever!! You put your point across very elaborately👏

[@peachinpeace9300]

Man that comes from Han Chinese superior race complex, often Chinese nationalists thumping that, some revisionist past history about race and building upon that. Than projecting their meritocracy world view on it and defending their way of governance is better, looking down on other way because it’s their very identity. India being one that challenges their world view on growth with a different governance model as to them it’s about supremacism here & binary thinking.

[@sarcasticsree]

Well said !!!🙌🏼🤗 Yes ignorance is the reason for these type of jokes!!!🙄 And yes hardly seen any foreign artist to even consider India in their Asian tour forget about the world tour, for the kind of supporters we have in india, we deseve to be included sometimes 😔 !!!

[@farukhsheikh5790]

@@peachinpeace9300 As someone who is an avid reader of Chinese web novels, and someone who spends a lot of his time on weibo, I would completely agree...

[@hitmanabhi007]

@@farukhsheikh5790 Chinese web novels = overpowered protagonist with martial arts and cultivation skills xD

[@nameisamine]

In the U.K. we had the opposite problem to the U.S. - the ‘default Asians’ were Indian/Pakistani people. East Asians were lazily labelled ‘Chinese’. I remember in the past people at work/school/on the street would often lazily label ANY East Asian person as “Chinese”. You could be Korean, Japanese, Filipino, Thai - many people will call you ‘Chinese’ unless you corrected them. I remember at my school everyone called this dude “Chinese Kevin”. Years later I got to know Kevin and actually discovered ‘Chinese Kevin’ the whole time was actually ‘Indonesian Kevin’ 💀

[@IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor]

In the US, it would be considered racist to go around calling every East Asian you come across as Chinese.

[@AyanAli-py7ci]

Pakistanis are white, Afzal Khan who is a Pakistani criminal from Britain is listed as white by the FBI

[@sonudas2413]

😂😂

[@taebear2266]

😂

[@pujamajhi8265]

🤣🤣🤣

[@blakehandshake]

I really like hearing Indians speaking in English. The accent is so cool.

[@engineeriumm]

cool

[@Henchman_Holding_Wrench]

Just because of cultural differences, a lot of people seem to forget that most of Russia, half of Turkey, and the Middle East is technically Asian. I think some people just wanted to take the "not Asian" line literally.

[@miyazaki13]

Maybe people think asian as a race? Instead of "people living in asia". Thats i think the main reason why people think they not asian.

[@Desert-lizardd]

Russia is europe. Siberian natives are yellow people, not white people

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

@@vlrsvvn791 Russia is definitely Eurasian and politically they are leaning towards creating stronger ties with Asian countries like China and India and beefing up ties with Central Asia.

[@educationforblind6362]

There nothing exist as middle eastern. Parts of it is transcontinental, it can be european, western asian and one is in mediterranean north-east africa.

[@educationforblind6362]

@@vlrsvvn791 most those ethnicities live near eastern kazakhistan.

[@Ankit-uv3yp]

We as Indian are proud to be called Indian, yes we are Asian but we identify as Indian first and who would not want to be known by there country.

[@Wisdom-i1v]

Chup be

[@apathologicalliar748]

@@Wisdom-i1v kyu?

[@WastedBananas]

Indians aren't Asian.

[@Jason_living_in_hell]

Asia is a continent not a country

[@annaairahala9462]

I really liked that guy with the glasses, he seems like he'd be the one to bring life into a friend group

[@_yuri]

fr

[@sidkudu4972]

he is wise

[@jing8927]

Everyone in the video is so warm-hearted, love each of them!

[@angelotolentino9484]

Asia is the largest continent in the world. At the most western part of Turkey, eastern and northern part of Russia, most southern part of Malaysia. Ronny Chieng's view of Asia is very sino centric. Asia is the most diverse and most beautiful continent in the world.

[@educationforblind6362]

Asia is not 1 continent

[@educationforblind6362]

All turkey is in europe (and in the same time western asia).

[@tripriagiwiguna]

Indonesia not part of Asia?

[@alpacacomentadora413]

it is eurasia, europe is not a continent

[@angelotolentino9484]

@@educationforblind6362 Turkey is transcontinental just like Russia.

[@Spring_of_Smiles]

Just because Koreans are represented as being Asians globally doesn't give Ronny Cheng the right to say Indians are not Asian. But it's an eye-opening joke anyway 😂

[@nullvoid6095]

Ronny was being satirical

[@WastedBananas]

Ronny is right.

[@ShubhamKumar-vd9xy]

@@WastedBananas Rony is hypocrite 😂😂😂🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼we are South Asians a Chinese looking person couldn't decide who is asian who is not

[@pritam30054]

Bro it was a joke like how a person from another nation can be a president of different nation so he don't consider him as asian

[@arnoldschwarzenigga2268]

"Eye Opening Joke" ....... great pun ;D

[@CocoNut2018]

India's influence throughout S.E Asia and throughout East Asia is huge.

[@YashSharma-zp8yu]

How?

[@CocoNut2018]

@@YashSharma-zp8yu Buddhism

[@YashSharma-zp8yu]

@@CocoNut2018 I am talking about recent Influence.

[@CocoNut2018]

@@YashSharma-zp8yu I believe we need to zoom out to see the deep cultural impact India has made and a basis to connect each other. I understand what you are trying to get at. However current geo events are like waves that are constantly changing. Often we focus on this too much to decide if we feel inclusive or not. We often failed to reflect on the deeper depth. S.E Asia is a melting pot of India & Chinese influences. Two great cultural powers of Asia. For example, Thailand and Laos use both poly syllable words from India and mono syllable words from China.

[@ult7511]

@@YashSharma-zp8yu In my native language, Tagalog from the Philippines, their is similarities in Sanskrit an ancient Indian language, some of our words is literally a Sanskrit word example is 'Mukha' = Face 'Mula' = Origin 'Paksa' = Theme or Subject is both Tagalog and Sanskrit. I recently know that my language got lot of influence on Sanskrit and Tamil which both is from India.

[@ritwikachatterjee5792]

I am so proud of my Indians . Love my country. I am proud of these positive stereotypes

[@tokkiwon]

Wow all of these people interviewed were so brilliant and open minded. How impressive their mindsets are.

[@ananyadwivedi4946]

Honestly , being an Indian myself, i know that my country is a world itself. We have too much diversities, almost more than 27000 linguistic, 3000 languages, 22 official languages. It's just variation in language. There is so much variation in every term . India can be a continent itself. But calling it out of Asia because our looks are different is sharing western prospects of Asia for whom Chinese , Japanese and Koreans are only Asian. To defy this prospectus,we have our north eastern states which share both similar looks and culture with East Asian culture . In the end I will say ,I am proud to be an Indian and lucky for being a part of this beautiful subcontinent.

[@themallubudgetgamer9555]

Nicely Said 👍

[@ananyadwivedi4946]

@youalrightboi158 are you taking free ganza like Bollywood celebs

[@lisasyadom23]

@@ananyadwivedi4946 lol I'm dead

[@moinuddinkhan593]

@@ananyadwivedi4946 3000 languages 😅😅 Really??

[@Blackwade]

@@ananyadwivedi4946 atleast do a simple Google search before mocking others...he/she is right .....India has 2 official languages (Hindi and English) and 22 scheduled languages.Ex- Tamil is official language of State of Tamil Nadu but Tamil is not an official language of India. Have you ever seen any Indian govt. circular written in languages othere than Hindi and English?😂

[@qawsedrftg135]

I'm Indian and I'm proud on my Indian subcontinent!!!

[@prajjwalsingh7883]

Cringe. Delete

[@pahadkivadiyose6978]

@@prajjwalsingh7883 In the name of being seen cool you people are gone nuts. Every single Indian should be patriotic regardless of problem we have in our country.

[@divy4nshi]

@@prajjwalsingh7883 toxic, delete

[@Nabamyopu]

Heard first time about Indian subcontinent lol

[@WastedBananas]

continent* If europeans can have a continent I don't see why we can't.

[@SelphieFairy]

I was talking to my Indian friend and I referred to us as “Asian” and he was a little taken aback ( but in a good way). He was surprised since most people kind of don’t think of Indians as Asian people.

[@ashkanzahoor7242]

India is an Asian country and Indians are also Asians

[@nilotravels]

When I visited Vietnam people often said “you don’t look Indian you look Asian” so yeah people surely see Indian and Asian as different and it just comes from lack of awareness because people assume “Indians” to look a certain way

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

I wonder what they think of some of the darker Montagnard tribes of Vietnam who look quite "Indian" in comparison to the majority Kinh Vietnamese.

[@Justin_Why]

@@user-jt3dw6vv4x So indians means when someone is dark?? 😂😂

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

@@Justin_Why No but many Indians are dark with rounder eyes (except for northeastern or some tribal groups). Some of the Montagnard tribes of Vietnam have rounder eyes and darker skin. They look more "Indianish" than typical "Southeast Asian". I don't like comparing them to Indian features because they aren't "Indian". Those tribes, like many of the tribes of India and various parts of Southeast Asia, descend primarily from an ancient East Eurasian lineage that traditionally had rounder eyes, darker skin straight or wavy hair before the development and arrival of lighter skinned neo-East Asians into Southeast Asia. There just isn't a word in the English language that can describe that type of phenotype. I just say "Indian" because that's the largest country in Asia that has a similar phenotype even though the majority of Indians are actually mixed.

[@Justin_Why]

@@user-jt3dw6vv4x Indians don’t have one type of feature..

[@WastedBananas]

Indians aren't Asian.

[@iammrsigit_2319]

I loved how casually they reacted to the jokes ,not easily offended Greetings from Indonesia 🙏🙏

[@followengland_ballsonig2938]

y’know what it is? i’ll tell ya what it is: it’s anti german discrimination. ikea is a symbol of german pride. it’s our company and they wanna take it

[@cerveauy8782]

I'm Franco-Indian, but I too consider the Indian part of me as ASIAN❤️🕉️🇮🇳

[@subh510]

We are proud as Hindu...🚩🇮🇳😘😘..Love you bro ..

[@WastedBananas]

You are wrong. Indians are NOT asian.

[@YashSharma-zp8yu]

Great! You live in France?

[@sscdreamsfornonhinditeens9927]

Are you from Puducherry?

[@gamersgamingz1302]

Yess

[@Amanji_007]

Feeling proud seeing most of the Indians talking so much sensibly ❤️🇮🇳

[@revenantwolzart]

Everyone in India is patriotic man, I love my country Indians are Indians, better not be clubbed with others

[@jayaratnam599]

Yah Indians are indians....plz some one make indian country separate as indian continent lol .. ❤️ I don't want to say that I'm asian lol

[@0arjun077]

Same its a subcontinent and it was collided with Asia to became a part of Asia. Im more proud to be called as Indian first.

[@teampunk1356]

R/india would rather disagree

[@abhishekdarjee7069]

Very true

[@surajitdas7695]

@@teampunk1356 shittiest subreddit

[@Imtizomi]

Hats off to the person who recognised Hong Kong as a country !!! Free Hong Kong 🇭🇰

[@happymaguire7806]

Don't worry. It'll one day.

[@GoodBoy-cy9tj]

Lol

[@jungkookbtsarmy2613]

😂free hong kong free Western Taiwan

[@噶噶-x8r]

Happily, Hong Kong is not a country.

[@Aakanksha.Rathore]

The kindness and generosity shown by Indians here is extremely tremendous. I'm kind of glad over nothing probably but with the smartness these people answered not getting offended by the stand up and looking through Mr. Ronny Chiengs point of view. I mean this is what India is. Rich at hearts and showing true kind of sportsmanship. Although I'm blessed and proud of being an Indian every moment but this video right here made me feel more rich by people's perspective, words. We're Asians and will be till tectonic plates move us apart.😂❤️

[@libtardiacitizen]

The stereotypes of us are some of the worst. It'll change with time. I'm sure.

[@ibegtosaythat]

​@@libtardiacitizen no one cares abt ur stereotypes bro , There are 48 countries in Asia and 3-4 countries are considered Asian and if u people don't have brain to get this thing then u are born at a developed country with zero brain then what should be expected from people like u

[@WastedBananas]

Indians are not Asians.

[@AllinONE-sz2os]

Indians are the only Asians who call other Asians Momo/chinki etc.

[@WastedBananas]

@@AllinONE-sz2os Indians aren’t Asians

[@VicTheFigGuy]

Fantastic answers. Very thoughtful. India is a very unique country with very ancient and rich culture. I am SE Asian and quite frankly the majority of the western world when they think of Asians, they think of East Asians only from the soft power influence China, Japan, and Korea exerted. Sometimes SE Asians are somewhat excluded or forgotten as Asians as well. SE Asia are also very culturally and genetically diverse which I think it is difficult for some to see as Asian when they compare other Asian groups to East Asians. Btw I don't find that skit to be all that funny.

[@followengland_ballsonig2938]

this is why i will never stop calling desi people ‘italians’ since they’re both caucasoid, like how these cawksuckas put southeast and east asians under the term ‘asian’

[@strpa.mp4]

@Anti India yes u r

[@fallendevonish1869]

And yet the whole purpose of the video is that the UK considers India as Asian, and the UK is the West, so the question this show should asking is why is the UK diffrent.

[@strpa.mp4]

@@fallendevonish1869 more like, why r they knowledgeable

[@kamijo1412]

As a mixture of Japanese and Indonesian, I am sure india is part of Asia. maybe their culture is a bit different but that's why it's so interesting ❤️

[@WastedBananas]

I am Indian and we are NOT part of "Asia". Do not say we are.

[@Justaguychilling27]

@@WastedBananas and that's just your opinion so alright

[@anjana2784]

There’s actually a lot of similarities between eat Asian culture and south Asian culture

[@sunderlalpatel6390]

​​@@WastedBananashis dude seriously have some problem with India i saw him spamming to every non Indian that Indians are not asian we Indians don't consider us as asian and India is not part of Asia but north east india is and so so one reason I think you are from north east india and very proud to look like other asian but not want to call as Indians but want to be separately called as asian or you really have some very serious issue with India or Indians.But you are also an Indian but don't want to be call as but one reason why you are doing this .

[@sksksks5072]

@☞ོ☜ོ 66 years ago culture and relegioins are diffrent things . in kerela there are many Christian people but their culture is very diffrent from european Christians people

[@sunny_dance7266]

as an Iranian i know myself as an Asian because it's a fact that we are in Asia. when i moved to US i was surprised it's a big deal here and it's nonsense to me people don't know Middle Eastern, Indians,.... as Asian.

[@akza2719]

They are simply ignorant people...😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@WastedBananas]

Indians aren't Asian

[@sunny_dance7266]

@@WastedBananas you can't argue with fact

[@WastedBananas]

@@sunny_dance7266 not fact, just propaganda. Just respect that we don’t want to be called Asian.

[@sunny_dance7266]

@@WastedBananas all Indians in this video said otherwise

[@sophistic]

They respond the questions intellectually. I am a Taiwanese. We know that Indians are Asians. Before watching this video,I have never thought about this issue. Now I learn more about what Indians actually think of themselves as Indians or Asians.

[@mooglemy3813]

I always think of India as being a country on the Asian continent. It's called a subcontinent for the countries in that vicinity. Always though it was confusing. Asia is a large continent with many countries. Easy to make a mistake if your not familiar with Asia and the Subcontinent. However people from Asia usually just say where they're from. Even that can confuse some. Good feed back and opinions and Indians know for sure where they are from. Enjoyed this immensely.

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

India is quite interesting, it's called a subcontinent because each of their states are divided along ethnic lines so it's like a continent made up of smaller countries. Each state has its own ethnic group, language and culture. They really are quite diverse. It's a shame they don't use that to boost their soft power.

[@malithaw]

@@user-jt3dw6vv4x It's not just India alone is called "subcontinent". The entirety of south Asia is "the subcontinent". This is why it's called just "the subcontinent" and most people don't call it "indian subcontinent" anymore because people are confusing subcontinent with India.

[@malithaw]

South Asia is called a subcontinent, the only one of it's kind because there's so many diverse groups of peoples and cultures that are very similar but different at the same time but mainly connected through a shared cultural/religious/political heritage. It's not geographically a continent but culuturally/religiously it's very much different from rest of Asia and hence can be called as another continent within a continent.

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

@@malithaw The term "Indian subcontinent" was coined by the British to describe British India (modern India, Pakistan and Bangladesh), not the whole of South Asia.

[@user-jt3dw6vv4x]

@@malithaw You can make the same argument for the rest of the subregions of Asia. You can also make the same argument for the East Asian Cultural Sphere (East Asia + Vietnam) and Indian Cultural Sphere (South Asia + Southeast Asia). You can make the same argument for many other subregions within other continents.

[@ghemswz]

imagine thinking the people that live in a country located in asia, aren’t asian EDIT: i don’t think you people realize what being asian means, asian is someone whose roots come from the geographical continent of asia. just because white people typically only think of asia as china, japan, and korea does not make it correct. an asian is anyone from an asian country, there’s not a set asian appearance nor culture because it’s a huge continent, just how not everyone in africa, europe etc has the same culture because OBVIOUSLY every nation is gonna have differences, same thing applies to asia. it amazes me how influenced you are by white peoples perception, as if they have any rights to comment on who is asian and who isn’t

[@Akcvs]

I wish we were not considered Asian though, I wish South Asia was considered as a different continent. Because it's impractical to group an entire landmass like Asia as one

[@aishipar1849]

@@Akcvs you can be asian and Indian at the same moment.

[@Akcvs]

@@aishipar1849 yea true but then it gets confusing people always refer to "Asians", in the UK it means South Asian and in the rest of the world Asian means East Asian

[@KenpachiAjax]

Its racism. East asians don't like brown people and that's facts.

[@carljohnsongroovestreetgang]

Bro your wish doesn't matter if you're living in the Asian continent you're automatically an Asian.

[@rumapriyasonowal5488]

I am a north east Indian. Once when I was traveling in Malaysia, a taxi driver asked me where I am from. I said I am an Indian. The guy stopped the car, looked at me in the rearview mirror and asked are you sure????😂😂.. I was like do I need to show you my passport??? Since I look mongoloid, he got really confused. He thought I was from Phillipines

[@Light_Yagami666]

Well , that was somehow expected but peace towards NE 💙

[@sulusukta3935]

It happens South indians labeled as africans, kashimiris and northies as persian

[@Meru732]

Haha. What a great story brother. Love from Chhattisgarh, India

[@Kane_2001]

Maybe you have Nepal feature

[@ayt4166]

I am sorry Ronny Chieng, you are wrong in my context atleast. I am from Northeast India and I am both Indian and Asian, so I am absolutely in the right lane 😎

[@ChhrrisH2496]

Exceptions bub

[@ashkanzahoor7242]

@@ayt4166 India is an Asian country and Indians are Asians

[@himanshu-ol7wq]

Actually we are more happy to be called as "indians" rather than Asians....we indians are more proud of our country than anything And fellow Indians can relate me....by the way thanks for the video❤️❤️

[@IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor]

Perhaps the difference is between Indians from India and Indians in the US. I see more Indian Americans who prefer to be under the umbrella of Asian American.

[@Anshulhe]

@@IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor Not really they in fact filed cases for separate identity because Indians are very much want to celebrate their Indian ness which is source culture for most of East Asia too

[@Justin_Why]

As an Indian I am fine to be called Asian.. I mean I am literally Asian but why does it matter so much idk

[@himanshu-ol7wq]

yeah we are fine called asian because that's our continent but we also feel more proud when specially called Indian....so In either way we don't mind let's end it here

[@IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor]

@@Anshulhe well, I dunno. I just see headlines about Indians being upset with Ronnie’s joke so I’m just trying not to offend people.

[@akshay7035]

Meanwhile North East Indians hearing all this 😂.

[@hirenahir76200]

They r like wtf was happening 😂

[@praveenranjan3656]

😂😂Ghar के na ghat के

[@Perspective-k8n]

I was thinking the same

[@JCEVANGELIST.]

Nagaland ❤️

[@ijustwannasay6470]

"I think people are getting offended very easily these days" is absolutely right.

[@chocolatebear3381]

Yes but when it happens too often, we do have a right to be offended. But some people choose to be mature and just carry on with their day and some who choose to still make people know about us more and that we are not apart from this huge continent. If you know what I mean

[@c.mhonyaningullie9419]

Feels like watching my own life being an Indian from North East India but being called as Asian when you go to Central india. But I know am Indian yes obviously I am, Am Asian and I know that too 🌼🌼🌼

[@saswatmohanty8132]

This blue shirt guy can one handedly write a book about stereotypes and perspectives

[@venky2020]

First of i get it, it's a joke and should be perceived as a joke but, if he makes regular attempt to make a mockery of Indian not being Asians then I would be offended. So many people in comments said they are indians first. We are Indians, Indian is a nationality, asian is the term used for the people who are from Asian *Continent*. Geography!! Simple. And we shouldn't forget not all indians look similar, there are people whom the comedian can relate to and call them "Asians" as well.

[@siliconhawk]

guess people didnt like geography that much in school

[@shobhitkukreti]

Asian is also a term used culturally. We are Indians, Arabs are middle eastern and China others are Asians

[@venky2020]

@@shobhitkukreti then they are using the term incorrectly.

[@venky2020]

@@shobhitkukreti thats the region from where they belong Geographically, that's not how they are called neither it is a nationality. Get you facts correct, only because people call doesn't make incorrect statement a fact. Same goes people from other continent. Person from Poland will be called both Polish and European. Same goes to Indian and Asian.

[@venky2020]

@@shobhitkukreti Use Less internet and read books your will get you facts correct.

[@reeko9278]

Thank you asian boss with these interviews we can also understand the culture and thought and nature of asians! From most interviews I feel Japanese: very intelligent and focussed and little serious and reserved Chinese:focussed and slightly reserved and patriots and hard working people. Koreans: slightly shy and reserved blooming to an international way if thinking Phillipines : extremely chill happy and peppy people. Indians: happy people, who are well read with good communication skills.

[@Sumit-rp5mx]

You will soon find, Indian's are also Intelligent. And what the GOAT point is most Indian's don't think they are more Intelligent

[@ayushpainuly4530]

I am Indian and i think Japan is the land of the rising sun and has very smart and patriotic people.. Chinese are just greedy and copy cats not trust worthy.. The world knows indians with their smart work , loyal, intelligent, spritual...

[@bellla9474]

@@ayushpainuly4530From your comments, I can see that Japan has been very successful in spending countless money every year to market its image. (For example, after their local celebrations, street were covered with garbage, but they picked up garbage on the World Cup). And for Chinese, western media often amplify their shortcomings. China is not good enough in the marketing of the national image.

[@jituhirwani4413]

India :- ting ting ting ting ting ting

[@GeenoGab]

The guy in the blue shirt is on point.

[@nerd7833]

It's always the DAMN blue shirt

[@thehitman652]

lol

[@howardyoo4070]

I don't know how to word it properly, but it feels like Indians have a very different way of thinking. If I look at other street interviews, the answers are usually very surface level but Indians goes really deep into the subject somehow

[@leishangthemhero827]

I'm from north east india (manipur). What do u think I'm? both asian as well as Indian 😂. Nah I'm true indian and I would die on this beautiful motherland India❤️😀

[@BambinaHarold19]

Wow I'm proud of my Indian people... The way they respond to the questions calmly and clearly only show that Indians are highly evolved ❤️ Respect P.s I am a big fan of Ronnie Chieng

[@cardinalspada]

Ye kya proud proud har samay krte ho cringy lagta hai bhai... please indians ko itna cringy mat bnao ...

[@tubshorts8507]

​@@cardinalspadai think u r right nowadays in south asian countries it's a trend to feel proud in every topic sometimes it's feel cringy but we can respect others opinion also🥰😉

[@RupsD319]

​@@cardinalspadaSahi hai. Har bhakt proud proud.

[@colorgrower]

We are Indians there is 1.3 billions of us, practically 1 in 7 in this world is Indian. We really dont need another label of distinction.