I got hate comments because of my Indian Accent

[@altinfinity]

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[@TheUntited_One]

hey you! MUTAHAR LOOKING AHH guy your video is awesome i loved it

[@KatjunAndBeibei]

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[@sarikakumari7638]

​@@ДАРТАНЬЯН-з2щparentless behavior

[@AyushSingh-o7x8f]

Apni language use karo, dusro ko bolo tumhari language me baat kare, phir tum unka mazak banao Samajh aya ya iske liye bhi English me likhna padega

[@theantijoker]

@@AyushSingh-o7x8f osaatko puhua englantia?

[@nniklask]

bro doesn't ignore "hate comments", bro will invest in it hahah love it

[@altinfinity]

outsourcing video ideas to the comments. ez game.

[@verytuffcat]

​@@altinfinitythats child labour

[@hiteshkumar.v461]

​@@altinfinitykeep doing this work and give us hints on what to improve when presented to the world

[@SriyansQuandaliusJefferyson]

capitalizes on it*

[@mohamedfahimrafeek6581]

​@@verytuffcat That's a very smart comment keep it up 😂😂

[@schnitzel_enjoyer]

"You speak English because it is the only language you know; I speak English because it is the only language you understand. We are not the same." - Wise Man

[@methamphetamememcmeth3422]

Reddit man*

[@tarus94]

Still a wise man​@@methamphetamememcmeth3422

[@indra_vrtrahan]

​@@methamphetamememcmeth3422 No redditors aren't even literate enough in English, to answer a one sentence question without writing an entire essay.

[@methamphetamememcmeth3422]

@@indra_vrtrahan this quote is from a reddit comment thread from a few years ago. The two people were having an argument when one dude attacked the other dude's English, he replied with these exact words. It became a meme afterwards. So, maybe don't get too comfortable with your ignorance?

[@ayushmanpathak4145]

​@@indra_vrtrahanit was said by a reddit guy though

[@Avendesora]

Dude, I thought you had 808k subscribers when I glanced at it, not 8.08k. The effort and quality are insane, I'm so glad I got to find you early on for the hipster cred.

[@altinfinity]

We'll get to 808k in due time. Thank you for watching.

[@SamGoggins]

It's one subscriber more now ​@@altinfinity

[@antuchowdhury8192]

@@SamGoggins also one more.

[@Daddy_Of_soraML]

This is also just an example of number of subscribers doesn't define the quality of content. It's upto him and he maintained it. Intresting video mate.

[@Ameeee.Ameeee]

@@antuchowdhury8192 and yet another one

[@josefplatil]

This is such a high quality content I would like to follow you on a paid tier!

[@altinfinity]

We're focusing on building a community of curious people at the moment. In time hopefully we'll be able to deliver something worth more than just your time. Thank you so much for the consistent watch.

[@MahiMahi-yu5jo]

Still remember when a client from UK demanded that i 'pronounce' a word with the right accent. I refused and told him I would only if he could say my name with the perfect inflection. I essentially held that meeting hostage. My team did reprimand me, but i told them to fire me if it was a problem. I was invaluable to them at the time. Anywho, that client's business closed down and I moved onto teams with clients who laugh at me trying to keep my cat away from my keyboard and help me with the more difficult pronunciations.

[@whakjob]

@@pipipupu5104 Eye Tea.

[@IAMNOTRANA]

You don't get the joke lol he meant "IT"​@@pipipupu5104

[@Dhaniyapudina-i9i]

U didnt get the joke 2nd guy was refering to IIT 😂​@@IAMNOTRANA

[@dv6738]

​@@IAMNOTRANA he got the joke lol IIT is a college

[@Quartzite]

​@@dv6738Lol, So much pride for the eye eye tees, which are not even in the top 100 in qs ranking. No wonder you people get made fun of.

[@sinner3117]

Internet had made ppl too comfortable to disrespect others and not get punched in face

[@refreshedog4860]

*not

[@EdwinTyler]

You got Mike Tyson's quote wrong.

[@prajyotkumar9644]

Lol true af...it's easy to bullshit on internet hiding behind a cover. You will notice none of these trolls will tell you their origin cause then its a shit show where other party can attack you which they obviously don't want

[@bavanbhairavpillai8089]

as an indian myself,It just fills me with such rage that people make racism normal as,But come on,the best way to make these psychos lose their minds is to simply,ignore them

[@SliceySlicer]

Indians aren't really fighters tbh

[@Andernol]

"I bet it smells like curry" is such a funny insult to me because of how stupid it is. I grew up in rural Minnesota, and somehow ended up becoming friends with a Moroccan kid who lived in an apartment building with a lot of other African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian immigrants. It was my first real exposure to non-American or non-European cooking. The smell was striking, but what I learned was that when cooking smells that intensely , its gonna be the best damn food you've eaten all month. Even if my poor white midwestern palate couldn't cope with the seasoning at first. Guys that toss out "I bet it smell like curry" as an insult don't know how good curry can be

[@altinfinity]

love it

[@Ziad3195]

As an Egyptian, this comment warms my heart. The Tweets he quoted were literally by Neo-Nazis also. One was called "Aryanautist1488" and the other had "1488"in their name too. In Nazi ideology, the term "Aryan" is used to describe the racial group the Nazjs considered the most superior, "pure", advanced and the "master race". And they are people of Northern Eruopean descent. The number 1488 is a symbol used by White nationalists and neo-Nazis. It is a combination of two parts: "14", refers to the "14 Words," a slogan popularized by white nationalist David Lane, which says: “We must secure the existence of our people and a future for White children.” and "88", which represents HH, the 8th letter of the alphabet. "HH" stands for Heil Hitler. Neo-Nazism and general nationalism have been on the rise, and neo-Nazis are no longer considered fringe or underrepresented, partly due to platforms like Elon Musk's X, which supports freedom of speech. This has led to X becoming the new 4Chan basically. However, Elon Musk recently rolled out an update explicitly stating that hate groups, including National Socialists (Nazis), are not allowed. The update also introduced a new option to report "hate groups." but their presence is still strong even after the update.

[@shukrantpatil]

Yes, those comments tell me that those poor souls have never had good food ever 😭 Just different combinations of salt pepper and cheese lmao

[@EsoteriaHealing]

I always reply with "Oh yes, and it's delicious and healthy!"

[@SamAlQattan-p2h]

Yeah, not indian food though. It tastes like shit and gives you diarrhea.

[@SomeGoose_]

This has better cinematography and writing than most netflix documentaries

[@altinfinity]

It's not, but I appreciate the sentiment. Thank you for watching.

[@unknownorigin2242]

​@@altinfinity Nah bro u are really underestimating how much their quality has fallen. This type of video is really refreshing.

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Right? I was expecting a simple video of him reading hate comments but this is a serious deep dive

[@oldestdreamdokja]

It is. Damn bro ​@@altinfinity

[@SipChai]

Let the man be humble

[@phazer_6469]

It's not an accent thing, it's a racist thing.

[@Rage_Harder_Then_Relax]

LOL. Everything is racist today just like everyone is offended too. Weak.

[@itz_endking]

​@@Rage_Harder_Then_Relax hate for no reason deserves a pushback. Bully someone for no reason, and when they retaliate, call them weak? Sounds like you just don't want the hate that you were bound to get back.

[@zenssa6686]

@@Rage_Harder_Then_Relax I think u need to try and relax harder bro

[@Stellar_Dusk]

​@@Rage_Harder_Then_Relaxppl like u is the reason why our world sucks

[@SipChai]

​@@Rage_Harder_Then_RelaxEveryone says this until they are at the receiving end.

[@goblinwizard735]

i love accents. everyone has an accent. how they disrupt the illusion of perfect understanding is a gift.

[@altinfinity]

I can get behind this line of thought.

[@five12man]

Somehow it's funny when we finally understand, why people get so frustrated and just angry is kinda weird

[@worldwidefunnyguy]

i can never understand quiet british people bruh i need subtitles

[@SipChai]

Americans and British don't think they have an accent. They say others have it. Really arrogant bunch.

[@oliverwortley3822]

their accent is awful to have to listen to.

[@ritobs]

Your accent is really calming and composed to the voice imo

[@altinfinity]

Ohh wow.

[@swarajdash9975]

@@altinfinity it's true

[@janikusu8677]

"I am going to hurl abuse at you because the way you use your tongue is different to how I use mine" will never not be ridiculous to me

[@altinfinity]

humans are a bit weird aren't they

[@SipChai]

​@@altinfinity*Some humans*

[@Cuspofmagic19]

It is ridiculous....as an American bullied by Indians for my accent, the amount of mistreatment I get is insane sadly... because I do my best to love India and Indians and I genuinely do but when they treat me this wayit hurts

[@archivez101]

@@Cuspofmagic19larper found.

[@NK-ly3cp]

​@@SipChai All humans. Including you and me.

[@TyJ-l9t]

And yet, they use Indian words like Karma, Guru, Mantra, Avatar, etc etc etc and say it with the most absurd accents 😂

[@rgbeye5039]

yeah at this point i just think them as different words.

[@KittyOfChess]

Worst is when they correct Indian people on the pronunciation of these sorts of words.

[@gaunterodimm6370]

"Car-ma is bitch" Dafuq does that even mean lol

[@Saukingalpha]

YOGA!!

[@ajiteshsingh2711]

Caar-maa GOO-ROO MAN-TRA

[@KDCloudy]

made me say “level” out loud for no reason, good job

[@altinfinity]

LEVEL

[@quinnwilliams956]

Same 😂 I was doing it for too long

[@adityamakesstuff]

Leval sabke nikalenge

[@RipsawEV_2]

​@@adityamakesstuff You beat me to it 😭

[@vaibhavsingh9052]

​​@@adityamakesstuffpr niklenge uske jo last tk khada rhega

[@keatonwastaken]

The most normalized racism is Indian racism sadly, all over the globe surprisingly. Anti-arab is also a similar contender.

[@altinfinity]

I read this paper a while back which highlighted that 'Racism = Power + Prejudice' It was a case against the notion that 'Only white people can be racist'. I think you might find that interesting.

[@vulcanitu2578]

Bullshit

[@mihirojha4475]

Ironically enough Arabs themselves are some of the worst offenders when it comes to dehumanizing Indians.

[@jangdaman]

​@@altinfinity this is pretty interesting. Can you share the link to the paper?

[@MorbiusBlueBalls]

as an Indian i wonder if that's because indians themselves are very very racist

[@theresponsibleuser90]

These hateful people are showing the upbringing and standards 😏

[@FawnTheCreator]

And attitude

[@cosmosapien597]

Only insecure people make such comments to feel better about themselves in some way.

[@himanshusingh-st7xi]

Illiteracy too!!

[@Aditya_2898]

Just doing shit in their life and trying to cover up for their worthless lives😅

[@SipChai]

​@ChandrabhaRawatthere is no problem in our accent as it is subjective

[@AniMangHwa_]

Hatred and racism towards indians is out of control

[@geraltissuperman1749]

Hate and Pride comes before Doom , West will fall

[@Popularmango10245]

Indians are qyite racist themselves

[@xiaoshen194]

​@@geraltissuperman1749 Inshallah

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

its because india supports/doesnt boicot russia.

[@ritvikdewangan7674]

​@@rizkyadiyanto7922India I not a satellite country of USA we have our own views don't dare to intervene in our politics

[@roxy472]

This channel should be getting millions of views. The amount of work and production quality is amazing.

[@altinfinity]

Very generous of you

[@akumaryoshi5341]

KZbin only pronotes mass produced slop. I can't even count how many high quality vids channels I have seen having less than 100k subs.

[@hgtdfdgftu867]

I'm an Indian living in Europe. I play video games, CS2 specifically. I welcome you to take a ride with me sometime. Not a single day goes by when someone doesn't make fun of my accent and say plain racist stuff. At first I was ignoring it for years but recently it's really been bothering me more and more. I have come to a point where I have stopped using microphone in-game because I know if I open my mouth then suddenly people will make stupid jokes and undermine me. Often other people join-in when one of them opens up and I feel cornered. Every time I try to communicate state of the game I'm ridiculed and it has created some sort of trauma within me. Now I don't use microphone and choose not to communicate among my teammates so that I can at least save myself the frustration of been portrayed as a clown and at least concentrate on my own game.

[@akj3344]

Yes I have observed this as well. Even people from the middle east make fun of our accent.

[@ruby-brawlstars8540]

Thats the biggest irony. Their accent is almost like ours lol.​@@akj3344

[@Cuspofmagic19]

I'm sorry you had to go through that. No one deserves to be treated this way. I've also faced similarly to you but in a reverse manner, I'm an American who was bullied for my accent during my time in India by the majority of Indians. I know it's tiring to hear the same dumb jokes and people making snarky comments or imitating your accent in a more horrible way or giggling behind your back whenever you speak. I know that feeling my friend. You are not alone ❤

[@rgbeye5039]

@@Cuspofmagic19 sorry. you had to go through that.❤

[@Dipj01]

I have seen this same thing in cs2 but it's Hindi speakers doing it against non Hindi speakers (like Bengali, Kannada, etc). because of their broken Hindi accent. They completely corner the poor guy and even start messing with his gameplay, giving bad callouts, vote kicking, etc.

[@FakeCEOs]

This is the main reason why I haven't started my channel. I am from Nigeria and I don't think I am ready to face hate comments. I hope I can get pass it and start my channel

[@ruby-brawlstars8540]

Not that bad for Nigerians.

[@FakeCEOs]

@@ruby-brawlstars8540 Thats true. People still find there way around anyone with a different accent just to make you feel like you have a low IQ just because of the way you speak lol 😆

[@ellenrogers2555]

@@ruby-brawlstars8540 the nigerian accent will not get mercy

[@ellenrogers2555]

trust me, do not do it, white people will clown the nigerian accent as well

[@ojasJkicks]

no one cares start ur channel and have fun , ignorehaters

[@exceptionallyriso]

Have been ashamed of my accent because of all this happening on the internet for years and decades. I hope to see accents be more normalised in the future

[@exceptionallyriso]

@pipipupu5104 the irony of this comment

[@Fantomstranger]

@@pipipupu5104 what's funny about that

[@altinfinity]

We'll get there someday. Contrary to popular belief I have a lot of faith in humanity.

[@Phoenix.219]

Once you own it then others will stop too. I have heard people commenting on Bihari accent and I just say you have Delhi accent or whatever other accent they have. If someone thinks they can say it in degrading manner then I can do the same. If you yourself feel ashamed then there is nothing others can do to make you feel good. In England they have posh accent, Bradford accent, Yorkshire accent and many more. No one speaks without an accent.

[@JC20XX]

Everyone has one 🤷‍♂️

[@-N0V4-]

On accents, I always have to use a "white" accent on job interviews and it's tiring. My native language has a lot of rolling vowel sound and hanging words, so the sharp consonants of English- particularly British English- sometimes makes me spit more Which you can imagine doesn't seem very professional.

[@MohammedAli-hl4mr]

What’s your native language

[@altinfinity]

You should speak in the accent you feel comfortable and confident in. Like Dr Lawson said in the video, it's a perception problem not an execution problem from your end.

[@KromoO-z3h]

Never make the mistake of using a white accent. It shows to them you can be fooled into beleiving them and taken advantage of in the future

[@agme8045]

White? You mean native, I suppose.

[@kiminobigballs4167]

​@@agme8045 It's both. Don't be coy

[@Emotionalmacaroon_76]

Thanks as a student that's what I can donate I hope it helps you

[@altinfinity]

Hey Thank you so much for the donation. I really appreciate it and it helps us alot but I would to like really emphasise that please only donate if it doesn’t affect your finances. You guys watching us is a big deal for us in itself.

[@crim-jim6814]

0:18 The irony with this clip is that the guy talking clearly has an accent of some kind too, so silly we judge people like this.

[@ale_papa]

He is Indian

[@Karan_Thakkar]

Wake up babe, Animesh dropped another well-researched banger!

[@altinfinity]

Haha

[@_Acerz_]

Holy! you're so underrated. KZbin algorithm has chosen you today, and I'm here for it! Very, very well made video.

[@themelancholyofgay3543]

🙏

[@altinfinity]

glad to have you here, thank you for watching.

[@aswini4222]

Trust me if our skin was white, they would find our accents cute.

[@extraordinarygamer937]

haha I concur

[@sreekargunda3915]

Exactly, they don’t have a problem with Scottish, Irish, French, Italian accents

[@GoofyPilled]

@D13Nword doesn’t matter

[@eleveli2437]

Pretty much. I think it’s more specifically to do with perception of the culture by other Westerners. If someone has a European accent they’re often seen as charming, smart, or elegant. While someone with an Asian, African or South American accent is seen as unappealing or dumb.

[@microitos9754]

Lol no. Most accents are all fine. We all sometimes make fun of them but Indian is the most ridiculous one with their tongue backclicks and high pitched voice.

[@squigglyverm]

this is such a beautifully articulated and wonderfully produced video! As an animator from India, it really makes me happy to see amazing commentary content from our community

[@altinfinity]

Wow this means alot, thank you.

[@globanxiety]

My Indian brothers and sisters y'all got movement$$$ stay in your lane and don't lose focus. Hate & jealousy should be left behind people who cannnot progress

[@legendscult.go159]

Jeet is actually a good name because it means Victory 😅

[@pastormartinsempai6371]

But not poojeet😢😢😢😢

[@SipChai]

​@@pastormartinsempai6371why are you crying though?

[@cookieeees]

​@@pastormartinsempai6371Worst was a white woman named Randy, or the last name Rand, which literally means prostitute😢😢😢😢.

[@gouthamkrishnan6718]

@@pastormartinsempai6371 Pajeet means victorious dad

[@pastormartinsempai6371]

@@SipChai it's hurt me, foreigners calling us street sheetter pjeets 😭😭😭😭

[@HominisLupis]

I've noticed that hatred and racism towards Indians has been trending for a while. Not that such a thing is a new phenomemon of course, and not to suggest that this is the only group that currently under fire at the moment

[@Luke_Robbins]

Maybe because they swim in the same water they sh*t in in India and don’t fix it. Then they bring that culture to other countries.

[@HKG432]

It's because vloggers go to poor regions of India and record all the unhygienic shops. But India is so big it's a mix of developed and poor areas. I mean there's a good reason why so many big companies have Indians as CEO. It's just diverse and full of a lot of people.

[@personbelowmeisadumbass8891]

Most of india is like that,We are a country born of colonization,I dont care about a north easterner or a kashmiri,I care only on my State,India needs to be like EU​@@HKG432

[@shrutivarrier1023]

It just not that alone....there is geopolitics and region politics involved..the most hatred i saw was in instagram...And if you notice there are so many new or dummy or fake account trying to be pitied against each groups. Tamil vs hindi, india vs other countries, language wars etc in a negative way. A recent study showed that many accounts were paid to do that. Also the negative videos has most interaction making it viral

[@tylerdavidson2400]

You should look up what Indian Hindus say about Muslims

[@perhapsyes2493]

My answer is: It's just plain exposure. We (as humans) fear the unknown. When someone speaks like us but is entirely like us, it freaks us out. That experience can go into interest - "Oh, a foreigner is speaking my language! Cool!" - ... or they go into darker places., of which we need no more reminders of in this world. The more we are exposed to different kinds of 'us', the more it is rationalized in ours minds that this is just another form of us. The more we are exposed we start to realize that they're not really that different from us. Not much weirder than that one odd uncle/aunt most know ;) and they are humans, right? Which should make 'them' part of 'us'. My big question is: Will we be racist against aliens? (As in, "ET" etc). I fear we would.

[@uriu3193]

I mean of fucking course we would be racist against aliens, if they somehow exist and if we somehow encounter them. I mean come on! We are racist among ourselves for a whole range of things. A lot have phds in it

[@adorp]

It isn't fear of unknown. Russian English sounds way more off than Indian English, but people find it cool. The African English accent they used in Black Panther is also cool. Almost all exotic English accents are considered cool. It is a bit objectifying, but still not degrading. Indian English simply lacks that nature. English pronunciation is like cursive writing. You need to give it a flavour. But Indians, too used to their phonetic alphabet and simplified pronunciations, simply don't get it. If you study Indian literature, you will see that many poets discarded Hindi in favour of Urdu, which is more flavoured than Hindi. Hindi sounds too mundane, and when that accent is applied to English, it leads to similar issues. It isn't a racism thing. Of course, there are hundreds of languages in India other than Hindi. But Hindi is the language of majority, and that created the stereotype.

[@Thecannibalfrombeyond]

@@adorpsheer stupid comment, the accent which many tend to despise, have more of its base in southern India. Ever heard of Tamilian speaking English, that’s the stereotype or epitome of degradation when people try to put on an exaggerated Indian accent. British accent is also classic in its nature, though I surely don’t say that Hindi might not be mundane to you, but much of its parts can be colourful. So think before you put all of your eggs in a basket .

[@archivez101]

@@adorpi remember people laughing in theatre at the black panther accents, so much that I had to tell them to quiet down.

[@aqualogical4246]

As a future linguist thank you so much for making this video and educating people on the basic of speech. Work like this is insanely valuable in bringing the biggest pillar of stereotyping down (accent hating).

[@ja1nair696]

"there are subtitles, but im not sure if you can read" is wildddd. absolutely loved the video, thank you for not making this into a indian getting offended video but rather a person sharing knowledge one

[@altinfinity]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@akumaryoshi5341]

A man who is insecure about himself finds a constant need to pull down others around him in order to feel better.

[@jacobshirley3457]

Judging and insulting others, whether to the face or behind the back, is a human pastime. Insecurity is one of many reasons for it.

[@aidanwelch4763]

Its long been the case in the US that people from appalachia and the south hide their accents when talking to people without the same accent- those accents still are very heavily judged. Even people near by, I'm from a city in Kentucky, and I remember growing up kids would judge people with accents from the same city or 30 minutes outside it.

[@bryn1063]

I wanted to hear what a real indian accent sounded like incase i was misinformed (like the stuff you hear in Hollywood) so i searched up "Indian accent" and got this. Very informative. Thank you.

[@spuriusscapula4829]

There is no single "Indian accent", but there are a group of them.

[@bryn1063]

@@spuriusscapula4829 Yeah that's true for all accents really. I just wanted to make sure

[@Travel_and_music_shorts]

​@bryn1063 haha I also got here by searching for an Indian accent. PS: I'm an Indian who wants to learn the stereotypical Indian accent to show my German friends how the stereotypical accent sounds like and why I don't have the same haha

[@dilsedesi1704]

There is no single Indian accent because almost every state has their own native language due to which when we speak english, our accents differ A punjabi speaking english would be very different from a Tamil speaking english and that goes for almost all states. The steriotypical Indian accent in Hollywood is something I have not yet encountered in India.

[@srirangarajnc]

That was a very smart ad infusion!!

[@altinfinity]

Screenshotting this for my sponsor

[@srirangarajnc]

@@altinfinity Please do...

[@SpecialTimeWithDaniel]

what really makes me laugh is the fact that they're laughing at you for learning a second language all by yourself as opposed to just picking it up as a baby like they did. imagine getting upset at someone for not being able to pronounce a word exactly like they can yet knowing like 3 words in total at any other language.

[@charmander2k]

this is the realest comment in this comment section.

[@siddharthmane2335]

8:25 That ad segment was genius, perfectly placed within the video context

[@escape209]

He did understand you - he just didnt like your accent. Hell, I'd say my accent (Northern Ireland) is thicker and that's a "standard" accent. So there's no winning, really. Especially not on Twitter i.e. where brain cells and basic human decency go to die. Negative stereotypes (especially online) are a big reason for it.

[@hemangchauhan2864]

Been watching video essays for over 10 years, so it always makes me proud when a fellow Desi makes a great video like this.

[@altinfinity]

Glad you liked it

[@VVesteria]

This is such a well made video, I’m surprised it hasn’t gotten more views.

[@altinfinity]

I'm glad you watched it!

[@VVesteria]

@ I’m always happy to find quality videos from fellow south Asians. It’s so rare to find since the only popular south Asian creator I can think of is mrwhosetheboss

[@Someone-ym1ny]

Average glottophobia L. You even have subtitles on so like, eh? The more you listen the better you'll get at understanding different accents anyhow. Absolute fire of a video as always though! Really enjoyed it as a ling major :)

[@low-key-gamer6117]

"Indian accent" Lol each state in India has its own English accent.

[@A1Snoided]

Yea

[@altinfinity]

Every individual has a different accent if you look hard enough I guess.

[@kzcciynk]

No need to be so passive aggressive

[@alcyonae]

same with the German, Italian, or English accent

[@colbyboucher6391]

Of course, but it's entirely about familiarity. There is certainly an Indian _family_ of English accents with similar characteristics, and it's those broad characteristics that someone who doesn't hear them every day will notice.

[@R3YZE1]

DUDE THAT NORD VPN AD WAS SO SMOOTH! DOSENT FEEL LIKE AN AD AT ALLLL.

[@nishan6392]

I faced this mockery too in Denmark, in US, refreshingly though New York did this the least. In New York everyone is from somewhere and nobody cares much.

[@tylerdavidson2400]

I bet you do the same thing to Muslims in India.

[@kd6190-c2h]

I am pretty sure you won't speak about the problems faced by hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan, right?​ And i am also sure that you raise your voice against the waqf board claiming lands of hindu and Christian in india without any proof.. so shut the f u c k up...@@tylerdavidson2400

[@farhansiganporia8051]

​@@tylerdavidson2400 Not based on accents, I won't say Muslims and Hindus don't have a lot of conflicts here, but the accent is the last thing ppl here think of

[@Dipj01]

​@@tylerdavidson2400Bangladesh is on a rampage against Hindu minority.

[@darkreaper4990]

@@tylerdavidson2400 you say that but y'all don't spare Indian muslims from racism either. y'all bring up rape crimes to justify racism but then y'all are racist to Indian women too lmao. y'all racists are SO stupid it baffles me lol.

[@captaindelta43]

Crazy how people think india is racist while they're being racist towards us

[@hydr0xx_]

​@@BarelyAlive247as if black and white racism in US is non existent

[@GeorgeGabrielTemplarKnight]

You are Right. India does have the caste system. But the problem here is when you hate an entire demographic because they have the caste system, you're also ironically hating on those who suffer under the same caste system as well... Since they themselves are also subjected to the same anti-Indian hate. It's like hating the poor working class white people who lives in the rural parts of America because there might be some white supremists or racists living in those areas as well. All I'm trying to say is that hate can be blind most of the times... and it is directed towards innocent people who have done nothing to deserve it.

[@mr.commenter7953]

@@BarelyAlive247 bro just admit you're a racist

[@crazylegoids9227]

@@GeorgeGabrielTemplarKnightThe caste system was abolished YEARS ago. And as a citizen I can tell you that people in the ‘backward castes’ receive many… and I mean *many* benefits. It’s a problem that is getting solved as each generation continues. Racism against Indians does not and has in fact gotten much worse.

[@GeorgeGabrielTemplarKnight]

I am also a South Indian bro... and I have indeed faced racism in my life... It may be to your surprise but the hate that I received was mostly from other Indians than foreigners... Especially from the North Indians. We only started to become aware of racism when it is done to us by foreigners... The Caste based discrimination is still causing an intense amount harm to our country and people bro... And this so called "benefits" that you speak of is ironically generating more hate towards the lower caste Indians than solving the actual caste based discrimination. Heck we don't need these benefits in the first place if we had a strong economy and better law enforcement to prevent and punish caste based hate crimes and killings... What's even worse is that when Indians go abroad... instead of adopting and assimilating with the foreign culture, we still hold on to our rotting caste based biases and discrimination towards other Indians... While I agree that we must expose and address the racism we are receiving globally, we should also take this opportunity to have some self reflection about our rotting biases and hatred towards each other.

[@Meme-WICK-3-6-9]

Bro knows how to capitalise hate ... And if he knows it then he's succeeding..

[@Ranger-ftw865]

That's how youtube works😂😂

[@ashwinnmyburgh9364]

I've always loved the Indian accent, why someone would make fun of it is beyond me.

[@gullahdon673]

Come from your real id , prakash poppat from Jabalpur

[@VishalStoicism]

@@gullahdon673 jabalpur ppl can also love their own countries accent c'mon man 19 mins and not got an single point

[@Hmmmjs]

What makes you think that man watched the video? ​@@VishalStoicism

[@morax9758]

​@gullahdon673 What does that even imply? If the man is actually Prakash and is from Jabalpur how does it change what he said?

[@oomz1975]

How many languages do you speak?​@@gullahdon673

[@rohanxdavis]

Ive had a former boss from new zealand also ask me why i dont change my accent to do my sales job lol. I dont work there anymore. My accent is a mark of the road ive travelled and my varied experiences, theres no way im changing my accent. So when i started my channel i didnt even think about it until a few commenters started pointing it out. Theyll just have to get used to it

[@LavadeepYT]

Hi Rohan

[@Tushii]

Extremely high production quality

[@Kajukissmiss-g6w]

There are rasict even below this video man😂 its funny how this is a informative and intellectual video but they blindly hate... and then some inferiority complex people will say "they are right we are like this", i hope people understand the difference between, rascim, hate bullying and good critism

[@Richarddv88-bg7pm]

Most people don't know what Racism is? Sad.

[@raghavlama387]

following you since a while, love this attitude and thats what separates you from the ones mocking. love this dude, you are going places

[@sydlawson3181]

Thats the single slickest add I've ever seen. Bravo sir. First sponsership I havent fast forwarded past in years lol

[@no-bodymr6419]

Every time, I open a tutorial video and hear the Indian accent, that I know I've come to the right place.

[@nepaliman5716]

it is all about perspective, when Korea was poor ... they were considered low in many other countries, western media used to portray them as laundry shop managers etc ... and make jokes about what they eat, how they speak Korean etc... then Korea got super rich ! suddenly being like Korean is something western white people started to do , they started to watch Korean series , eat Korean food, listen Korean music ... now Korea is cool ... its same with Japanese ... basically if India manages to be rich / successful etc just like Korean/ Japanese did in past ... we might see western people admiring an Indian accents in same way.

[@darkreaper4990]

I agree with this take. A lot of our problems can be solved if we just become a rich country. buuuuuut the rate of growth is so slow I am not hopeful that we will become one in my lifetime lmao.

[@Helldiver211]

I am a pakistani in canada and i loved the video like there is another problem as well that my indian or pakistani friends just used to joke about the accent by speaking it that way and that gives permission to others to stereotype it

[@SipChai]

True. Some South Asians abroad are wannabes. They really butter up the white man.

[@Noone-gz8li]

True

[@ellenrogers2555]

Pakistanis do not sound like Indians except for Pakistanis from India like Lahore or Karachi

[@Noone-gz8li]

@@ellenrogers2555 70% population of Pakistan originates from India rest are afghan and balchh lmao And there accent is even worse

[@Helldiver211]

@ellenrogers2555 yeah that is a phenomenon that i quiet literally do not understand but my father also kind of sometimes has that accent while speaking with his friends so ehhhh

[@indranidasgupta8982]

I was teaching my niece (when she was around 9) who is a Bengali-American (Indian-American) born in America how to say the word "jol" which means "water" in Bengali. She kept saying the word with a dark L and found it hard to say it the way it's supposed to be said -- with the "L" said with the tongue right behind the teeth (like the way you say "level"). So she was actually superimposing American English onto the language she was learning to speak (Bengali) -- even though the latter is actually her native tongue. How interesting!! This video is just fascinating. Thanks for making it! Subscribed. Oh, and thanks for the website for Dr. Lawson's research. Great closing, btw lol.

[@seamountain5]

I love hearing people’s different accents, with AI voices everywhere hearing real people talk is so much better and less predictable, makes life more interesting

[@just4comments1]

Earlier this year I spent more than $2000 trying to get rid of my Indian accent, my speech therapist/ pathologist kept trying to tell me that there is nothing wrong with the way I speak and that she found it rather endearing but I just felt that it wasn't attractive or desirable. I mean to me it was never about accents, I suppose it was low self-esteem coupled with things we read on the internet. In the end what fixed it was uninstalling instagram and losing toxic friends, more or less I still sound the same but I say what I want to say and how I like to say it. Now I date this beautiful french girl, who loves my accent as much as I love her's/

[@just4comments1]

P.S. I have an indian accent in french as well, I did ask.

[@KEVINTHOMAStheBOSSman]

​@@just4comments1 dukidukuduku timg tomg 😂😂

[@just4comments1]

@@KEVINTHOMAStheBOSSman incel

[@KEVINTHOMAStheBOSSman]

@@just4comments1 sensitive 🤣

[@Cuspofmagic19]

Dang... I'm happy that you now found acceptance with your accent Thank you for sharing your story 😊

[@chriscastagnetta]

I have older family members that make fun of other accents and it’s kinda numbed me. But it’s definitely a real problem and can be offensive to others. Thank you for making this video! Gotta say, very fascinating video

[@bhaaipo]

When life gives you a hate comment, make a badass video about it and earn money from it. Brilliant, haha, and yes I can totally feel it being a native bengali.

[@deagzzzshorts]

8:25 that ad segment was so creative

[@petkamoravcikova]

Speaking with an accent means that you speak more than one language. How anyone can see that as anything but praise-worthy is beyond me.

[@flibbitybibbit2616]

not necessarily. everybody has an accent. even those who speak just one language. have heard the different accents across America, though most are monolingual?

[@dankrishnadasan9295]

Are you a director? Your vision and artistic insight is absolutely amazing! Wow.

[@prajwalmeshram32]

great integration of ad in a video, legit watched the entire ad read

[@hemangchauhan2864]

Dr Lawson was really good at showing those differences. Incredible work by her and you! And, we all could use some humor these days.

[@shushunk00]

Kavernacle channel's clip u used at the initial part of the video has released a 2nd video bc he has faced "criticism" for his anti racist video on the racist people who were racist against indians.

[@altinfinity]

wow

[@insaneaug]

hands the best thing ive seen on youtube in a while. Love this. I get put in front of western clients cause I learned the accent(s). its fun tripping them up and letting the Indian accent through....sometimes... :D

[@altinfinity]

love this.

[@Maya-f1s1b]

French and Italian English accent was looked down upon and considered extremely funny and mocked, but now they are considered sexy. Now it’s the Indian accent’s turn to be mocked. . Also throw in a bunch of racist stereotype portrayal of Indian characters on TV , you get this. There is nothing wrong with the Indian accent. Making fun of people’s second language accent is dumb. So much insecurity.

[@marianabahamonde1994]

I believe, that people associate accents with speaking mistakes (not always, but usually). English has very different ways to pronounce vowels and a word can change its meaning by the way you pronounce it. I've met many people from different countries whose native language isn't english and in my personal opinion we have less trouble understanding each other than with a native speaker who expects a certain pronunciation.

[@criticalscythus369]

This video advertised a sponsor in the most creative way possible! Cheers!

[@shrinidhijoshi595]

This is my first video of yours! Firstly the best ad plugins I have ever watched. And secondly such an underrated video! Definitely looking forward for more of your work ❤

[@altinfinity]

Glad you liked it!

[@Youdoyouyeah]

Really respect the level research gone into this. That video description is a sight to behold. Well done bro.

[@ARPiG3]

I’m an Indian studying in the UK. A lot of my classmates make fun of my accent even though I am much better than all of them at the language. All we have to do is to keep improving and advancing, as jealousy is one hell of a drug and it will never stop.

[@ashitkotian2396]

I have also observed if a person looks good with a "different" accent then that accent is often associated with how nice and sexy it is.

[@RedSupergiant]

Hello to French 🇲🇫

[@Silversubs29078]

His voice is honestly so nice and calming, haters are probably just jobless or jealous😊

[@elliinspace]

It's insane how normalised racism towards Indians is on the internet. Even other disenfranchised groups who are subjected to racism themselves are overtly hateful towards Indians and cannot see the irony in their behavior. Usually, when someone online makes a racist comment, there is at least some pushback but anyone making fun of Indians is only encouraged. It really makes me lose hope in humanity that this is still an issue in 2024.

[@triadgaming3323]

The quality is sooo good, so crisp and professional

[@apexgoblin]

What an amazing video. Your quality is really unmatched and it surprised me that you only have 9.5k subscribers. Hats off. Subbed.

[@shubhampatidar5982]

I was living here in USA for past 5 years (study +work) week before I landed in India .but i never faced racism in USA . But how u guys meet those kind of people. I know few are bad.

[@Cuspofmagic19]

Yeah, even I've lived in USA and didn't even face racism. Most people just assume I like Indian music or eat spicy food just to show that I can open myself around them. Indians do get a lot of hate online, but that doesn't mean the West is to be blamed for everything. It's sad that the West is treated this way.

[@darkreaper4990]

@@Cuspofmagic19 honestly, sometimes I end up in middle eastern forums and their racism against us is way worse than racism from the west imo lmao, like it actually hurts bro. no sense of humor nothing just hurtful stuff lmao. At least western racism can be funny if you detach yourself from your identity as an Indian.

[@karanvasudeva5424]

So, just to clarify, our T (e.g. टाइम) sounds like a D (डाइम) because we produce it without aspiration (ठाइम) ?

[@karanvasudeva5424]

Of course there'd be other differences as mentioned earlier in the video (e.g. we use the tip of the tongue). Great video btw, subscribed.

[@MohammedAli-hl4mr]

Yeah we have a four way sound distinction between two way sound distinction

[@vatsalj7535]

Yeah , the lack of aspiration makes it sound like a D to native English speakers because they typically associate lack of aspiration with voiced stops

[@saipranityellajosyula8008]

Bro casually dropped a whole documentary for just one comment. Great research , good job!!!

[@krusttyyyy]

Your voice never fails to calm me. And the quality? Top notched and well-researched. There's nothing that screams "I have no life" louder than people who take the time out to spread hate online. I have never once seen a person who's geniunely content with their lives hating on others.

[@fortheloveofsanity_]

Brilliantly presented video. I have been struggling a lot with accents as I learnt english through various accents. And, thank you for providing a link to Dr. Lawson's research, That might help me. You gained a loyal subscriber. ☺

[@altinfinity]

Great to hear!

[@HarpinderTalks]

Only 8.52k subscribers and still the quality of the videos is insane. Nice work bro 👍

[@Emilieistaken]

Amazing video yet again, im blown away by the quality

[@altinfinity]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@theinformedtoast3377]

Commenting here to hopefully bring more attention to your work, seems very thoughtful with genuine intent to educate 👍

[@altinfinity]

Much appreciated!

[@sakimple]

I'm 17 now, but I remember that growing up as an Indian adolescent teenager was shite when I first moved to Sweden. It wasn't "racism", but the jokes made on the way I spoke drove me to the point where I dedicated 3 years of my life to train it away, and sound more European. I think accents are amusing cause every individual has an unique one. Be it the way someone speaks, to using certain words, it really highlights their life story and puts a flair on their individuality, hence the prejudice part is awfully staggering. It's about time we should learn that humans are terrifically diverse , and that uniqueness should be appreciated. PS: The video is beautiful by the way. Well researched, educational, whilst maintaining that eye-candy aspect to it. Good luck on your journey!

[@ConflictingJumps]

I don't know it is so comfortable to be so racist, so anger filled. I know it partly because of their anonymity and how othering and violence is normalised. But the way they immediately just start spewing hate and repeating whatever messed-up "news" source they listen to for hours. It is disgusting and confusing time after time, in similar part how hatred is normalised (us vs them) in "edgy" or "dark" humor.

[@JacknVictor]

It's not racism, as Indian isn't a race, and an Indian accent definately isn't a race. If anything it's xenophobic.

[@Anon12375]

​@@JacknVictorstop trivialising hatred and bigotry against indians

[@JacknVictor]

@@Anon12375 that could well be the case, if it wasn't for the fact i am myself Indian, you fu¢king idiot. People need to stop interjecting and claiming racism on our behalf.

[@GigaNicer]

​@@JacknVictor get religion

[@Rippyy.]

@@JacknVictor so am I and I see it as racism. Plain and simple, no excusing it.

[@zungaloca]

I love my indian coworker from Chennai smart dude and always willing to help, but it took me a while to understand him even now I struggle

[@PastelEarth]

Hardly ever comment on videos but commenting for the algorithm. Thanks for a super interesting and thought provoking vid!

[@jupi9789]

Incredible ending, and very fascinating topic. I was born and raised in Canada, but my parents are from India, and i often think about how my speaking Punjabi must sound to people from there. From the students I've talked to, i have a very obvious Canadian-English accent, but it's not something i can pinpoint myself. I guess the goal isn't to be perfectly authentic, but to just try my best to speak my mother tongue. I can't even do an Indian accent honestly, it becomes very stereotypical! There's so many too, but you've got a really elegant accent in my opinion. Subbed, i hope to see more from you!

[@IITJEEAspirant2025-fj6hj]

Man this channel is a gem thought you must have a couple lakh subscribers but surprised to see a couple thousands! Loved great quality , great research and you got a sub man ❤ ! ~Love from India

[@CosmicHase]

Indian man, he taught me mathematics.

[@A1Snoided]

Hell yea we did

[@altinfinity]

I used to teach Physics as well lmao.

[@sparklingblood09]

@@altinfinityu do have that look of a physics professor.

[@abhaykumarsingh7081]

The quality of the video is bloody amazing! Earned a sub! The potential is insane!

[@altinfinity]

Much appreciated!

[@in10minutes79]

Remember They are speaking English because it's the only language they know, you are speaking English because it's the only language they know.

[@Cuspofmagic19]

Yes, but the same goes for foreigners who live in India. I have lived in India for 10+ years and have met people who are multilingual and people who only speak one language but they all have one thing in common - Bullying my American accent. When I try to speak in Telugu or Hindi because I want them to feel comfortable talking to me and not talk to me like a boss lmao, 90% of the time they comment of my American accent is butchering their language. Like I am trying a language for you honey, please don't hate something I can't control.

[@Hmmmjs]

​@@Cuspofmagic19 now bruh stop commenting the same thing under every comment. It is making people feel irritated about your comments rather than sorry

[@jenm1]

@@Cuspofmagic19 Prejudice exists everywhere. That doesn't change the fact that far more hate and history goes toward non-white accents. An American accent usually won't lose you a job or get killed. Also, how is this even relevant? It's not a zero-sum game. You can support foreigners in any country.

[@vishnuvijwani]

Telugu people are trolls really. ​@@Cuspofmagic19

[@Lithium59]

People will find anything to make fun of someone. Even if it is stupid.