>>33350938>>33351014I'm just as irritated by Indians from the motherland who come here and stick to their stupid casteism or their outdated views as anyone else. They've ruined our reputation and it irks a lot of us, trust me. And I agree, if you're coming into someone else's country, you are a guest and you need to assimilate.
I guess what I meant to convey is that as soon as people realize you're a normal, Westernized and well-adjusted individual who just happens to be ethnically Indian, they drop any racism towards you. They actually stop seeing you as Indian at all. I've had people tell me "I don't really see you as Indian" or "you're not really Indian" or "you're not like other Indians" which is a little insulting in a way but whatever I get it.
So to OP or anyone else reading this, that's what I'd want to convey - just assimilate to the culture, try to make friends with the local, make an effort to speak their language, and everything will be fine. If you do all of those things, no reasonable well-adjusted person will hate you