>>520495227 (OP)
Indian smugness stems from two millennia of arranged marriage. The courting process in Western countries requires self reflection and betterment.
We see the same attitude in the classical Western nerd. It’s a trope IRL that’s rarely portrayed in media, but nerds will very often think they’re better than everyone. They’ve never had to auto-correct their attitudes in social situations when girls were giggling at them (or they were simply unable to do so).