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Why do people in my class think that Indians are not asian?

and that Philippines is part of Australia continent and Russians are not asians. 😑

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I'm Indian, it's said because technically East Asians are a part of the Mongloid race while Indians are either Aryans or Dravidians

@QueenOfQuirk: but yar asians are those living in asia..ryt? so must b asians too na

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Yeah but by that logic many Russians should be called Asians too

@QueenOfQuirk: of course

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@Greenbare: I'm afraid you're wrong.

AllisonMarkov · 26-30, F

@QueenOfQuirk: IDK anymore. The Indians in my class consider themselves Asian and get pissed off when people say they're not.

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@AllisonMarkov: Because in academia, all countries in Asia's territory are Asian

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