| Totally agree. As it is, Indian diversity is already lumped together into one nation. No one says European cuisine, European language, European culture etc when referring to something specific. As a person from India, who lived more than a decade in the USA, I took quite some time to realize the following: - We are not Asians even though India is in Asia. Asians are those who have the "oriental facial features". - We are not Indians, because generally native Americans are referred to as Indians, and I realized only later that if I mention "native Americans" when someone refers to them as Indians, can be a little incorrect (politically) based on who says that. - We are all "South Asians" when a terror attack occurs in developed countries (especially European counties). - When there's something specifically negative pointed out about India, then it's clearly "Indians" and "India" (this point is limited to celebs and US/Eu media, not the general population that I have come across). people if USA are used to be called Americans and not "USAians". I guess it's the same attitude towards other countries that leads to such usage of terms. |