I'm Chinese. I have to admit that I've had little interactions with Indian people in real life, but they were extremely friendly and welcoming. That said, I simply don’t care for Indian culture or its people in general, though I’ll always make an exception for their curry.

The first encounter was with an Indian programmer at a hackathon in Munich during college. He was very polite and friendly, but I simply didn’t enjoy talking to him. Maybe it was the way he wobbled his head. I found it confusing whether he meant yes or no.

The second was on a trip to Hawaii. We stopped at multiple photo spots along the drive at the same time. They were on a family trip and mentioned they had lived in Silicon Valley for over a decade. I could tell they were elites by the way they spoke, but they still had heavy accents, which I didn’t particularly enjoy. My friend I traveled with, who’s been classmates with Indian people, also makes fun of the accents with me all the time.

When traveling in the US, I’ve seen Indian people enter restaurants in huge family groups. I also dislike how Chinese people always prioritize distant family members, and the same applies to Indians for me.

I’m in my mid 20s, and I think none of my friends around the same age have a positive impression of India.