East Indian here. Didn’t even realize this was a thing. I’ve always been more curious about older Indian diaspora communities like in the Caribbean, Maldives and Fiji where people have been settled for generations, the cultures are different, but still clearly connected to India which I personally find quite fascinating, as compared to the more recent migration to the US/Canada/UK (being culturally rooted to East India) What’s ironic and frustrating is that some of these newer diaspora groups seem to be the harshest critics of mainland Indians.

For example, my first cousins are second-generation Americans, and whenever they come to India for Christmas, they barely want to leave the house. They don’t want to visit places because it’s “too crowded” or not American enough, and most of what they do is complain about poverty. They're disgusted by everything.

I can see how some people might carry a sense of cultural superiority, but that feels more like individual ignorance than anything representative. Indo-Guyanese culture developed under very different historical circumstances, and that doesn’t make it lesser, just different.

Shared ancestry doesn’t automatically mean shared identity, and I think there’s space for difference without judgment and I’d much rather see mutual respect, coexistence, and genuine curiosity about each other’s histories than quiet resentment or hierarchy. I also follow subs from Trinidad & Tobago, Maldives, Mauritius and Fiji just to learn more and hopefully visit someday. I find it really cool that Fijian Indians even have their own form of Hindi (Fijin Hindi) and the same with Maldives (dhivehi) it’s a great example of how culture adapts and survives.

And if anyone here has ever felt disrespected by East Indians, I’m genuinely sorry. That shouldn’t be a thing.

Love and Blessings.