What makes you different from an Indian?

YUP grgdai, Its like how do chinese make themselves look diffferent from japanes of koreans in america? They might look similar, but we all know that they are from different countries and have their own culture. Its not like, chinese have horn on their heads and japanese have a long tail. The point is we all are human beings and will share similar traits based on regions. But for political and cultural boundries, we belong to different nations and we represent them. Busenitz, if you want to really differentitate from the indians, do wear a daura suruwal and go infront of them. I am sure they wont consider you an indian after that.

@ grgdai I know what you meant. We dont like to be called Indian for sure and how would you explain sb not to call you an Indian ? No offense brother but if are a mongolian and somebody calls you chinese, you have tonns of point to tell them why you are not chinese (beside the fact you were born in Nepal and you hold/used tohold Nepali passport). You can tell them the diffference about our culture esp. language, religion, food and the ancient civilization. But if we compare those aspects with that of Indian, its pretty much the same. so my question: Having so many things in common, why do we act/try to act we are so different from Indians? At least we shouldnot be offended when sb calls us an Indian. In my college, there were not any Nepali and just couple ABCDEFG girls. I used to tell my frens we are totally different from Indians. The funny thing is when we had conversation about anything in a group, almost all the things about me and those girls were similar. Like when i talk about a specific food, game (we used to play as a child), or even just a perspective about sth, they would be like "Oh Yeah, I know that, We did that" I liked those girls and they were cool as cucumbers but I had hard time establishing and proving the differences between Indian and Nepali culture among my freinds ( white & black). Those freinds told used to tell me culture,people and everything looks same to them. Just to make me mad, they used to call me sometime "Indian" and I used to give them a lecture for quite a while.

tama alo bodi..farsi ko achaar..gundruk ra batmas ko tarkari..masaura/titaura ko tarkari...dedo ani sisno ko tarkar and the list goes on and on and on about what makes me a Nepali and not an indian..and alos the fact Indians do not speak nepali...nepali is the official language of nepal.. hence, once again, the importance of having our language that unites us and makes our nation a Nepal nation.............. our holidayz..kaag puja..kukur puja..gai puja....bhai tika...dashain tika concept..planting jamara concept..purely a nepali way of celebrating dussera...that is not how most indians celebrate dashain and tihar... the fact we call them dashain and not just dussera and tihar not just deepawali.................. our nepalu luga..dhaka topi..daura surwal..ayi mai ko chaubandi cholo..fariya..ghaatima lagauney tilahari instead of mangal sutra.......etc............. too many to type here...from food..festival..languages..to the history of never having been ruled by the British..Nepal is uniquely different from INDIA and indians...

I have really wanted to answer in this post but had wondered how to put in my perspective. Alike many of you when I think generally I too feel offensive when someone says to me “Are you an Indian?” However, as with time and company of some good Indian and Pakistani friends I am realizing that my mind needs to be open about India. I learn that I can’t look or define India through one particular lens or perspective. India is very diverse with culture and history (tradition, old civilizations, temples, to modern life in Mumbai, Banglore, Delhi Bollywood: I like Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan, Aamir Khan, I can’t deny that I don’t like songs of Rafi, Kishore Kumar and RD Burman , I enjoy cricket: Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid ). And YES, I hate their political f***ing attitude towards Nepal. Some businessmen and policemen also act mean to Nepali ppl in border. So, there definitely is mixed perspectives on being called Indian rather than one perspective. Now, to me it all depends on what context are they asking me the question. Sometimes it does not hurt to correct the person asking and sometime based on the person asking my blood boils!!!

because of following reason 1.) I am not pathetically cheap 2.) I don't listen weird hindi songs 3.) I don't wear dhoti Those who are not disgusting are different from indian

बर्षो पहेले रामलखन र कमला माई गाई ओंर भैस चरौदै नेपाल पसिलियो र बाद मा वो बेटा ओंर बेटी पैदा भैहाल्यो जुन बाद मा गएर इन्डियन लूकिंग नेपाली भैहाल्यो! आहिले डेरसाल बाद वो बेटा को नातीलोग ( जो अब महतो से महत,सरम्लाल से सर्मा भैहाल्यो) चुपचाप उम्रिका पसिलियो,अब उस लै देखके वो उम्रिकने लडका कोंन्फुस मा परिलियो...व्हेदर दिस गाई इज हिन्दियन ओर सोमेथिंग एलस,,,,हुम्म्म हुम्म्म्म लेट मि गेस ---- डार्क कोम्प्लेसोन, मौन्त एवेरेस्ट लएक नोज,सोमेटेम स्मेल्ल्स लेक डाम इन्डियन करी, गेट दौन ओन द फ्लूर एंड जुम्प लेक क्रेजी मोंकी इन हिन्दि सोंग, हुम्म्स हिन्दि सोंग इन वोर्क ,मेट्रो ट्रेन,-- एवेर्यव्हेरे----हा! हि इज हिन्दियन ) (Note: Jus for ))))