Where are you from?
This is a question that *always* leaves me stumped. With parents of North Indian origin, I was born and raised in Western India, and "home" is now Southern India.
So where am I from?
From the data above, most people expect me to answer "North Indian". Do I belong to North India, because that's where my parents grew up? Having never really lived there, I don't really relate to the culture.West India also hasn't been home for more than a decade. However, answering South Indian is not considered acceptable.
The answer that I want to give is that I am INDIAN, minus any labels. Why is that so hard for people to accept?
This is a question that *always* leaves me stumped. With parents of North Indian origin, I was born and raised in Western India, and "home" is now Southern India.
So where am I from?
From the data above, most people expect me to answer "North Indian". Do I belong to North India, because that's where my parents grew up? Having never really lived there, I don't really relate to the culture.West India also hasn't been home for more than a decade. However, answering South Indian is not considered acceptable.
The answer that I want to give is that I am INDIAN, minus any labels. Why is that so hard for people to accept?
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