Indians are of course Asians because they are from the part of Eurasia called "Asia" by those who claim to live in "Europe" (Greeks used the term to mean anything not Greek that lied to the east). I documented before how Asia is an artificial understanding of Eurasia.
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Indians are Asian because there are no one "Asian" ethnic group
Going around on Twitter (hat tip: geographile) is the question "Are Indians Asian?" A website, Indians are Asian, has been established to prove Indians are indeed Asian by cultural traits, geography, food, and humor.
Indians are of course Asians because they are from the part of Eurasia called "Asia" by those who claim to live in "Europe" (Greeks used the term to mean anything not Greek that lied to the east). I documented before how Asia is an artificial understanding of Eurasia.
Indians are of course Asians because they are from the part of Eurasia called "Asia" by those who claim to live in "Europe" (Greeks used the term to mean anything not Greek that lied to the east). I documented before how Asia is an artificial understanding of Eurasia.
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