# Indian (India) guy interracial relationships poll **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 30, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366 "2013-03-30T18:05:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/41 "2013-04-01T05:47:46Z")
> [@Curious\_Man](#): > > Indian =/= White I disagree (non-Indian white). But it depends. Race is a very unscientific system, and you’ll get different understandings of “white” in different places. It looks like you have experienced some racism for being Indian in whatever part of the USA you’re in, and that you also have some pressure to only date Indian women (either from the non-Indians or your family, I can’t tell). I can assure you that your experience isn’t the way it is everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Curious\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Curious\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curious_Man)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/42 "2013-04-01T07:32:25Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > I disagree (non-Indian white). But it depends. Race is a very unscientific system, and you’ll get different understandings of “white” in different places. > > It looks like you have experienced some racism for being Indian in whatever part of the USA you’re in, and that you also have some pressure to only date Indian women (either from the non-Indians or your family, I can’t tell). I can assure you that your experience isn’t the way it is everywhere. 1. I live in the deep south, if you aren’t White, you do face some racism down here 2. I just haven’t seen Indian men date interracial with White women in real life, which makes me doubt if it really exists, no pressure for me to date Indian women but I just haven’t seen Indian men date interracial in real life which makes me wonder what is going on ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/43 "2013-04-01T08:03:35Z")
> [@Anonymous User](#): > > Also, Indians _are_ Asians. > > I am tired of seeing this, “Indians aren’t Asians,” implication. The OP specifically said from India. Which would make them Indians. Just like I’m white, but I’m also American. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/44 "2013-04-01T13:11:02Z")
> [@Curious\_Man](#): > > what state or country are you in? > > I notice a lot of people say this about Indians. I live in NY. BTW, I am Indian, just so you know - Punjabi to be precise. I was born in India but I have lived here since I was four (though I have visited several times). ETA: The majority of the interracial relationships I have seen are in Montreal, of all places - not just Indian male and other female, but every possible combination. And the cutest thing I saw, was an Indian family, both Indian parents, and two little Indian girls, and the little girls speaking French flawlessly and completely fluently. It was adorable. ---
**Author:** ![R3d\_Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/45 "2013-04-01T13:15:47Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I live in NY. BTW, I am Indian, just so you know - Punjabi to be precise. I was born in India but I have lived here since I was four (though I have visited several times). Similar anecdote here, actually. I moved from there to America when I was at a very young age (I think like one or two). I am from an area close to Delhi. I have visited on average every three years (none of my relatives live here). ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/46 "2013-04-01T13:30:18Z")
> [@Anonymous User](#): > > Similar anecdote here, actually. I moved from there to America when I was at a very young age (I think like one or two). I am from an area close to Delhi. I have visited on average every three years (none of my relatives live here). I’m from Panipat, actually. I visited a lot when my parents could pay for the airfare and when I didn’t have to take three weeks off work to do it. I plan to go back once more with my SO, but that will most likely be the only time. Since I am paying for it myself now, I want to use my money to go elsewhere - like London. Most of my family is over there too. My immediately family - my dad and my aunts on my maternal side - are here, but all of my extended family is still there. Hindi is actually my first language…I was definitely talking when I got here. ---
**Author:** ![Stonebow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Stonebow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stonebow)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/47 "2013-04-01T14:20:31Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > ETA: The majority of the interracial relationships I have seen are in Montreal, of all places - not just Indian male and other female, but every possible combination. And the cutest thing I saw, was an Indian family, both Indian parents, and two little Indian girls, and the little girls speaking French flawlessly and completely fluently. It was adorable. Those…were probably my relatives. I have something like 1000 cousins living in Montreal at the moment…pretty much an even split between there and NYC. it was only my 3 siblings and I that decided to strike out and move to points north, south, east and west of the main groups. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/48 "2013-04-01T15:06:05Z")
> [@Curious\_Man](#): > > thanks for voting on the poll guys > > hmm amazing > > I did not even know before coming to this site that indian man - white woman couples existed I photograph weddings (among other things) in the Chicago area, and about 20% of them each year are Indian weddings. Of those, I would say about 20% involve interracial weddings. For example, this year and last year, I’ve had an Indian groom marrying a blond Caucasian, a brunette Caucasian, and Chinese woman (not the same groom, before anyone cracks wise.) If you include an Indian bride, then you can also add Caucasian, African-American and Puerto Rican groom to the list (but I assume you’re not interested in Indian women dating non-Indian men for some reason.) From what I observe with couples at these weddings, it _seems_ to me that Indian men pairing with non-Indian women is somewhat more common than vice-versa, but I’ve never really rigorously tried to study it. ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/49 "2013-04-01T21:52:27Z")
Indian man, currently dating a brunette. My last girlfriend (4 year relationship, so a bit more than a fling) was blonde. One of my best friends is dating a brunette, and my cousin had a long relationship with a Chinese girl. I have several school friends who married American, Canadian, German and - I think - Malaysian girls. That is to say, they each married one girl from the nationalities listed. 😉 Offhand, I don’t know any men in my circle who have dated a black girl, but a couple of my female Indian friends dated black guys. I would class a relationship between an Indian man and a woman of any other ethnicity as being somewhere between “reasonably common” and “common”, at least in my circle of friends and acquaintances. Nothing to raise an eyebrow about, really. ---
**Author:** ![Curious\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Curious\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curious_Man)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/50 "2013-04-01T21:57:29Z")
Ya to be honest, I am just not that attracted to Black women. Like I went to a high school that was 95 percent Black and I was not into any of the girls there. I am friends with some but physically I have no attraction to them. I personally love Latin, Middle Eastern, and White women. Not that much into Asian women either but there are exceptions in that category. Only issue down here is that an Indian man (or Latino man even) and White woman couple would turn a lot of heads. To most people down here, an Indian guy Blonde Girl couple is about as rare as spotting bigfoot, and I SERIOUSLY mean this. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/51 "2013-04-01T22:34:55Z")
The poll doesn’t have the most vital answer for the question. No. ---
**Author:** ![Curious\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Curious\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curious_Man)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/52 "2013-04-02T02:20:29Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > The poll doesn’t have the most vital answer for the question. No. if you haven’t seen an Indian guy in an interracial relationship then you have no value to offer to this thread and should just leave take the hint ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/53 "2013-04-02T02:49:08Z")
> [@Curious\_Man](#): > > if you haven’t seen an Indian guy in an interracial relationship then you have no value to offer to this thread and should just leave > take the hint And for those of us who have seen such things, or even…you know…lived them, what value do you plan to glean from this information? You seem to have progressed pretty quickly from “never having seen such a pairing!” to wanting that particular pairing most of all. :dubious: Of course, the OPs responses in this thread and the other two he started have me all :dubious: It’s like he’s trying to map, track, and then bag a big game mammal.:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Curious\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Curious\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curious_Man)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/54 "2013-04-02T02:50:42Z")
how common it is? how often it happens? what are some areas for me to date interracial, etc ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/55 "2013-04-02T02:54:23Z")
[QUOTE=Curious Man;16153341 To most people down here, an Indian guy Blonde Girl couple is about as rare as spotting bigfoot, and I SERIOUSLY mean this.[/QUOTE] Incidentally, of the pairings I’ve seen, in my experience, that’s been the most common, and it does seem to agree with the poll so far (or at least is very close with the brunette pairing.) ---
**Author:** ![Curious\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Curious\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curious_Man)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/56 "2013-04-02T03:03:18Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Incidentally, of the pairings I’ve seen, in my experience, that’s been the most common, and it does seem to agree with the poll so far (or at least is very close with the brunette pairing.) and this is in Chicago? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/57 "2013-04-02T03:13:39Z")
> [@Curious\_Man](#): > > and this is in Chicago? Yes. And there is also a data point for me in Germany, but I only know one Indian in Germany, I think. ETA: And to be clear, I’m saying that of the Indian males I know who have non-Indian partners, that’s the most common pairing I’ve seen. ---
**Author:** ![Curious\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Curious\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curious_Man)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/58 "2013-04-02T03:49:53Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Yes. And there is also a data point for me in Germany, but I only know one Indian in Germany, I think. > > ETA: And to be clear, I’m saying that of the Indian males I know who have non-Indian partners, that’s the most common pairing I’ve seen. interesting indeed, and here I was thinking it didn’t exist for such a long time, wow ---
**Author:** ![colander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@colander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colander)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/59 "2013-04-02T04:23:58Z")
> [@Curious\_Man](#): > > how common it is? > > how often it happens? > > what are some areas for me to date interracial, etc …I guess nobody else wants to say it, so here it is: I’m beginning to get a sense for why you have difficulty getting dates. I don’t think changing locations is going to do anything at all to solve your problem. Do you have any hobbies or areas of interest that _don’t_ involve trying to date blonde white women? ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/60 "2013-04-02T04:25:06Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > …and the little girls speaking French flawlessly and completely fluently. So what you are saying is that they weren’t from Montreal? _rimshot_ > [@Curious\_Man](#): > > Indian =/= White I disagree, but my degree is in Anthropology so I tend to think that way. > [@Curious\_Man](#): > > interesting indeed, and here I was thinking it didn’t exist for such a long time, wow You simply need to get out more, and the Deep South may be a good place to get out of, though it has changed a lot in my lifetime. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366.md?page=4)