# 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:** 9\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![colander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@colander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colander)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/101 "2013-04-07T02:29:54Z")
> [@Curious\_Man](#): > > The only thing I can come up with is maybe other races of folks don’t find them attractive. Given the choice, majority of all Indian men would pick a White woman over an Indian woman, my parents have even told me this. Or maybe you’re wrong! I wonder which is more likely? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/102 "2013-04-07T03:31:51Z")
> [@Curious\_Man](#): > > Given the choice, majority of all Indian men would pick a White woman over an Indian woman, my parents have even told me this. Speak to other Indian men, they don’t all agree with your parents. ---
**Author:** ![truthSeeker2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/103 "2013-04-07T13:00:42Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > I guess the Detroit area has a more conservative/traditional Indian Population. Out of the 35 I currently work with, whose families I have met not one has married non-Indian. > > Working in IT I would say 80% of the Indians I know are H1Bs working toward green cards, or have their green cards. And nearly all of them have parental arranged marriages with other Indians. It’s actually a major concern of staffing our large projects as there are three or four folks who take three or 4 weeks off and meet and marry their spouse. I am still shocked at the number of second generation people who were born and schooled in America who go to India for their arranged marriages. After 13 I refused to let my parents even pick out my shirt 😉 I am in IT as well. I guess people in the US people take 3-4 weeks off during Christmas and New year. Nov, Dec, Jan is peak marriage season over here in India due to pleasant weather and due to festivals’ and new year vacations… it should be a win-win both for the companies and for Indian employees who take vacation during that time to marry, right? > [@brainstall](#): > > Red-haired, pale-skinned, pink-cheeked woman here. I think Indian men are hot. **How come I can’t find any who want to date me?** I am here. _waves frantically from crowd_ ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/104 "2013-04-07T16:22:47Z")
> [@truthSeeker2](#): > > I am in IT as well. I guess people in the US people take 3-4 weeks off during Christmas and New year. Most contractors only get 2 weeks a year, and enough is taken up by sickdays, longs weekends here and there that very few people take more than a week off for Christmas. If you want 3-4 weeks you take most of it unpayed, and that’s only if they are willing to take you back after, so people just didn’t do it other than serious illness(which gets into short term leave which is a whole different thing). multiple people seriously requesting a 3-4 block off was a major change in business as usual, and has required changes in project planning. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/105 "2013-04-07T16:36:24Z")
Very few people in tech take 3-4 weeks off at a time. Two is the maximum most people will take. The exception is workers from China and India who head home once a year and they will often take 3-4 weeks to do so. Many return married. ---
**Author:** ![truthSeeker2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7cd45c/32.png) [@truthSeeker2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthSeeker2)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/106 "2013-04-07T17:34:16Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Most contractors only get 2 weeks a year, and enough is taken up by sickdays, longs weekends here and there that very few people take more than a week off for Christmas. If you want 3-4 weeks you take most of it unpayed, and that’s only if they are willing to take you back after, so people just didn’t do it other than serious illness(which gets into short term leave which is a whole different thing). > multiple people seriously requesting a 3-4 block off was a major change in business as usual, and has required changes in project planning. > [@Telemark](#): > > Very few people in tech take 3-4 weeks off at a time. Two is the maximum most people will take. The exception is workers from China and India who head home once a year and they will often take 3-4 weeks to do so. Many return married. Alright. In my last company, out of the 3-4 weeks, people would often work from home through VPN or from India office for a week or two while being out of US. The company was based in an area which was quite cold n had snowfall during new year time so employees in the US too would often work from home. I understand that in many companies, WFH isn’t always possible. ---
**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 7, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/107 "2013-04-07T19:28:25Z")
> [@brainstall](#): > > Red-haired, pale-skinned, pink-cheeked woman here. I think Indian men are hot. How come I can’t find any who want to date me? are there a lot where you live? ---
**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 15, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/108 "2013-04-15T02:21:15Z")
I guess I really need to move to a world class city then. ---
**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:** [May 8, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366/109 "2013-05-08T15:09:07Z")
Currently in a relationship with a Latina. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-india-guy-interracial-relationships-poll/654366.md?page=5)