Trapped in Silicon Valley’s hidden caste system

Re:Trapped in Silicon Valley’s hidden caste system by unmole on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @11:48AM (#30529403)

> After hearing their name, dialect and seeing their mannerisms

So, you can confidently tell a Bengali Indian from a Bangladeshi? Or a Madhesi from a Bihari? An Indian Gurkha from a Nepali?

I respectfully call BS.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Trapped in Silicon Valley’s hidden caste system by vmception on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @02:23PM (#30531630)

> overrepresentation of specific groups from India, within the US, so I am attuned to recognize that group as "Indian heritage"

the ambiguity is practically nonexistent in the US so the circumstance wouldn't come up

I acknowledged that

You’re not going to get more than that

(unless I’m wrong about how represented those other groups are, that could be an insightful conversation I’m willing to have)

[ Parent | on HN ]