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Re:Seattle could become the first city to ban caste discrimi... by trieste92 on Monday February 20, 2023 @11:20PM (#34876535)
But diet isn't the only data point here, pretty sure diet plus home state/region (maybe discernable from accent and/or surname) is likely enough to determine it
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Re:Seattle could become the first city to ban caste discrimi... by unmole on Monday February 20, 2023 @11:33PM (#34876626)
> pretty sure diet plus home state/region (maybe discernable from accent

You would be wrong. There is absolutely no way to tell a person's caste based on where they come from.

> surname

Surname could be an indicator but that doesn't need questions about diet.

I know people who were raised in vegetarian Hindu households in India who became beef lovers after they moved to the US. I'm skeptical that questions about diet are particularly useful for a would-be caste discriminator.

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