Indians vs. Chinese?

Question

I am being serious now.
Why are Chinese more accepted in the US than Indians?
People are always like “Where the **** did all the Indians come from? They should go home!”
But Chinese people are accepted. People are like, man that Chinese chick is hot!

Why is this?
Why are Chinese more accepted in the US than Indians?

Answer 1

dont worry mate in 10-20 years time they will be everywhere just like britain,when you let in a few they seem to come out of the woodwork and before you know it "bang"theres a couple of million wandering around the country.

Answer 2

I dont' accept your generalization. I see more Indians that have moved into corporate management, venture capital, and technical innovation (within US companies) than Chinese. I believe this may be due to better English skills or western-style education.

However, if I were to accept your premise I would probably attribute it to the fact that the Chinese were brought to the US in great numbers in the past two centuries to be treated as slave labor. They have grown into a large and valued segment of society. In contrast, Indians (Asian Indians that is ;-) were never exploited in the same way by Americans. I believe we left that task to the British.

About the only time I hear the "go home" type of comment is on the highway and it is usually more along the lines of "learn to stay to the right or stay home!"

Answer 3

I think people have really come to respect the self discipline of Orientals over the years.

I think we just aren't as familiar with Indians, yet. It wasn't so long ago when, if you said 'Indian' we would think you meant 'Native American'.

I know some Indians I think are really great (brilliant and creative), and some that bug me. I don't know any really closely, though.

I don't have any preconceptions with Indians one way or the other.

Answer 4

It could be that people are more used to seeing Chinese. Indians still stand out.

Answer 5

I've never herd anyone say anything bad about people from India.
I also think Indian women are the best looking, but if there religion does not permit them to carry on with men who are not of there religion, why bother.

Answer 6

Haven't encountered any prejudice limited to any one ethnic group in particular-you must be in a unique situation-most of the prejudiced people that I know are prejudiced against everyone.
As a general rule, there are divtstons among ethnic groups-take Iraq for example- a civil war going on between two rivals,but still they're all Iraqi's! Go figure................

Answer 7

I don't think a particular race would be more accepted than others in a foreign country.

It all depends on how much the individual is assimilated into the local culture through e.g. customs, attires, diets, values, beliefs, religions, language....etc.

Answer 8

My guess is because they've been around the U.S. longer. I grew up with Chinese kids in my school, but never saw a middle-eastern person until I was well into adulthood. Give it 10 more years...nobody will even notice you anymore.

Answer 9

Scorpus 2, your making this stressful, I surely have been to Japan, and enjoyed the delicacies, and additionally been to China to 3 places no longer on the vacationer path, and tried their nutrition. i won't be able to dare to point what we tried, whether it grow to be additionally stable. won't be able to come to a decision surely between the two.

Answer 10

do you mean american indians then i have no idea if you mean people from india thats a different story