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[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 week ago (23 children)

Huh? ...oh, as in Native American. Indian to me means "from India" lol, how is this not confusing for you Americans?

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 33 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Legit every time someone from the US says "indian" and it's not immediately obvious in context, I ask "do you mean people from India, or Native Americans?"

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (6 children)
[–] PumpkinEscobar@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

My Indian (dot) wife and all (most?) of her friends love when I ask this.

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