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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, those groups are Southeast Asian, not South Asian. It's a well-defined term, not a vague one.[/quote]

Clearly it isn't since several pps seem confused by what it means. It may be "well-defined" to the people defining themselves, but I for one didn't know precisely what it meant. You should consider the possibility that it's not nearly as well-defined as you think. Or, maybe the question is better asked in a forum where there's already a baseline understanding of what it means.

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I'm Indian and I agree with this. The term 'south asian' or 'asian' which encompasses all of the peoples from the subcontinent is more widespread in the UK.

In america, outside of the south asian community, most don't know it (though a place like DC, i would imagine having a more knowledgeable/cosmopolitan populous would know it).

I do like using the term south asian better than 'indian' because in the US I've found lots of overlap and decent bonds between Indians, Pakistanis, Sri Lankans, Bangledeshis, etc so when I want to describe all groups its easier and more accurate to say 'south asian' than to say 'indian'.
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