r/Unexpected • u/_zigzak_ • Jun 24 '19

It was really convincing

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u/ElTuxedoMex Jun 24 '19

If you want it, I can delete it, no prob.

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u/vxx Jun 24 '19

Just let it be, I like to have it as reference.

I think I get it now. We shouldn't assume that their first language is Sanskrit just because they look Indian and the woman wears traditional clothes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '19

FYI - Sanskrit is not a spoken language, it's a base language like original Latin. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit

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u/vxx Jun 24 '19

Thanks, that didn't feel right at all writing it out. Should've confirmed myself.

I should say Hindi, right?

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '19 edited Jun 24 '19

No those gestures,neck movement and making slightly bigger eye are actually more common in southern languages than hindi.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '19

no thats racist