one of the "weird" things about being indian american is this weird expectation that all indians know and celebrate the same occasions like...im south indian so i never did garba or raksha bandhan or rly knew what they were. meanwhile i doubt north indians know much about pongal

it's just weird things about india being so massively diverse in just about every way and then when we get to the US i guess there are fewer indians so i MAJORITY RULES or smth and then i get weird looks from all the north indians i went to hs with bc i didn't know what garba was

Or like how everyone assumes indian weddings are fun and have dancing and like

i'm south indian tamil and our weddings are the most boring shit in the world if you're not part of the wedding party

me: yeah my brother's wedding in india

everyone: oh did he ride on a horse was there dancing was it weeks long of partying

me: lol im south indian

the kinds of south indian tamil weddings i've been to are basically you've got the ceremony which is VERY traditional and everyone sits in a wedding hall and watches it happen and throw rice/flowers when you tie the thali (think wedding ring) and then the banquet after. no party