Why are Indians called Asan?

There are several theories about the origin of Ah San:

Firstly, people at that time described monkeys as "Ah San". To the Chinese, all foreigners looked like monkeys. In terms of appearance and behavior, Indians are especially swarthy, and due to their national "superiority", they feel that their own family is still higher than India, so they contemptuously call Indians "Asan".

Secondly, it is said that because of the colonial relationship, Indians need to know English to be civil servants. However, because they know English, they also like to show off in front of the Chinese, usually speaking something that is not fluent. When speaking in Chinese, people always unconsciously add "I SAY..." (I say...). Since the pronunciation of I say is very close to that of "Ah San", the name "Ah San" came into being. .

Thirdly, in the past, because Indians were leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement (a loose alliance of dozens of countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America), they arrogantly claimed that the United States was one pole and the former Soviet Union was One pole, and as leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement, they are the well-deserved third pole. So the Chinese called them "Ah San" to tease them.

Fourthly, public servants in the British system (especially the police) have long been accustomed to being called SIR. In addition, Shanghainese have always been accustomed to adding the word "A" in front of monosyllabic words. So people in Shanghai called Sir Ah San. This statement is the most reliable.

Fifth, what today’s netizens say. India has always wanted to be the leader, but isn’t there the United States and Russia ahead of it? So no matter how many people are ranked, the most popular person is Ah San. Therefore, it is called "Asan". During the Qing Dynasty, the British colonized China. Since it was impossible to mobilize enough manpower from the British mainland, the British recruited a large number of Indians (Asan) from the colonial India at the time to come to China. These Indians began to help the tiger after coming to China. But the British did not trust Ah San at all, so these Indian policemen did not have guns in their hands and only gave them a stick. They often bullied the elderly, women and children, and beat Chinese people.

Sixth: When we were in the Shanghai Concession, the foreigners who rented the concessions were called foreign devils, and the Chinese who rented them were called second devils. (Later they were called puppet soldiers or second devils, which are Chinese. This title is included in "Bright Sword"). The Indians hired were called Sanguizi. Shanghainese people are accustomed to adding Ah before their names, such as Ah Bao, Ah Liang, etc., so later the three devils evolved into Ah San, which has a derogatory meaning and has the same meaning as foreign devils and Japanese devils.