I come from India, and I often hear people in China call us Sam. Why?

A San, India, refers to an Indian, with a derogatory term of racial discrimination, transliteration of a SIR. "Yinasan" originated from the Shanghai dialect of Wu dialect in the period of "Shili Yangchang". Wu people like to add the word "A" very much, but most of the words related to "A-San" in Shanghai dialect (A-San, Ba-San, Yamaguchi Group, Shi-San Point and Zhu-tou-San) are derogatory. In the British Concession in Shanghai, there are often "civil servants" transferred from India who are responsible for some chores, and these Indians are loyal "minions" of the British, dancing around with batons all day, so Shanghainese disdain to call them "Ah San". Nowadays, the word "Indian Asan" is widely spread, which means that China people ridicule India.

Asan in India evolved from "Asan with Red Head". The word "Hong Tou A San" was originally a local dialect in Shanghai. In the past, Shanghai had concessions from various countries. Most of the officers (policemen) in the British Concession were Indians transferred from the British colony of India. Because they believe in Sikhism, they all wear headscarves as uniforms. Indian police headscarves are crowned with the word "red", which is the origin of "red head".

On the one hand, people at that time described the monkey as "A San", and all foreigners in China looked like monkeys, especially Indians, so they were called "A San". ?

Secondly, it is said that Indians need to know English to be civil servants because of the colonial situation, but because they know English, they also like to put on airs in front of China people. Usually, when they are not fluent in Chinese, they will unconsciously add "I said …" (I said …) because my pronunciation is very close to "A San", so it is called "A San". ?

Third, in the past, because they were leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement, Indians arrogantly claimed that the United States was a pole and the former Soviet Union was a pole. As leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement, they were well-deserved roofs of the world. Therefore, China people nicknamed them "Ah San". ?

Fourth, India was once a British colony, so many Indians worked for the British government. For example, there are Indian policemen in the Shanghai Concession, and civil servants (especially policemen) in the British system have been used to being called "Mr." for a long time. In addition, Shanghainese are used to adding an "A" before monosyllabic words. So after the Shanghainese shouted, they called Ah Sir Ah San. This statement is the most reliable. ?

Fifth, what netizens said today. India has always wanted to be the boss, but aren't there still the United States and Russia ahead? So no matter how many rows, it's three. Therefore, it is called "A San". ?

Sixth, when we were in the Shanghai Concession, the foreigners we rented were called foreign devils, and the China people we rented were called Japanese devils (later they were called puppet troops or Japanese devils, so they were from China, and in Liang Jian they were called Japanese devils). The hired Indians are called the Three Demons. Shanghainese used to add one before the address, such as Po, so they later turned three devils into a three, which was derogatory, just like foreign devils and Japanese devils. ?

Seventh, the founder of Dharma, who introduced Buddhism to China, was originally three princes of South India. ?

Eighth: In the 20th century, Great India was divided into Pakistan and India, and then East and West Pakistan were divided into Pakistan and Bangladesh, a total of three countries. ?

Nine: Assam, India, where black tea is very famous. Its pronunciation is obviously similar to that of A San, so it may be because of this. ?

Tenth: What is the first letter of the Hindi alphabet? This letter is pronounced "A" and shaped like the number 3. ?

Eleventh: During the Republic of China, foreign police stations in Shanghai wore uniforms with three banners on their armbands. The common people are commonly known as "three heads". Most of these clothes belonged to the Indian nation, and their occupation was to serve as slaves for foreign colonists, so people at that time laughed at them as "three sons of India". ?

Twelfth: Because of the "Indian Sam" mentioned by Tang Priest in the movie A Chinese Odyssey, some people realize that Indians can also be called "Indian Sam"?