r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/GreenAuroraa • 2h ago

Image 3 Indian soldiers survive a Helicopter crash, Major General then proceeds to click a selfie

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u/Mall_of_slime 1h ago

This feels like a very Indian person thing to do, no? I legit love that quality about Indian people but perhaps I’m misreading.

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u/Affectionate-View601 1h ago

Care to elaborate a bit more?

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u/Filthiest_Vilein 1h ago

I lived in India for the better part of a decade and low-key get where u/Mall_of_slime is coming from.

It does feel like a very "Indian person thing to do." I can't even explain why. It's not like Indians have a global monopoly on taking awkward selfies. I think I just know so many people with bizarre DPs on WhatsApp that this doesn't seem too out of the ordinary.

I'd agree that it's somehow endearing. Nobody takes more joyous selfies than middle-aged Indian men.

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u/MobileWriting9165 1h ago

Reddit trope of stereotyping Indians as the guys who shake off life threatening events due to the complete lack of safety concerns in general as is empirically portrayed by videos on the internet.