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Don't panic when you meet Indian clients

Let's take a look first

What their ancestors did for a living

Identify Indian castes

Here we go

Sharma

Wow — straight away, a Brahmin

A classic Brahmin last name

And from the northern region

Their surname literally means

joy and happiness

I know you've come across a lot of Kumars

But you can't tell someone's caste from 'Kumar'

It means 'good kid'

Indian men like to add after their name

add a 'Kumar'

For example, Zhang San Kumar

Meaning 'Zhang San, the good kid'.

But if your Indian client insists

that his surname is actually 'Kumar'

OK, what does that mean?

He can't even pronounce his own surname

BHATBHATTA

Movie stars, all sorts of leaders

OK, Reddy is here

Reddy is here

Shoutouluo

the second-to-last caste

Very dark-skinned

Owners of many small companies

They don't talk much

middle-class teachers

Not good at bargaining

After all, their ancestors were artisans

KUPATHA

Oh my God

I'm scared whenever I see that surname

FISHER

Delhi

More common in North India

Their ancestors were merchants

They'll haggle you to death

SING

It means 'lion'

Look at Singaporeans

Singaporeans

SATIRI

Their ancestors guarded the king

It's like Erkang's role

imperial bodyguards

So nowadays many Indians

you meet

are technical engineers

or belong to people in charge

LORCHER

blacksmiths

CORY

cloth weavers

DOBBY

laundry workers

MAHATMA

sweepers

Honestly, I really think

these companies really don't have much

to show

But they are Dalits

untouchables

But

If after you actually finish the work,

you really manage to meet such

Dalit merchants who haven't changed their surnames

I'm telling you

they're absolutely kings

Because they no longer need to change surnames

They change their destiny

For example, MAHATMA

a sweeper

became the Prime Minister of India