Why do everyone call Indians Indian 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 appearance and behavior, Indians are especially swarthy, 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, India was once a British colony, so many Indians worked for the British government. For example, there were Indian police in the Shanghai Concession, and civil servants (especially the police) in the British system have long been accustomed to It is 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 high the ranking is, Ah San is the one who ranks the most. Therefore, it is called "Asan".

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. There is this title in "Bright Sword"). The Indians hired were called Sanguizi. Shanghainese people are accustomed to adding "A" before their names, such as "A Bao", "A 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.

The seventh one: Patriarch Bodhidharma, who introduced Buddhism to our country, was originally the third prince of South India.

Part 8: In the 20th century, the Greater India region was divided into Pakistan and India. Later, East and West Pakistan was divided into Pakistan and Bangladesh, forming a total of three countries.

Nineth: Assam, India (Assam, a state in northeastern India), the black tea produced in this area is very famous. Its pronunciation is obviously similar to Ah San, so (personal guess) it may be due to this.

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

Item 11: The uniforms worn by foreign patrol officers in Shanghai during the Republic of China had three horizontal stripes on their armbands. Commonly known as "Sandaotou". Most of the people wearing this kind of clothing were Indians, and because their profession was to serve as minions for foreign colonists, they were derided as "Indian Asans".