India, Feb. 26 -- A video shared by a German influencer about how Indians use the word "expired" to talk about someone's death has sparked a wave of backlash on social media. In the video, she is seen narrating an instance where someone used "expired", and how it left her baffled.

"Let me know in the comments if you also use "expired"? No judgement. Do you use the word expired for someone that passed away?" she wrote as she posted the video on Instagram.

The video opens with a text insert that reads, "India?! What is going on?" She then says how she has heard people use expired while talking about death. Laughing, she says that "a prescription gets expired", not a person.

The video prompted people to slam the influencer, with some aski...