India, July 21 -- A Reddit post by an Indian man living in the United States has gone viral for sparking a candid conversation about how Indians treat one another when living abroad.

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Shared under the username @Weary-Risk-8655, the post titled "Is it just me or do Indians abroad look down on their own? here's my personal experience", recounts an awkward yet revealing encounter at a coffee shop in New York City.

The user, who has lived in the US for over a decade, wrote: "I've picked up the habit of smiling at strangers, making small talk, just being friendly, you know? Feels normal here. But something odd happened recently in NYC tha...