India, June 29 -- An NRI woman living in a Canadian town near Toronto has opened up about the "subtle racism" she regularly encounters while living abroad, sparking a wider conversation on social media about everyday prejudice faced by Indians abroad.

In a Reddit post, the anonymous poster wrote, "My ID always gets double-checked at concerts. At nail salons, they immediately say 'It's expensive' before I even ask the price. We get looks when we go to nice restaurants, like we don't belong there."

While she claimed she was used to these microaggressions, a recent interaction at a spa prompted her to share her experience. "I was at a spa, and this white lady asked where I was from. I said India. Then she said, "Did you learn English after...