The Typical Indian
The typical Indian is :
emotional, sensitive, kind, broad-minded, spiritual, poor,
innocent, a racist, class - conscious, cast-ridden, brown, a
slave, forgiving, ill-mannered, a great cook, a singer,
semi-literate, jealous, religious, friendly, welcoming, open,
film-fanatic, loving, caring, hypocritical, a cynic (someone
with little faith in human sincerity), homely, negligent, rough,
impractical, crazy, fashionable, disgusting, tolerant, patient,
cheerful, passionate, a thief, prejudiced, dishonest, a good
neighbour, romantic, faithful, critical (but not self-critical),
unhealthy, a bad listener, a freedom fighter, materialistic,
soft-headed, undisciplined, courteous, a bad driver, an
extrovert, impolite, insecure, humorous, ambitious, loud,
liberal, a traditionalist, orthodox, fun-loving, conservative,
indecent, polytheist, pessimistic, frugal, a bad queuer,
corrupt, a wimp (a feeble or ineffectual person), a socialist,
authoritative, dogmatic, a cricketer, a couch-potato, concerned,
obsequious (servilely obedient or attentive), a masochist (one
who enjoys what appears to be painful or tiresome), complacent
(smugly self-satisfied, calmly content), pompous
(self-important, affectedly grand or solemn; pretentious),
assuming, divided, stuffy (dull or uninteresting), modest, a
snob (a person with an exaggerated respect for social position
or wealth and who despises people considered socially inferior),
quaint (piquantly or attractively unfamiliar or old-fashioned),
decadent (in a state of moral or cultural deterioration),
uncivilised, scruffy (shabby, slovenly, untidy), colourful,
diverse, social, an artist, ridiculous, hooligan, embarrassing,
Islamophobic, helping, dependent, lazy, pathetic, possessive, a
unionist, warm-hearted, paternalistic, weak-minded, a good host,
a bad guest, unconfident, superstitious, vague, confused,
unsexy, respectful, a farmer, tragic, unsophisticated, a
nationalist, unpolitical, superfluous, slangy, childish,
informal, bossy, glamorous, violent, fanatic, unsystematic,
disrespected, mistreated, unpunctual, virtuous, conscientious,
humorous, a bargainer, a negotiator, a trickster, law-breaking,
fraud, enthusiastic, a dancer, vulgar, unhygienic, a vegetarian,
hard-working, flexible, laidback, naive/green, secular, a
villager, a fatalist, gentle, a compromiser, a democrat, a
procrastinator, unprofessional, eloquent (possessing or showing
fluent and effective use of language), responsible,
family-oriented, simple, diseased, florid (showy), innovative, a
juggernaut, odd, hospitable, a collectivist, sluggish,
understanding, sympathetic, a Hindu, a syncretist (one who
attempts union or reconciliation of diverse or opposing tenets
or practices), exploited, trustworthy, an idol-worshipper,
arrogant, holistic, abashed (embarrassed), quick & hot-tempered,
quarrelsome, indolent (lazy; wishing to avoid exertion or
activity), a risk-taker, chauvinistic, responsive, verbose,
committed, sacrificial, personalised, ambiguous, unfair,
bureaucratic, a compulsive gambler, grateful, interfering, a
suicidal driver, unrelaxed, serious, competitive, miserable,
unsporting, a holidaymaker, an authoritarian, an habitual liar,
an immigrant, an environmentalist, unattractive, dominated,
terrorised, generous, dependable, a sunworshipper, imperfect,
loved, disorganised, malleable, inefficient, idle, a
hypochondriac (one with morbid depression without real cause),
misunderstood, disagreeable (unpleasant), complaining,
egocentric, vain (excessively proud or conceited, esp about
one's own attributes), reckless (lacking caution; rash), amiable
(likeable), impetuous (acting or done rashly or with sudden
energy), convivial (fond of good company; sociable and lively),
indecisive (undecided, hesitating), irritating, bad-tempered,
self-indulgent(ready or too ready to overlook faults), inferior,
gregarious (fond of company; living in flocks or communities),
loyal, scandal-loving, fiery, tardy (slow to act or come or
happen; delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time),
hedonistic, insolent (insulting), possessive, boisterous (rough;
noisily exuberant), flamboyant (ostentatious, showy),
frustrating, contented (happy, satisfied), a coward, selfish, a
conformist, demoralised.
If you have come across few contradictions in the above list,
it is because there is hardly any such thing as the typical
Indian, and also that one person may have contradictory traits.