Earlier today, I posted a photo of myself in post #1098 in a thread meant for it. In that photo, I am wearing a maroon kurta that I had ordered online from a seller in Gujarat. (It is a short kurta, by the way). Not long after posting my photo, I went with my father to the dental. While I was on a couch in the waiting area reading a book, an Indian man in Western (not ‘cowboy’ Western) clothes walks in and sits on a couch nearby. Conscious that I am a man of European origin wearing a kurta, and that a man of Indian origin was in the same room, I felt myself blush. I really felt my whole face and my hands instantaneously turn red, and my face was warm! So, I held my open book up closer to my face and tried to cool down by distracting myself with the content. The book was Songs of the Saints of India. Soon, I cooled down and was back to normal. Nonetheless, I avoided making eye contact.
Anyway, I wear kurtas in public all the time. Medium and short ones. Every time a South Asian person sees me, they never say anything. One time though, a South Asian man noticed a medium one, looked closer, and smiled.
I’m sure there are some South Asians who may be opposed to people of European origin wearing South Asian clothing, but I have the impression that perhaps most would not be offended but flattered that I like the cultural clothing.
Anyway, I wear kurtas in public all the time. Medium and short ones. Every time a South Asian person sees me, they never say anything. One time though, a South Asian man noticed a medium one, looked closer, and smiled.
I’m sure there are some South Asians who may be opposed to people of European origin wearing South Asian clothing, but I have the impression that perhaps most would not be offended but flattered that I like the cultural clothing.