Ethnicity question..?

Question

I'm chatting with a guy online who does not have a pic to share and i'm afraid to ask too much about ethnicity. It doesn't matter..really, but i'm just very curious. He lists his ethnicity as "indian" and his screen name is indianchief, but his name is Jeed. While his screen name would lead me to believe that he's native american, his name sounds more middle eastern to me. Any thoughts on this?

Answer 1

he's probably indian....a lot of indian people also have middle eastern sounding names.

Answer 2

why dont you ask him if he have a cam? plus ppl name there kids anything these days so name isnt always reliable in judging what ppl ethnicity is.  

Answer 3

Just ask him it does sound like he is middle eastern also if he was indian from america he would say american indian.

Answer 4

Just ask him.  He told you he was indian so he shouldn't be offended if you ask him American Indian or Indian Indian.

Answer 5

He sounds Indian. Like from India.

Answer 6

Maybe it's India-Indian and he just put "chief" in there for one reason or another. The name sounds like it could easily be short for an Indian (India) name.

Answer 7

He might be Indian, as in from India.

Answer 8

I would just be straightforward and bring up the perceived inconsistency. Just bring it up nonchalantly.