Mero Dhangadhi

Tibet is Eastern Asia lol. Central Asia is Afghanistan(sometimes), Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan etc. that's why I was confused but thanks for the info:).

Before the Chinese occupation of Tibet, it was considered to be part of Central Asia. That’s what I was referring to but the point is Nepal isn’t completely South Asian as it has cultural phenomenons that would more closely be related to Tibet and Central Asian countries. Don’t think current strict political or geographical Central Asia. Think Tibet, Kashmir, Northern Afghanistan etc etc: regions either close to or north of the Himalayas. Like the old Central Asia with the regional trading routes, centuries ago, with cultural similarities. I feel like this is making no sense without the background knowledge/ cultural context. I cannot say Nepal is very similar to East Asia as that would definitely be far fetched.

Wait how is Nepal similar to Central Asia? It borders Eastern Asia doesn't it?

It borders Tibet, which is in central Asia as far as I know. And we are talking about similarities in a cultural sense not necessarily geographic. Hence Nepal has lots of influences from Central Asia. For example, as I mentioned the other day, Newari language is from the Sino-Tibetan family of languages, and there are many other languages in Nepal that fall under similar family of languages (Gurung, Tamang, Sherpa etc etc). There are lots and lots of ethnical communities in Nepal who have some sort of a Mongolian or Tibetan or mix (Central Asian p much) origin rather than an Indo-European one. When it comes to food, mo-mo is a Tibetan dish I believe which was changed to fit the Nepali pallet over the years. Same with some staple foods like gundruk, taama, dhe-do, sinki, sel, titaura, maseura etc etc which either originated in Nepal or had some Central Asian influences. As far as I know these dishes are not part of Indian or Pakistani or any other typical “desi” cuisine.

I always see Nepal like Kashmir, stuck at the crossroads or border of different areas. It's a combination of Desi and Central Asian, both can exist together.

Yep. Pretty much how I see it.

is nepal also a desi country? like india and pakistan

Yes and no? I’m not sure. Culturally Nepal has similarities with south Asia and central Asia so I feel like calling it “desi” would overshadow some of that cultural diversity. Nepal’s a unique blend of various cultures so honesty I don’t know. It’s the same when it comes to Nepalis identifying as desi I think. I don’t consider myself to be desi but someone else from the same ethnicity might see themselves as such.

(Followers add onto this and let me know what you think!)