Comment by dagmx

Do you mean Indian instead of Hindu? In context of your post, it would seem Indian is what you meant, given you refer to everyone else by nationality.

I see it as a common conflation where people substitute Hindu (religion) with Hindi (language) with Indian (nationality/heritage).

But yes, as an Indian myself, we often have a different understanding of personal space and contact versus European/American cultures. It's not usually meant to be anything malicious, but it is very jarring in comparison.