I agree with you there
I'm 1/4 Indian myself. I've been called a Paki before and it wasn't nice. Especially considering I don't even look it. I've got slightly olive skin, I'd say I look more Mexican or Spanish...or if you're a lady, I'm Italian.
Ever wonder if it's just white people? I mean, Bangladesh and China border each other. You don't hear about many race issues between them. When racism is mentioned, it's normally White vs. *
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Terry_Tibbs Coarse and violent nudity. Occasional language, Sat 23 May 2009, 10:46,
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Haha!
You never hear of racism between them?
Two possible reasons, you don't understand either language, or you have no particular interest in that region and those are two perfectly reasonable reasons.
Bangladesh express solidarity with Tibet, which irks the Chinese a little, on good day. But you are absolutely right, they don't call Bangladeshi people names. If you had said Pakistan, there is a lot more animosity between the two nuclear powers... ha - and the Japanese... those wounds run deep.
But you are right. They pretty much call all foreigners 'foreigners' whilst they are being racist.
Actually, they are probably most racist about people from within China... assuming you are a thief, un-trustworthy individual or a prostitute depending on where you are from.
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gaijintendo Regular Member, Sat 23 May 2009, 11:01,
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