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[–] [email protected] 181 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Could be Pakistani. The most Indian-hating person I ever met was a Pakistani guy.

[–] [email protected] 92 points 1 year ago (1 children)

India and Pakistan have a bit of a history

[–] [email protected] 61 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Understatement of the century ☝️

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Hahahaha that’s akin to “Israelites and Palestinians have been in a bit of a disagreement for a few years now.”

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

They haven't always seen eye to eye, let's put it that way

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

It's like "The troubles."

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[–] Ashen 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly it's either or. I knew a couple of guys back in uni, one Indian the other Pakistani and they were really tight. Maybe it's just the narrow minded bigots who blindly hate another because of political history rather than treat them as an individual.

Also knew an Israeli and a Palestinian (weren't tight as such but were friendly with each other).

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly, it's a love-hate relationship. There's nobody they hate more than the other, at the same time there's nobody who understands them better than the other.

Even then, the hate is mostly political. It's politically beneficial to both countries to keep the hate flowing.

Source: am Pakistani.

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[–] [email protected] 129 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Anon actually so racist can't tell Indians apart from Pakistanis

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pakistan -> Muslim Indians

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

I dont think that applies only to racist people

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

When you don't know that they are ethnically the same people....

[–] [email protected] 95 points 1 year ago (19 children)

I used to work with this lifted-truck literally red-necked red neck. He kept going on about how hot his girl was, and how white she was.

One day he shows me her picture, and she was indeed a very hot dark skinned Latina. Some people are just in denial.

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I mean, we're on Lemmy, every American here hates America

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I don't, but I'm not very popular around here either. My country is far from ideal, but I still mostly like it.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I have an Asian buddy that rages over how bad Asian drivers are and even gives them the fingers pulling his eyes even more closed move while passing them. I don't go anywhere in a car with him anymore... Come to think of it I rarely see him now...

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is it because you're pulling your eyes closed?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

no, they're just like that

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Asian driver roadrages over other Asian drivers driving around

Ah I see your friend is a man of culture congrats

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (3 children)

How does anon know they aren't from Bangladesh or Nepal or something?

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

All part of Akhand Bharat.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Are you talking about North- and East-India?

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago

Or possibly Pakistani. That whole hate your neighbour thing.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

Have you met Americans?

Source: I'm an American.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

It's like Americans on lemmy!

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Familiarity breeds contempt

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or they could be from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka...

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)
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