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[–] [email protected] 178 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 90 points 10 months ago (1 children)

India and Pakistan have a bit of a history

[–] [email protected] 59 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Understatement of the century ☝️

[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months 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 10 months ago

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

[–] someguy3 6 points 10 months ago

It's like "The troubles."

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months 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 10 months 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] 125 points 10 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago

Pakistan -> Muslim Indians

[–] tomi000 15 points 10 months ago

I dont think that applies only to racist people

[–] Stuka 7 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 91 points 10 months 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] 56 points 10 months ago (5 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months 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 10 months ago (2 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...

[–] Xanthrax 35 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Is it because you're pulling your eyes closed?

[–] 1847953620 10 points 10 months ago

no, they're just like that

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[–] ShitOnABrick 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Asian driver roadrages over other Asian drivers driving around

Ah I see your friend is a man of culture congrats

[–] FartsWithAnAccent 35 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

All part of Akhand Bharat.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Are you talking about North- and East-India?

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[–] Aggravationstation 32 points 10 months ago

Or possibly Pakistani. That whole hate your neighbour thing.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago

Have you met Americans?

Source: I'm an American.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago

It's like Americans on lemmy!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Familiarity breeds contempt

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

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

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

As mentioned in the thread, self-hatred or the guy being Pakistani are two likely explanations. Maybe a third scenario could be he was testing if Anon was racist against Indians as well before presenting himself.

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