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[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 186 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 92 points 11 months ago (1 children)

India and Pakistan have a bit of a history

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 60 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Understatement of the century ☝️

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 11 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.”

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 15 points 11 months ago

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

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

It's like "The troubles."

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[–] Ashen@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 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).

[–] malijaffri@feddit.ch 11 points 11 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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[–] Hedup@lemm.ee 127 points 11 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] Daxtron2@lemmy.ml 27 points 11 months ago

Pakistan -> Muslim Indians

[–] tomi000@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

I dont think that applies only to racist people

[–] Stuka@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

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

[–] dudinax@programming.dev 96 points 11 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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[–] Rinox@feddit.it 59 points 11 months ago (5 children)

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

[–] TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id 9 points 11 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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[–] peanuts4life@beehaw.org 45 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I feel like this phenomenon should have a catchy name, like: "No one hates Scotsmen more than Scotsmen."

[–] Godort@lemm.ee 33 points 11 months ago

Damn Scots! They ruined Scotland!

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's called "uncle ruckus" In my circles.

[–] peanuts4life@beehaw.org 9 points 11 months ago

Omg, I forgot about that character 😅

[–] WashedOver@lemmy.ca 40 points 11 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@lemmy.world 35 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Is it because you're pulling your eyes closed?

[–] 1847953620@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

no, they're just like that

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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 36 points 11 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 28 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 11 months ago

All part of Akhand Bharat.

[–] tweeks@feddit.nl 10 points 11 months ago

Are you talking about North- and East-India?

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[–] Aggravationstation@lemmy.world 32 points 11 months ago

Or possibly Pakistani. That whole hate your neighbour thing.

[–] spudwart@spudwart.com 16 points 11 months ago

Have you met Americans?

Source: I'm an American.

[–] hakase@lemm.ee 14 points 11 months ago

It's like Americans on lemmy!

[–] joel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Familiarity breeds contempt

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[–] nyandere@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)
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