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Post by londongirl on Oct 7, 2006 2:53:50 GMT -5
What does "gora" mean in hindi? I have heard it being said by a lot of the desi kids at my college about other kids. I'm just inquisitive. ;D
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Post by londongirl on Oct 7, 2006 14:15:24 GMT -5
The only thing that irritates me about some pakistanis at my college is that they will often have a discussion about what ethnicity they think I am when they KNOW i CAN HEAR WHAT THEY'RE SAYING, I didn't know my ambigous looks were so much of a fascination for ppl. Whites and blacks will usually just assume I'm mixed or ask what I am.
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Post by ╗ on Oct 7, 2006 14:23:04 GMT -5
I always thought Desi people looked more mixed than other Asian ethnicities. Them and Filipinos too. I think those two groups are among the most mixed of "full-blooded" Asians.
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Post by jericho on Oct 7, 2006 20:28:42 GMT -5
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Post by londongirl on Oct 8, 2006 8:13:54 GMT -5
I agree. Some of them, particularly lighter pakistanis and northern indians, look no different from mediterreneans and are probably genetically nearly full caucasian. I do see some that look like they have A LOT of east asian influence, so I'm assuming they're nepalese or something. Ppl at my college have the perception that there are only 3 ethnicities u can be, black or mixed race, white or "asian". I've only been at this place a month and already I've got are u a half caste or a quarter caste? and numerous desis (I think they were pakistani) hitting on me. Maybe after half term I'll wear my hair in its natural kinky state and see what ppl make of me. ;D ;D One thing a lot of desis hate though is kids who are half desi half white. I think its coz they are jealous of their lighter skin? Now its the winter my skin has gone back to olive and I think some of those stares and whispers may be cos of that? Also when my stepmum (who is a white english lady) picked me up one day, a bunch of desi girls shouted gori (directed at her). Btw, I'm sorry if I have offended anyone by posting these things, its only what I've experienced and I'm just venting my frustrations. Anyways, thx for listening.
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Post by Altan on Oct 8, 2006 19:30:28 GMT -5
Pakistanis I've come into contact are pretty diverse. I met one that looked straight from Moscow? Others looked straight from Lebanon or Syria? Pakistani history is pretty diverse basically. I was looking at a lot of the military /general names some are Mongol and Turkish. A lot look of the people look like your basic Indo-Subcontinent. Some last names look straight Persian or Afghan. There is the native people of Pakistan and than you had all the partition stuff when the English were out. Basically you have dozens of ethnicities and people who were put into the land called Pakistan. Actually pretty interesting history Pakistan has. Some of the oldest Hindu and pre-Aryan cultural sites are there as well.
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Post by ineffable on Oct 8, 2006 22:08:09 GMT -5
One thing a lot of desis hate though is kids who are half desi half white. -> Now who could hate a face like that? Feel free to pm a pic of urself with your hair in 'its naturally kinky state' And props to anyone who knows what tv show's in the bg~
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Post by londongirl on Oct 9, 2006 14:37:56 GMT -5
I know, I think your beautiful, but some of the kids at my college have a problem with kids of south asian and european parentage, why I don't know.
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