Casino indian or Slurpee indian
Is that a stereotype in other countries, that all the 7-11s are run by South Asians?
Is that a stereotype in other countries, that all the 7-11s are run by South Asians?
Either that or ...
Casino indian or Slurpee indian Is that a stereotype in other countries, that all the 7-11s are run by South Asians? -- Drew |
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There was a band that took their name from it
Cornershop. My local corner shop has a big sign outside it proclaiming "Sri Lankan Owners". Not joking. Will get a pic next time I'm walking past. |
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What's their point?
Does Sri Lanka have some great reputation, or is the point, "We're not those *other* dark people"? -- Drew |
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Dunno, tbh.
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Re: Does Sri Lanka have some great reputation?
Not as much as the Ceylonese! :) Perhaps it's just that they want you to know they're not those evil Muslim Pakistanis. Sri Lankans are mostly Buddhists and less than 10% are Muslims. Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov |
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I've heard this one, too.
"Tech Support" or "Tomahawk"? |
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It is nowadays, and his name is Apu.
You can see he's a foreigner because he's almost the only person whose skin isn't bright yellow. -- Christian R. Conrad Same old username (as above), but now on iki.fi (Yeah, yeah, it redirects to the same old GMail... But just in case I ever want to change.) |
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What a strange thread to reappear in...
Howdy, stranger! Cheers, Scott. |
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It has its own logic.
It was the forum with the smallest number of unread posts. In the mean time, I've also finished the "Rand's Bitching about BDS" (formerly known as "Stupid PHB Tricks") forum. -- Christian R. Conrad Same old username (as above), but now on iki.fi (Yeah, yeah, it redirects to the same old GMail... But just in case I ever want to change.) |
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A quite Jungian synchronicity, too
Was recently gifted with The Apu Trilogy; then too, what if you're returning as The Harbinger of Doom? given our "maybe one year" to rid the dis-USA of its current malignant brain-cancer. (cf. current Politics entry.) [How's Finland for USian emigrés.. do we have to bring along a few hundred $grand?] |
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Re: Howdy, stranger!
Hey, that would have been my line! :) Good to see CRC pop up! Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov |