Pakistani people should logically be called Paks...

[Sephirstein]

Afghanistan = Afghan
Uzbekistan = Uzbek
Turkmanistan = Turkman

Therefore,

Pakistan = Pak

[Clete]

1. Maybe they should be called what they want to call themselves?

eom

[markses]

2. NO! It's LOGIC! It's rules all!

The iron logic of the "-istan's"! How dare you challenge it! Oh, by the way, I've not yet linked this to the evil communist Chinese...:eyes:

[La_Serpiente]

3. I don't think so

Perhaps you should call them by their ethnicity like Urdu or Punjabi, etc.

[Clete]

4. That's what I said.

They should be able to call themselves by their own definition.

[markses]

5. Hmmm, my sarcasm fell limp

Tone in cybercpace...tone in cyberspace...

[La_Serpiente]

6. LOL...SORRY

I'm really gullable

[Clete]

9. Sarcasm doesn't solve the problem.

[markses]

10. The Huh?

Yeee-ikes. Niether does humorless castigation, my friend.

[Clete]

11. Sarcasm is not real humor, my friend.

But I can put up with it.

[Shakespeare]

7. "Paki" is a term of derision, at least in the UK....

It's a racist slam applied to many "brown" people--Pakistani, Indian, etc.

[Maple]

8. Actually they're called

Pakistanis

The same way they are called Afghanis, Uzbekis and Turks.

[Orangeone]

12. Just like

Japanese people are not JAPS. It's just a shortened version but still insulting!

[name not needed]

13. big deal

i really dont care. im not politically correct. nor do i wish to be. i have offended and i shall offend again!:smoke:

[lumpy]

14. The term paks is a derogatory label, akin to Jews

being called kikes or izzies.

[Cascadian]

15. What a useless posting.

It seems to almost border on the bigoted side when you think about it. It reminds me of when the Japanese were called "Japs". Not very nice is it?

Just my opinion


John