Somali: where are you from
Desi: Am English
Somali: ((raises eye brows))
Desi: What, I meant like British init.
Somali: But you look Indian, so where are you originally from
Desi: My parents are from india/Pakistan..
-End of conversation-
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Desi: Where are you from?
Somali: Somalia
-End of conversation-
Haha this is an accurate illustration of the 'Brit-Pak', 'Brit-Beng' idea of origin and nationality.
Why?
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