On Saturday 19 Jul 2008 6:54:29 pm Nithya Sambasivan wrote: > "South Asian" is politically correct
In the UK "South Asian" is the preferred term used by a Pakistani who does not want to admit he is of Pakistani origin but cannot, or will not say he is Indian. Indians have no trouble saying they are Indian. So the expression "preferred term" is relative. It is preferred by people of Pakistani origin. As an aside I have 91 videos on YouTube - mostly relating to wars and the military. There is a function on YouTune in which you can tell who is watching what and in what country. the videos being watched in india closely correlate with videos being watched in California - suggesting (to me) a huge Indian population there. And the videos being watched in Pakistan closely correlate with the videos being watched in the UK - suggesting a huge population of Pakistanis in the UK. A comparison with other nations like France, Germany or the Netherlands or China and Bangladesh show no such correlation. shiv
