They may have met Pakistani people but aren’t going to pay enough attention to know that. They’ll just go with some generic Muslim slur (it does not matter if they aren’t Muslim).
Its a bit of a linguistic curiosity, because while it’s highly offensive in the UK, here in Boston, it’s a local/colloquial name for “liquor store” (literally, “packie” = “package store” as in “package of booze”). The more noticeable the townie accent, the more likely you’ll hear that term.
i legit don’t know what p word you mean. I think you’re right about that not being used in the US
Rhymes with Jackie.
What, like a shortened version of “Pakistani?” I guess maybe that could be a thing in the States, but I’ve literally never heard it.
I could see how it could piss off an Indian-American, though (just as I could see how being called “Indian” could piss off a Pakistani-American).
In the UK it’s culturally seen as almost as bad as the n word.
Afaik it’s definitely a slur here in the US, but most people have never met a Pakistani person and thus don’t know to be racist against them.
They may have met Pakistani people but aren’t going to pay enough attention to know that. They’ll just go with some generic Muslim slur (it does not matter if they aren’t Muslim).
“Towel head” is probably the most common slur for Muslims here in the US - and they don’t even know that they’re referring to Sikhs, not Muslims.
Its a bit of a linguistic curiosity, because while it’s highly offensive in the UK, here in Boston, it’s a local/colloquial name for “liquor store” (literally, “packie” = “package store” as in “package of booze”). The more noticeable the townie accent, the more likely you’ll hear that term.
I have actually had British friends look at me like I had 2 heads when I asked what kind of beer they wanted at the packie
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USian here, when I was a teen in the '00s went to school with a couple pakistani kids and EVERYONE called them that.