Some time ago, I asked a guy working at a nearby Subway about his country of origin (I had heard him talk in Hindi). His reluctant reply was - From Indo-Pak. I pressed further saying that he had to be from one or the other. He then said he was from Lahore. Having forced him into a "corner" I felt bad and made small conversation with him about my friend from Lahore. I saw the following article and realized that the Subway guy was not alone in his reticence.
Also, it must hurt the Pakistanis since they all taught that five Indians are equal to one Pakistani. Now they have to cut themselves down to be treated with respect.
As an Indian you cannot help but feel some vindication and schadenfreude.
(Read the article at the Pakistani defence forum website. It's more fun!!)
Pakistanis pose as Indians after N.Y. bomb scare
By Walden Siew, Reuters May 7, 2010 11:05 AM NEW YORK -
A couple of quotes from the article:
"Pakistani merchants and job seekers in the United States, still reeling from economic hardship since the Sept. 11 attacks of 2001, are posing as Indians to avoid discrimination in the wake of the Times Square bomb attempt."
"A lot of Pakistanis can't get jobs after 9/11 and now it's even worse," said Asghar Choudhri, an accountant and chairman of Brooklyn's Pakistani American Merchant Association. "They are now pretending they are Indian so they can get a job."
The rest of the article can be read at:
http://www.defence.pk/forums/world-affairs/56961-pakistanis-pose-indians-after-n-y-bomb-scare.html
or
http://www.reuters.com/assets/print?aid=USTRE64655Y20100507
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