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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on May 01, 2018, 02:08:51 PM

Title: 'Typical Indian'
Post by: Nearly Sane on May 01, 2018, 02:08:51 PM

Apparently.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-43956383

Title: Re: 'Typical Indian'
Post by: Steve H on May 01, 2018, 11:00:42 PM

I only heard of Mr Varadkar recently,and thought it didn't sound like an Irish name.

Title: Re: 'Typical Indian'
Post by: Aruntraveller on May 01, 2018, 11:16:12 PM

Typical Norn Ireland fat bastard Unionist.

Title: Re: 'Typical Indian'
Post by: Steve H on May 01, 2018, 11:18:18 PM

Quote from: Steve H on May 01, 2018, 11:00:42 PM

I only heard of Mr Varadkar recently,and thought it didn't sound like an Irish name.

But then again, neither was De Valera.

Title: Re: 'Typical Indian'
Post by: Rhiannon on May 01, 2018, 11:26:24 PM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on May 01, 2018, 02:08:51 PM

Apparently.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-43956383

Well yes, there are gay people of Indian decent who lead Catholic countries all over the place. Gets a bit boring really.

Title: Re: 'Typical Indian'
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on May 02, 2018, 08:07:59 AM

Quote from: Trentvoyager on May 01, 2018, 11:16:12 PM

Typical Norn Ireland fat bastard Unionist.

Reminds me of that story. ''Are you a protestant Indian or a catholic indian?''

Title: Re: 'Typical Indian'
Post by: floo on May 02, 2018, 08:47:06 AM

Quote from: Nearly Sane on May 01, 2018, 02:08:51 PM

Apparently.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-43956383

One would expect nothing less from a member of that unpleasant party, imo.

Title: Re: 'Typical Indian'
Post by: jeremyp on May 02, 2018, 07:20:40 PM

I'm applying the jeremyp rule of social media. Any news story based purely on tweets is a news story in the same way as "something some bloke said in a pub" is a news story.