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[Nickp]

Hi there,

I thought this might interest you.

There is a short film on www.youtube.com entitled "The Greek man from
Pakistan."

The film is a hillarious racial comedy based on true experiences about a
young British born Greek Cypriot male constantly being mistaken for a
pakistani

You can watch it online by simply clicking on or copy and paste the
following into your address bar:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccKXrBhmq5Y

Alternatively go to www.youtube.com and type in "The Greek man from Pakistan" in the youtube search bar.

Feel free to watch it for your own interest.

[cankertoo]

things like that happen to me most of the time in cyprus that i have started accepting it as normal and part of life when you are brown.

[Bill]

one of my nieces is very dark and often gets mistaken for someone of Asian background.

She thinks it's very funny at times .

[karma]

things like that happen to me most of the time in cyprus that i have started accepting it as normal and part of life when you are brown.

It is not normal Cankee, U had better reply them same way, coz thts the only way
And browns r much more handsome than blonds

[dms007]

And browns r much more handsome than blonds

gentlemen prefer bl ndes....

[karma]

And browns r much more handsome than blonds

gentlemen prefer bl ndes....

I am blonde but where are the gentlemen

[Andriko]

This film makes a good point. In the UK people seem a bit negative towards Asians (Indians and Pakistani's), and muslims in general. And it's a shame that some Greek Cypriots are mistaken for this just because they have dark skin. It's unfair because culturally and religion wise we are nothing like muslims or Asians, so why should we accept this as part of life.

[karma]

This film makes a good point. In the UK people seem a bit negative towards Asians (Indians and Pakistani's), and muslims in general. And it's a shame that some Greek Cypriots are mistaken for this just because they have dark skin. It's unfair because culturally and religion wise we are nothing like muslims or Asians, so why should we accept this as part of life.

I find this comment very negative and racistic.

[Andriko]

Karma, what I said was not racist. There is nothing wrong with being Asian or muslim. Unfortuneatley there are areas of the UK where people can be very ignorant towards these particular ethnic groups. Do you live in the UK? If you lived in the UK you would understand. The British are not racist towards Greek Cypriots, but alot of Brits openly admit they do not like the massive amount of Asians in UK, and because of the media, they fear muslims. Until we actually tell them we are Greek Cypriots,alot of them assume we are muslims, or Asians, and we have to put up with racial abuse and get called names like "terrorist" and "paki" , when we are not these things...you tell me , is this fair? I am speaking from the point of view of a British born Greek Cypriot, I have lived in the UK all my life, and I have always suffered prejudice for being Asian and muslim, when I am not, I am a Greek Cypriot , and that is why I could relate to the film. This is about mistaken idendity, ignorance, and people's perceptions. Do you still think what I am saying is racist? If you do then you have totally mis-understood me. And I apologise if i've cause you any offence.

[karma]

Karma, what I said was not racist. There is nothing wrong with being Asian or muslim. Unfortuneatley there are areas of the UK where people can be very ignorant towards these particular ethnic groups. Do you live in the UK? If you lived in the UK you would understand. The British are not racist towards Greek Cypriots, but alot of Brits openly admit they do not like the massive amount of Asians in UK, and because of the media, they fear muslims. Until we actually tell them we are Greek Cypriots,alot of them assume we are muslims, or Asians, and we have to put up with racial abuse and get called names like "terrorist" and "paki" , when we are not these things...you tell me , is this fair? I am speaking from the point of view of a British born Greek Cypriot, I have lived in the UK all my life, and I have always suffered prejudice for being Asian and muslim, when I am not, I am a Greek Cypriot , and that is why I could relate to the film. This is about mistaken idendity, ignorance, and people's perceptions. Do you still think what I am saying is racist? If you do then you have totally mis-understood me. And I apologise if i've cause you any offence.

the problem is not them but U...dont u have the brains or guts to reply ??
I m also being treated Turkish in Greece and Greek in Turkey and I never suffered..only enjoyed it..