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ultrarunner Aug 28th 2012 12:56 pm

Hope none of you lot....
 
Came via this route? :rofl:

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/RCM...179/story.html

sheadboy Aug 28th 2012 11:52 pm

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me too

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dbd33 Aug 29th 2012 12:15 am

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Originally Posted by sheadboy (Post 10252506)
me too

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Siouxie Aug 29th 2012 1:26 am

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Try this link

Tony_Tiger Aug 29th 2012 2:04 am

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This sort of practice is rife in the east Indian community..

Siouxie Aug 29th 2012 2:20 am

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Originally Posted by Tony_Tiger (Post 10252766)
This sort of practice is rife in the east Indian community..

"Canadian women married in exchange for money so that their North African "husbands" could stay in the country."

Didn't think North Africa was near East India, lol.

Tony_Tiger Aug 29th 2012 2:22 am

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Originally Posted by siouxie (Post 10252812)
"Canadian women married in exchange for money so that their North African "husbands" could stay in the country."

Didn't think North Africa was near East India, lol.

Sorry, my bad. Let me rephrase that.
This sort of practice is rife in the east Indian community too.. ;)

Oink Aug 29th 2012 3:08 am

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Originally Posted by siouxie (Post 10252812)
"Canadian women married in exchange for money so that their North African "husbands" could stay in the country."

Didn't think North Africa was near East India, lol.

Didn't know there was a country called East India.

Sally Redux Aug 29th 2012 3:10 am

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 10252946)
Didn't know there was a country called East India.

You're in good Company.

Hawk13 Aug 29th 2012 3:21 am

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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 10252946)
Didn't know there was a country called East India.

Isn't it just east of West India

Tony_Tiger Aug 29th 2012 4:12 am

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I never heard of of East India either. :eek: Until I realised it does not exist unless your in Canada/USA and amongst the 'East Indian' community'. :D

I never heard of the term (east Indian) until I was told to use it otherwise people would think the reference is to native Indians.

It gets better though. Another term is 'brown people'. i.e Surrey in Vancouver is full of 'brown people'. When I first heard it I was like 'WTF..?!!!' :rofl:
The term Asian is not used either is its more related to oriental people... I could go on..

But hey, when in Rome, do as the Romans do... :blink:

ultrarunner Aug 29th 2012 5:10 am

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Originally Posted by Tony_Tiger (Post 10253076)
I never heard of of East India either. :eek: Until I realised it does not exist unless your in Canada/USA and amongst the 'East Indian' community'. :D

I never heard of the term (east Indian) until I was told to use it otherwise people would think the reference is to native Indians.

It gets better though. Another term is 'brown people'. i.e Surrey in Vancouver is full of 'brown people'. When I first heard it I was like 'WTF..?!!!' :rofl:
The term Asian is not used either is its more related to oriental people... I could go on..

But hey, when in Rome, do as the Romans do... :blink:


I hear ya....youa re not alone on that one. Asian folks (as you and I know it from the UK) in Brampton and Mississauga would tell you they are BROWN :ohmy:

Make no mistake, this behaviour might be rife with certain group of people, but a lot of Eastern Europeans, Italians and Portuguese folks are in on it too, just to mention a few.

Some Brits on here probably won't admit that they came via that route ;)

dbd33 Aug 29th 2012 5:19 am

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Originally Posted by Tony_Tiger (Post 10253076)
amongst the 'East Indian' community'.

You sure about that? I know some people from India and they're not confused about coming from India.

sheadboy Aug 29th 2012 10:27 am

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Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 10252953)
You're in good Company.

if this is a reference to the old british trading company...bravo..bravo :rofl:

ultrarunner Aug 29th 2012 10:49 am

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Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 10253231)
You sure about that? I know some people from India and they're not confused about coming from India.

What in Guelph?


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