An appropriate and non-racist abbreviation of South Asia

Saos?

A corruption of SoAs, but what the hell is Soas?

Srilindibanglatanis?

For those who have no clue:

The mighty Sao biscuit:



It'll bring back taccy's Uni days.

I had mine with butter and vegemite . . . you prefered something saltier, methinks . . .

Yeah, a bit of salt with the cheese and tomato.

looks like peppa to me, old son . . .

what the crock is South Asia ? Resist the temptation to club all folks in the region as one.

primary reason being .. a lot of blood was shed in this region by various folks esp the mohameddans and the British to carve out seperate states and identities.

now that that is regrettably done, as an Indian, I do not want to be clubbed with the rest of them. And I am sure my fellow Indics feel similarly.

PMSL at Bucks. It's your term, boyo.

buckSH wrote:what the crock is South Asia ? Resist the temptation to club all folks in the region as one. primary reason being .. a lot of blood was shed in this region by various folks esp the mohameddans and the British to carve out seperate states and identities.

now that that is regrettably done, as an Indian, I do not want to be clubbed with the rest of them. And I am sure my fellow Indics feel similarly.

Bucky is a comedy alchemist ...he posts shit that turns into gold

Deary me, I'm still wiping away the tears.

skully, that term has a negative history.

for instance if any rogue country in the region wants to cover up its inefficiency/misdeed, they are quick to immdiately club it under 'South Asia' so as to avoid naming their own nation and avoiding responsibility.

so you have people saying,

'terrorism' is a south asian problem.

'so and so religion' is extremely peaceful and is a religion of peace.

poverty is south asian problem.

in our religion there is no poverty. We are very egalitarian only.

south asia has a lot of income disparity

our country follows such and such religion which believes everyone is equal

south asian has dull and dreary cricket pitches.

ahh south asia may have dull pitches, but we have this wonderland which we call bulbulstan where the pitches are beautiful and it swings more than anywhere else

due to such comedians, south asia as a term has lost its character.

you dump everything undesirable onto south asia whenever convenient.

so the very term is a cynical, maligned term which is not associated with any dignity by those very people who should belong to it.

Bucky, you used the term when you reported me. It's in black and white in Dello's post showing the reporting PMs.

You are embarrassing yourself. Wake up, dude.

Straight cut and paste from Dello's post, Bucks...

"the poster skully has instigated forummers from South Asia into making classless statements..."

skully, the french board mgmt wouldn't know any better. How else do I explain to them ?

surely, you as a person who discusses subcontinent on daily basis knows better than that. Esp now that I have explained why it is not a term to be used on a regular basis. Once in a while is o.k.

And never a truer word spoken, BTW.

Most people would just crawl under a rock after embarrassing themselves so regularly and completely over a 2 day (or 2 year, in your case) period.

Frankly, I'd rather talk about cricket than continually prove you to be a strange little man.

buckSH wrote:skully, the french board mgmt wouldn't know any better. How else do I explain to them ?

Forum Gold.

How about using the terms "India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka". I think you undersell the French people's ability to comprehend.

So you are allowed to use a term, but if anyone else uses it, it is racist. Keep diggin', mate.

You are too, too funny.

Why the need to have a common term for South Asia anyway?

obviously the complaint was made in some angst.

And in any case you are not supposed to be reading a private mail.

furriner wrote:Why the need to have a common term for South Asia anyway?

Exactly. Other than derogatory there is no other use for such a term.

furriner wrote:Why the need to have a common term for South Asia anyway?

because if you group indians and pakistanis together you can piss two groups off at the same time

buckSH wrote:obviously the complaint was made in some angst.

And in any case you are not supposed to be reading a private mail.

Oh, some contrition, Bucks? I accept your apology.

And I can read anything that Dello posts, thanks mate.

skully wrote:continually prove you to be a strange little man.

No, not the "little" word. We are doomed.

buckSH wrote:

furriner wrote:Why the need to have a common term for South Asia anyway?

Exactly. Other than derogatory there is no other use for such a term.

So you used it in derogatory terms when reporting another poster to the administrative hosts. Is that right, Bucks?

skully wrote:

buckSH wrote:obviously the complaint was made in some angst.

And in any case you are not supposed to be reading a private mail.

Oh, some contrition, Bucks? I accept your apology.

And I can read anything that Dello posts, thanks mate.

apology ? what apology u talkin about ?

as for the latter it is like saying if OJ Simpson can kill his wife, so can I.

It's your call mate.

skully wrote:

buckSH wrote:

furriner wrote:Why the need to have a common term for South Asia anyway?

Exactly. Other than derogatory there is no other use for such a term.

So you used it in derogatory terms when reporting another poster to the administrative hosts. Is that right, Bucks?

refer to ARA FAQ.