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Re: Life on Mars (BBC Cop Drama)
« on: March 02, 2007, 05:04:34 AM »
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"I think throwing someone from the 90s/00s into the 70s is an excellent way of ... showing how things have changed."

... I guess distinguishing someone half Bangladeshi from someone Pakistani is going to be a bit too much to ask.


"how things have changed" since 70s

"East Pakistan" was province of Pakistan, residents were "Pakistani"
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Re: Life on Mars (BBC Cop Drama)
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2007, 03:44:01 AM »
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mel_zoom wrote:
metalman:
""how things have changed" since 70s

"East Pakistan" was province of Pakistan, residents were "Pakistani""

That changed in 1971 which is some time before I was born. Ive never been pakistani. Also its presently 2007, not 1970. Still dont let that dissuade you from using pedant logic to support his action.


try irony,
you were having your own "Life on Mars" moment.
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