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Old 06-24-2009, 05:39 PM
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No i thought it refered to indian people in JA...D calls Indian people Coolie
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Old 06-24-2009, 05:46 PM
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Re: newbie :)

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Old 06-24-2009, 05:48 PM
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No i thought it refered to indian people in JA...D calls Indian people Coolie
yeah hotteach...like some ppl call black ppl ******!

i was always of though it went that way!

its the (west indian) "n" word. (i think)
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Old 06-24-2009, 05:50 PM
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yeah hotteach...like some ppl call black ppl ******!

i was always of though it went that way!

its the (west indian) "n" word. (i think)
Trust me, its the west indian "N" word, my man thought it was cute, until i had to jack his ass up!
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Old 06-24-2009, 05:56 PM
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yeah hotteach...like some ppl call black ppl ******!

i was always of though it went that way!

its the (west indian) "n" word. (i think)
Oh wow...I didn't really get that from how he used it...it all seemed very friendly the context it was used..but maybe I just didnt pick up on it
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Old 06-24-2009, 06:01 PM
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Oh wow...I didn't really get that from how he used it...it all seemed very friendly the context it was used..but maybe I just didnt pick up on it
yea, most think its cute, i don't think they mean it in a derogatory way, but we Indian Trini peeps, don't take to kindly to that! Guyanese peeps are coolie so...
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uhmm yah my phone is acting retarted thats why it posted so many times.

&& i didnt come here to get insulted or have someone act like their my mother.

i came here to make friends.

n word?? naw. please dont insult me. "hhaaahaah this thread is so funny"...how? wtf is so funny?
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just to squash all of this, i think i'll leave this forum.

its too much "old" people here Anyway (older than me). I'll go somewhere with younger people.
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uhmm yah my phone is acting retarted thats why it posted so many times.

&& i didnt come here to get insulted or have someone act like their my mother.

i came here to make friends.

n word?? naw. please dont insult me. "hhaaahaah this thread is so funny"...how? wtf is so funny?
Um, u are the one that put urself out there to get insulted hun, u are welcome here although u may be a little young to handle the way we play...And um, why would i be insulting u when ur not even Indian...I may be insulting ur intelligence, but u are young, i understand
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just to squash all of this, i think i'll leave this forum.

its too much "old" people here Anyway (older than me). I'll go somewhere with younger people.
Awwwwweeee sorry! Good luck with that! U may want to rethink ur name on the new forum!
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Old 06-24-2009, 06:27 PM
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and whos to say im not indian?

not not full blooded....but yes i am.

btw...do u know how i can delete my account?
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and whos to say im not indian?

not not full blooded....but yes i am.

btw...do u know how i can delete my account?
No but u can disable the notifications...No offense hun, sorry, im just trying to inform u..guess i wasn't being too nice, but especially if u are indian, don't call urself coolie!!!
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uhmm why not be called coolie. in JA thats what we call indians and its not intended in a bad way at all....
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Trust me, its the west indian "N" word, my man thought it was cute, until i had to jack his ass up!
Not true in jamaica.

As HT suggested, the term "Coolie" denotes someone of visible East Indian persuasion.

It IS true that it was an offensive term used to refer to Asian laborers; but the term was also used (and even still today in Jamaica) towards East Indians, with no decadence intended.
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