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Originally Posted by _catapult_

When the asians first came over here I think it was very common for them to be referred to as '*****' - it is just short for pakistanis, after all, but then the negative connotations came and today it's taboo to call somebody that even though in the literal sense it wasn't actually an insult..

I don't remember the episode though so I can't comment on the context of this individual use of the word but I'd guess at the time, most people didn't read too much into it?? ...

It was indeed common, our corner shop was always called by the shortened version.
It only became derogatory after the idiotic term of p**** bashing came about in the seventies.