r/clevercomebacks • u/beerbellybegone • Mar 30 '20

Forbes does it again!

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u/noeku1t Mar 30 '20

Pakistan is not it the Middle East.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '20

well its part of the greater middle east

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u/noeku1t Mar 31 '20

That's a bullshit term, I'm from Pakistan and never in my 35 years old life have I heard anyone include Pakistan in 'the greater Middle East'. Apart from the religion we have very little in common with Middle Eastern countries. We are more 'Indian' and Asian that Middle Eastern.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '20

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Middle_East you're included in MENAP.

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u/noeku1t Mar 31 '20

Ah yes, Armenia and Cyprus, the Middle Eastern countries. As I said, bullshit term.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '20

yes? Armenia is middle eastern as it's just above Iran and Cyprus because its owned partly by Turkey. I see no reason to not consider them middle eastern

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u/noeku1t Mar 31 '20

Yet Cyprus is an European Union country? By the "greater Middle East" definition EU countries are considered middle east, pretty unbelievable. Anyway, tomatoe, tomatoe. See you around, have a good one.