Mate, what the word ‘paki’ signifies in the US and what it signifies in Britain are two different things. Over here it is an offensive racial epithet. Over there it’s just shorthand for someone from pakistan, but the american perception is irrelevent when Prince Harry is the one using the word.
But, like I said, the British Army isn’t Pee Cee, nor should it be, and the hacks who exposed this aren’t striking a blow for racial harmony, they’re just a bunch of opportunistic c****s looking to shift newspapers...
Thanks for the info. I must admit that at the ripe old age of 49 years I have never uttered nor heard anyone utter nor ever thought of uttering the epithet “Paki”..... so as an American the whole controversy seems very remote to me. But I’ll take your word for it that the term is very offensive.
I found out that with Brits, “paki” is unacceptable, but “pak” is OK.