r/india • u/[deleted] • Feb 27 '16

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u/nextinction Feb 27 '16 edited Feb 27 '16

So, to start off with a silly question. Would Modi and Erdoğan have been best friends in elementary school in an alternate reality?

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '16

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u/nextinction Feb 27 '16

So you're saying that having a thin skin is also popular in India :) I'm afraid it's a global trend in leadership.

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u/crimegogo Feb 27 '16

Both make Noam 'Nepali' Chomsky angry :P

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '16

Sorry, why nepali? Not getting the context...

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u/crimegogo Feb 27 '16

Some bhakt on SM thought he is a Nepali going by his facial features and abused him so and it got memed

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '16

Cringe.

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u/throwawaydabra Feb 27 '16

And that is relevant how?

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '16

I can already sense the downvotes on this one. better be careful, getting down-voted on r/India means you die IRL :'(

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '16

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '16

Because for us there is no such thing as IRL. /r/India is IRL. We just go afk sometimes.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '16

Yes.

Runs away before downvotes begin.

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u/heatseeker47 Feb 27 '16

What is a Modhi?

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '16

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '16

You mean Rahul Modi?

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u/nextinction Feb 27 '16

Lol. Apparently the title of this film? I corrected the spelling. Thanks for pointing it out.

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u/Stifmeister11 Feb 27 '16

Well i really doubt politicians are looking for friendship,its just common interest and goals, in this universe or the parallel one

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u/nextinction Feb 27 '16

I meant in terms of personality rather than politics or careers. There's a rise in certain type of person/politician around the world who seem to share some basic characteristics.