Bradford specifically there were a lot of Pakistanis there. Even today it has a very large Pakistani population.It was something that I experienced - getting chased home from the bus stop after school by English kids, boarding school, being targeted for praying to what they call Allah wallah ding dong.
Aasif MandviPaki- bashing was kind of this term that was used in general to beat up anyone that was from the Indian subcontinent.
Aasif MandviI've always said I'm the worst representative of Muslim-Americans that's ever existed, because I've been inside more bars than mosques.
Aasif MandviThe great joy of doing 'The Daily Show' for me is that I get to sit on the fence between cultures. I am commenting on the absurdity of both sides as an outsider and insider. Sometimes I'm playing the brown guy, and sometimes I'm not, but the best stuff I do always goes back to being a brown kid in a white world.
Aasif MandviSamantha Bee said to me when I first started on the "Daily Show", she was like no - there is no - the only way you'll learn this job is by doing this job.
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