The young man referred to be Harry was a trainee officer being prepared to go off to war. The fact that a friend and fellow officer had called him what some people think is a rude word was probably not of the slightest interest to him. If he's been accepted for officer training then he's almost certainly got far greater things to think about.

As far as I can tell he's never claimed to have been offended. However there are lots of folk keen to be offended on his behalf (and unasked).

I'm Scottish and British. It doesn't bother me in the least being called a Jocko or a Brit or whatever, even if the person calling me the name is trying to be offensive. As far as I'm concerned they are more than likely jealous. I just laugh it off, which I'm sure is what this young officer did.

Not that I would obviously.

Well ..... not to their face anyway.

As I've said numerous times, now, I don't believe Harry was being 'racist', but his casual use of such a word, towards an Asian person, reveals his ignorance and naiveté. To me, his attitude towards the sleeping 'victim' did seem a little condescending, but I would expect that from someone who believes he is in line to the throne (he surely must know Charles is not his real dad?). I suppose a certain arrogance and aloofness comes with such 'privilege'.

If Harry had referred to me as his 'little Paki friend', I would not have been particularly happy. However, I am not the soldier in question, so therefore cannot speak for him.

I reckon Harry is guilty of far more serious crimes.

Masquerading as royalty, for one...

there's miles left of scotland above us.
so i would say your from the south, not the midlands...

its from perspective really...

and as for the original topic, its just an abreviation of pakistani, as said.
its how the word is used.

How about he's neither? He's a young man in the army, and hopefully has better things to do with his time than bother about the usual groups of professional victims queuing up desperate to be offended.

But it's applied to a race when used to refer to brown people.

(Time for bed, methinks...)