Abcd fob...whatever

[redvelvet]

Re: Abcd fob…whatever

@Mezhgan

An interesting thing I’ve noticed here (I live in the UK) is that it is often the newly arrived kids (I’m not keen on the word “fob” or “freshie” as they’re termed here) who lose their way as a result of wanting to fit in to what they think western society is like and not knowing how to handle their newly found “freedom.”

Hmm. You said earlier that whether or not kids grow up to be decent and respectful members of society depends upon upbringing more than environment. Then if these new arrivals went astray so easily, does that mean there was something lacking in their upbringing and that their new environment was able to trump it so easily?

I think it also depends upon where in the Middle East one lives. I don’t want to get into a debate b/w back home kids vs the ones raised abroad…but I do believe that it’s more work for Muslim parents to raise kids in the West because the values and trends of the macro-culture comes into conflict with those of Islam and Desi culture. Not impossible, but requires more work.