Andrew Miller's Pakistan tour diary -

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Even so, the only real fear in Pakistan is the fear of the unknown. Conquer that, and the rest can turn out to be pretty comical.

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/columns/content/story/223758.html

does anyone read’s his stuff, he writes almost everyday on www.cricket.org

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Re: Andrew Miller's Pakistan tour diary -

yeaaa its good

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The following is funny :

  • must have said "Eid Mubarak" ten thousand times if I said it once, while "Mera Urdu bahut kamzoor hai" ("My Urdu is a bit rubbish," or sentiments of that variety!) seemed a satisfactory response to anything too baffling. One chap, however, outflanked me on all fronts. His volley of questions were too painstakingly constructed to ignore, but too complex to answer clearly, and a cat's cradle of confusion ensued. By the end of it all, he had taken it upon himself to believe I was an expectant father (my mythical son, apparently, is to be christened Freddie Flintoff!) and as a result, I had been whisked away to a nearby stall to meet his friends and drink a celebratory coke!

After performing linguistic hand-stands of that magnitude, it was time to retreat to saner pastures. Such as the fun-fair, where I paid 10 rupees for a "horer" (sic) show, and waited in the dark for ten minutes listening to the sound of a loud argument backstage. Eventually, one man in a monkey suit reluctantly appeared from behind a blacked-out curtain, and started beating the walls with a whopping great stick. After two or three minutes, he stomped off whence he came, and I emerged back into the daylight blinking my incomprehension in all directions. It felt at the time like a metaphor, but then it had been a pretty long day. Even so, the only real fear in Pakistan is the fear of the unknown. Conquer that, and the rest can turn out to be pretty comical.
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Yeah, his blog is a pretty good read. Check out his comments about Bagh e Jinnah. He seems to be having a good time in Pakistan.