Im a british pakistani girl who loves wearing her salwar kameez out and about..shopping…restaurants…cinema…however..now that i have started studying in a predominately white uni i would feel alot more self concious about wearing them there. Where would you wear/ not wear your asian clothes..male replies welcome! 
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I wear them everywhere unless it’s at work… work it would be unsuitable cos they don’t conform to the uniform though if i could get matching shalwar kameez for work it might work 
haha...im sure your colleagues will be fascinated :P
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They are more than happy for me to do what i want but becuase it has not been done before i dare not push the buttons too much...
Besides Islam permits me to work in uniform so long as i am not immodest.
Hence i do not wear the short sleeved shirt and i always have a black overcoat.... although that itself is not standard issue... but is allowed for obvouis reasons.
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I wouldn't, if I didn't want to attract attention (good/bad/any) to myself.
Where I live theres lots of Pakistanis, so I dont feel weird at all wearing shalwar kameez...but in my old neighborhood, i never wore shalwar kameez outside (unless it was to go to a davat and we wer going in car).
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I have lived in an all white community for most of my life and that too a mining town
My mum and dad felt it was important for me to know my culture by dressing me in a jospeh and the technicolor dreamcoat style dress and sending me to school on a non uniform day ..
Ohmy word.. did I hate it.. I wear shalwar kameez at home but never feel totally comfortable outside.... still do wear it out .. but normally it is Kurta and trousers/jeans ..
i know what u mean! i think your surroundings have alot a big part to play in what you're comfortable in..for example in my predominately asian college i had no qualms about wearing salwar kameez, and i felt entierly comfortable, however at uni, i would be standing out like a sore thumb and i think its a bit of a comfort blanket to blend in with everyone else when you start at a new place..
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In the area I live in there are hardly any desis around. I only wear shalwar kameez when i'm going to a wedding or family event other than that I prefer my English clothes. I've never worn desi clothes to uni. I would've if I wanted to get awkward looks from people.
P.S. This is my opinion
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Not many Desis where I live. I wear Western clothes outside....usually shalwar kameez at home. Shalwar Kameez at a Desi daavat.
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I wear almost shalwar kameez everyday at home and some times, when I want, I wear shalwar qameez outsides too (even at airport ;) ). I also wore shalwar qameez sometimes when I went to uni :D
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yes, why not...i see many pakistani youths wear their traditional dresses everyday here(in uk)...
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I only wear desi clothes for weddings or if I am visiting family , I live in a TOTAL desi area(goras are hard to find :D) and you see people in asian clothes MOSTLY but I personally don't see myself walking train station wearing beautiful shalwar kameez
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^same here..but i have different reasons…am so not used to wearing shalwar kameez, i usually end up falling when am wearing a shalwar:bummer:…but since shalwar kameez is not a cultural/traditional wear for me, i think am lucky:D
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lolz i wore it uni as well i dont care if people stare who gives two hoots and u know wat most of the time neither are they bothered
so true if u’re living in a culturally diverse city:phati:
same goes for the head scarf as well..
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Personally talking, have never gotten awkward looks from goray people when in shalwar kameez.
Sadly the ones who give the akward looks are all desis :)
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^ I would take out thier eyes... how dare they!
If gorras can't cause trouble why should desis do fitna... Treachery is worst of crimes...
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While in Rome , do as Romans do .
dont know if it is treachery, but it is quite confusing.
Btw, it is not the desi men but women/girls
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^ Thier probably jealous…
My ancestors i am sure had a different view Namaan if not perhaps Rome would still be top of the world as it stands Rome fell without any major resistance… 