Bangladeshi

aqua70 · April 3, 2015, 5:36am

Re: Bangladeshi

Surely there’s more to Bangladesh than just Dhaka? That’s like Pakistanis calling their country super liberal and so content with ‘skin show’ on the basis of life in Islamabad, Lahore etc.

You’d find that the attitude is very similar in Pakistan. Of course there are changing trends on national level, then there are family customs and rules still intact. So if you’re family is still very strict about covering your head while the Azaan is going on, then that’s just another family rule come tradition. But if you are out an about on the streets of Lahore or Islamabad/Pindi, no one will ‘bat an eyelid’ if women don’t cover their heads with duppata. I don’t.

In regards to saris. Well Saris are Bangladesh’s national dress, not Pakistan’s! According to you if Bangladeshi like to wear Saris with bit of skin show because that’s how it’s traditionally worn, there are many Pakistanis who think Shalwar Kameez is incomplete without a hanging duppata! It’s got nothing to do with who’s more liberal or conservative, it’s mostly to with people being loyal to their traditions and customs.

For your information, Pakistan is a very diverse country made of many different ethnic groups, cultures and sub-cultures. There is indeed some communities in Pakistan that still see sari as part of their cultural heritage and wear it the traditional way with bit of skin show from the midriff, just like PCG has stated, and it’s considered totally normal because it’s part of their cultural heritage, but such way of dressing would not be appreciated in let’s say, in a Pakhtoon wedding. There are many things in Pakistan which are strictly area and community specific, and it’s always a bad idea to draw broad black and white generalisations on the country of** 180 people**.

180 million. Lol sorry couldn’t help myself!