Reha
March 4, 2014, 8:28pm
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Re: Do Indian Muslims wish they were ‘Pakistani’?
Okay, I really don’t want to get rotten tomatoes thrown at me BUT if I am truly 10000% honest…I’ve seen Indian Muslims consider it a compliment if they’re mistaken as Pakistani. They try not to be too open about it though. I’ve seen them be proud of wearing Pakistani clothes, watching Pakistani dramas, even dating Pakistanis. One of my friends will only entertain Pakistani rishtas…she is Gujrati Muslim from India.
But if you ask them whether they like Pakistanis…they will bluntly say no…they do not. Pakistanis ke paas hai ke kya…and all that. I don’t answer back with anything rude about Indians because a) I have Indian family members (don’t dislike Indians) and b) it seems kind of a sensitive topic for them so I don’t like to discuss it too much.
Mujhe kya farq parta hai koi kuch bhi sochay? It doesn’t bother me but its definitely present.
I also want to say that I don’t think its a statement for all…but there are certain people who act like this.
Its similar to how I’ve seen some Punjabi families not want to speak Punjabi. They literally do not even teach their kids Punjabi because they feel its a disadvantage.