I think the post was sarcastic and in direct reply to the OP. During my trips abroad I have met quite a few Pakistanis and a few among them have this vain and condescending behaviour. I am not saying that the OP belongs to this category, but all the flags do..
From her post she claims about a woman who is fair thinking herself to be Pakistani and a longing that the OP noticed as well. I have a question to her.. Does she claim that Pakistanis are fairer than the Indians. Isnt that a generalization. Hope you have seen Saeed Anwar, amir sohail and the like.
Sometimes it helps to post what you really think rather than sugar coat things. If you feel superior say so and be done with it. EOS (end of story) !!!
Get it straight people. Generalizations are usually a composition of collective conclusions based on the obvious. We cannot speak for 7.1 billion individuals, which is why we make our lives easier by generalizing. You do it too, except you don’t have the backbone to express it openly.
It’s quite entertaining the way people use the word ‘generalization’ as the sole defense to initiate a failing argument simply because they lack the wit to engage in both authentic and productive debates otherwise.
Old story. So cut it. Please.
I remember this Indian Punjabi girl from high school who was really fond of Urdu language. She loved Urdu poetry and would ask us to translate often. I never thought she was expressing her wish to be Pakistani. That is ridiculous! We all like different aspects of different cultures. This does not mean we would cut off our right arm to be them. I know way too many Pakistanis who would love to be Arabs, Persians, and Italian
Cash bibi, just because everyone holds some generalizations doesnt mean generalizations are valid arguments, nor can generalizations replace facts.
Lives easier by generalization? Would love to see you attempt to board a flight in your generalization-is-gospel world.
As for the topic - at least some significant chunk of Indian muslims would have been wishing they were Pakistani if indeed Pakistan had managed to outshine India with their exclusive muslim-only identity and society.
Wondering what you’re doing on a Pakistan centric community then?
I think that Indians (of all religions) should be proud of their nation – however there is no need to drag other countries down in the process. Some times, Indian Muslims seem to go overboard with their Pakistan hatred, which is just sad.
This is a pretty good point. I wish that Pakistanis cared more about educational and economic advancement instead of looking to wage global jihad. Islam is a great religion rooted in it’s support for education and scientific inquiry, however many extremist Pakistanis have a distorted view of faith,which has led to our collective detriment. Deen and Duniya are both important.
I’m an Indian, married to a Pakistani. I love Pakistani people; lovely people in many many ways. I’m happy to be married to one but I don’t really feel the need to change my nationality.
LOL. I had an Indian Muslim physics tutor who had told me that they support the Pakistani cricket team. Many years later I heard the same thing from a former Indian Muslim colleague. Now I can’t remember if it was just one of them..or both of them that had said it was a secret praying.
I am sure there are exceptions, but nevertheless it was a fun admission to hear.
A quarter of my family is indian muslims and they are loud and proud to be indian muslims. NO jealousy or desire to anything close to being a pakistani. People forget that the indian muslims struggled just as much as pakistani muslims during the partition. Both sides lost a big chunk of their families, so yes there must be some sort of longing in their heart, not for the country but for the relatives and friends that each left behind. My grandmother had a sister in India and she missed her terribly even though her other 2 sisters managed to move to Pakistan along with her. I think the blood of bond is so deeply rooted between the two borders that at the end of the day some wished they were never separated.
Had a Muslim taxi driver drive me to the airport few years ago in India. He said, as a Muslim, it gets very tiring to always have to prove your loyalty to India. He said we are as much Indians as the rest.
Pakistan a country made in the name of Islam is hardly a beacon for Muslims around the world. Indian Muslims by and large are free to practice their religion in India, on the other hand every other day we can see people being slaughtered in Pakistan in the name of faith.
My Indian BIL would laugh really hard at this question. When the cricket matches are happening its an all out war in my cousins house. My Indian family is very proud of where they come from, they don’t wish to be Pakistani at all.
