How much do Indians know about Pakistan?

[ninja_hattori]

Re: How much do Indians know about Pakistan?

@SaeedinPakistan

I bet your 96cc is more fuel efficient than our 70cc bike. Waiting for Indian motorbikes to enter our market.

Lot of companies claim mileage of 80km/lit

[Sara516]

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Yes, the Indian guy who started talking to me on the train said we all marry our cousins at 18/19, he insisted it happened so often that I asked him, "did your girlfriend marry her cousin?"

[Southie]

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Culturally more in common between Pakistanis & north Indians than north Indians and south Indians.

[Southie]

Re: How much do Indians know about Pakistan?

Though when I joined this forum several folks here said they had more in common with Arabs Iranians Turks - both culturally and racially.

Don't know what Abhaya means -

[muqawwee123]

Re: How much do Indians know about Pakistan?

@Sara516

Yes, the Indian guy who started talking to me on the train said we all marry our cousins at 18/19, he insisted it happened so often that I asked him, “did your girlfriend marry her cousin?”

[Southie]

Re: How much do Indians know about Pakistan?

I think those who grew up in 70s considered folks across border the same culturally. Something changed stsrtingcearly 90s. Religious polarization started to take hold in both countries.

[ninja_hattori]

Re: How much do Indians know about Pakistan?

@Southie

Though when I joined this forum several folks here said they had more in common with Arabs Iranians Turks - both culturally and racially.

Don't know what Abhaya means -

Abhaya is a sanskrit word.........:D

[muqawwee123]

Re: How much do Indians know about Pakistan?

@Southie

Though when I joined this forum several folks here said they had more in common with Arabs Iranians Turks - both culturally and racially.

Don't know what Abhaya means -

This is claimed by those who consider local culture (which is common between Indian and Pakistanis) inferior to the culture of Arabs, Turks, etc. In fact, the culture of those invaders was limited to 10% upper class and that too is heavily influenced by local culture.

[Southie]

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@ninja_hattori

Abhaya is a sanskrit word.........:D

Ok you got me Hattori San. One of my cousins son in law name is abhay fearless.

I meant abaya

[ninja_hattori]

Re: How much do Indians know about Pakistan?

@muqawwee123

This is claimed by those who consider local culture (which is common between Indian and Pakistanis) inferior to the culture of Arabs, Turks, etc. In fact, the culture of those invaders was limited to 10% upper class and that too is heavily influenced by local culture.

you are right Raja dahir............:D

[ninja_hattori]

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I dont know difference between Abaya and indian Hijab...:D

[muqawwee123]

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@ninja_hattori

you are right Raja dahir…

At least, he was better than the Murshid of Laal topi wala baloongRa Zaid Hamid, because we can’t say about him ‘Us ne na koi namaz choRi, na hi kisi bhai ko choRa’.

[ninja_hattori]

Re: How much do Indians know about Pakistan?

@muqawwee123

At least, he was better** towards his siblings** than the Murshid of Laal topi wala baloongRa Zaid Hamid, because we can’t say about him ‘Us ne na koi namaz choRi, na hi kisi bhai ko choRa’.

now its fine…Am I right?

[Southie]

Re: How much do Indians know about Pakistan?

@ninja_hattori

barbecue arrange a quiz let us try................:D

I had watched ptv,ary,geo. I know that north west frontier province is now khaybar pakhtunkhwa.....:D And above all lot of indian know that Mr.10% =Zardari...............:D But i accept lot of indian dont know too much about pakistan.... Even our films dont know how to portray pakistani characters....................:D

Re films portrayal most is just out of we good they bad. So there is a carricature.

When that motivation not present I think portrayal is realistic. Heed Ranjha being an example. Preetis family the jailor (khuda ka banda) the court scene I thought were realistic.I wouldxargue portrayal off"madrasis" in Hindi films was more of carricature even to this day.

[muqawwee123]

Re: How much do Indians know about Pakistan?

@ninja_hattori

now its fine....Am I right?

Nope. Its not only about siblings but Hazrat Aurangzeb's behavior with his father and people from other sects.

PS: ab jald se bhago, boht derailing ho gai iss thread ki

[ninja_hattori]

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@Southie

Re films portrayal most is just out of we good they bad. So there is a carricature.

When that motivation not present I think portrayal is realistic. Heed Ranjha being an example. Preetis family the jailor (khuda ka banda) the court scene I thought were realistic.I wouldxargue portrayal off*"madrasis" in Hindi films was more of carricature even to this da*y.

I would like to read your post about it...

[Southie]

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Another major shock for me was this Hindi Urdu business. In India both are commingled. I used to just think it was all Hindi - though I recognized words of Urdu origin.

But in Pakistan I did not realize Hindi is foreign.

Had difficulty comprehending Roman Urdu - d became r padhna became prna

[Southie]

Re: How much do Indians know about Pakistan?

@ninja_hattori

I would like to read your post about it...

I meant padosan (1968). And 3 idiots where the guy from the south is portrayed as a silencer geek

[the_kaur]

Re: How much do Indians know about Pakistan?

@muqawwee123

They don’t know how to portray Pakistani characters or they don’t want to portray Pakistan and Pakistani people properly?

Both, and making Pakistani appealing won’t serve the propaganda purpose:)

@SaeedinPakistan

Indian motorcycle manufacturers were smart to target such a demographic, untapped and hungry for cheap mode of transportation. Don’t know what wrong with the Pakistani motorcycle industry, all they need is the right scooter and aggressive marketing and women would flock to buy their motorbikes. Right now the market doesn’t have a two wheeler for women.

Ofcourse, noone can beat us when it comes to Baniyagiri, we are legendary in that section:D

@Southie

Re films portrayal most is just out of we good they bad. So there is a carricature.

When that motivation not present I think portrayal is realistic. Heed Ranjha being an example. Preetis family the jailor (khuda ka banda) the court scene I thought were realistic.I wouldxargue portrayal off"madrasis" in Hindi films was more of carricature even to this day.

Yeah a smart accented hindi madrasi and accented dumb saradar:D

[BarbieCue]

Re: How much do Indians know about Pakistan?

@Southie

Another major shock for me was this Hindi Urdu business. In India both are commingled. I used to just think it was all Hindi - though I recognized words of Urdu origin.

But in Pakistan I did not realize Hindi is foreign.

Had difficulty comprehending Roman Urdu - d became r padhna became prna

But hindi or hindustani is understood quite well in Pakistan, again because of the prevalence of Indian media back home. An urdu word as simple as "aapi" (a term used for older sister out of respect) is not recognised by the Indians I know; whereas most Pakistanis understand what "didi" means. One particular term my sikh friends found hilarious was "khawateen" (women) :D but I knew the hindi word for women, mahilayen.