Re: Identity - Nationality
Madhanee-- From my own experience with Pakistanis. Most Pakistanis that I know, and we have a huge Pakistani community here, the first thing that changes is their clothes, then the foods, then the various cultural practices. Actually to be quite honest, most children that I have seen - we're talking about high schoolers - will have a social circle made up of primarily non desis - or desis who are more into a western way of live. Im not saying there is anything wrong with that.I just at times, get the feeling that these kids do are not exactly very proud of being Pakistanis. Perhaps its a fear of rejection from their peers, Im not quite sure.
I mean I dont think that clothes or foods change where we originally came from. And I dont see what these people are so ashamed of?