No racism? What a strange thing to say from someone who told me in his own words in another thread:
**‘Word of advice keep your half-cast kids in London because im not joking when i say in B’ham they would get totally abused..’
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(Oh, and he meant by other Pakistanis)..Contradict urself much? LOL
Aisha, there tends to be more racial tension and more segregation of certain Pakistani communities up north (even from other Muslims) that u don’t get nearly as much of in London..
Check this out: 2005 Birmingham race riots - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Granted the cost of living is much cheaper, but then the same can be said of nearly any place outside of Greater London. There are obviously more mosques (also Regents Park and East London Mosque have great reputations and a greater mix of Muslims of different nationalities that u simply don’t get outside London), more Muslim events like GPU, more choice of halal restaurants, better shopping (can Birmingham compare to New York, Paris or Dubai in terms of shopping?), even for cheaper shops it’s ridiculous to say Birmingham is better than London when all the flagship stores are down here..
If u love the Muslim lifestyle in Dubai and want to meet and live amongst a vibrant mix of Muslims London is defo the place to be. In terms of education as well of course London has better schools and world-class unis like Imperial, UCL, LSE etc that are miles ahead of either of those in Birmingham. I doubt anyone would seriously choose Birmingham City or Aston Uni over any of those I’ve just mentioned unless they couldn’t afford to live in London or wanted to stay at home with their parents or something.
Aisha, this particular poster thinks us desis in London are ‘lost’ which I think sums up how seriously u should take him.. A mod even said to him:
‘Shamus you are indeed a shame to the Pakistani community.’
Says it all really..