Re: Marrying someone raised in a different country
Almost, all the boys i know personally or just acquaintance.. in family, in extended family,outside family, they all study or earn. There is not a single one who just spends what his father has earned. Atleast now, lots of boys are aware how important it is for them to educate themselves and work too..
Umm, I am not even talking about boys hun.
Yes the issue of girls working still persists in a lot of families and that is not just specific to Pakistani families in Pakistan. Many families of desis and the the Pakistanis abroad both have mentalities of not letting girls work. Jo bahir work karteen hain, they have seen it in the culture of the west, they have developed their mentality that way and believe in it. The same way, people who have seen the desi culture, lived here, developed their thinking here, have developed their mentality likewise. You cant just criticise them for what they are, cuz they have a right to their opininion and lifestyle like everyone else does.
I don't think these girls work PURELY because the 'west' has influenced them. It also has a lot to do with one's ambitions and what they want to do in life. A girl who's an engineer or architect or doctor isn't going to sit at home and not do anything, obviously most of them will because they have the education that they want to put at good use. And noone is criticizing anyone for their lifestyle- PL simply said that it was a lifestyle she did not want for herself and I don't see anything wrong with that.