Overseas Pakistanis

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Re: Overseas Pakistanis

@PakWoman

I have come across this attitude very often, for anyone who was born in Pakistan and then lived in a foreign country or someone who went on and settled outside Pakistan sometime later in their life. Countries like in EU or AmE or even Middle-east etc. But first, let me make it clear i am not attacking someone or any particular community here.

They have this attitude towards people living in Pakistan. It feels like a superiority-complex, cuz they sound like they think they are better than any of the people living in Pakistan, or even any other third-worlder in general.

They sit outside the country criticizing it and saying how it’s such a hell and how are the people not doing much or enough to improve it etc. Yet they don’t do anything themselves to help. Instead they criticize the people who are at least *trying *to do something for their country.

They also have this barbaric or even a savage imagery of the people living here - like these poor, hungry, illiterate, jahil, close-minded, smelly idiots.

Sometimes people who once lived in the very same conditions themselves, would look down upon others now leading a similar life. They would act like they don’t even remember living an average Pakistani’s life.

I want to know what causes to build such an attitude? What are your views and/or experiences regarding this?

Not all overseas pakistanis are like this. May be it’s even a minority. But such attitude is prevalent.
(I hope I’ve worded this right so no one gets offended since that’s not my intention at all )

Pak expats are not better than any of the people living in Pakistan, or even any other third-worlder in general.

They should not sit outside the country criticizing it and saying how it’s such a hell because it simply is not, it is all fantastic, everything is just absolutely peachy, and people who live there are working day and night in every way to improve it and the results just show all that.

They don’t do anything themselves to help, even the forex they send back really means nothing to the country. Instead they criticize the people who are at least *trying *to do something for their country and have been so successful at making it a trailblazing country which is an investment hub, a technology powerhouse a great tourist destination all rolled into one.

They also should not have the imagery of the people living here - like these poor, hungry, illiterate, jahil, close-minded, smelly idiots. literacy levels are sky high, no one is below poverty line, and there is simply no ethnic, sectarian, religious, tribal, caste based jahalat there.

I am also very confused at why anyone would think that way.