I wish I can run away
I hate the double standards and I hate pakistani culture
I hate being born a pakistani female
So I wish I can run away and move to the states
Currently I live in Canada
in the biggest pindh with the most retarded morons ever - MISSISSAUGA
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Cheer up....things will get better........
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i hope things get better too
cuz i fee like i am going insane
i have been praying 5 times daily and asking allah for his help
I wish I can run away I hate the double standards and I hate pakistani culture I hate being born a pakistani female
So I wish I can run away and move to the states Currently I live in Canada in the biggest pindh with the most retarded morons ever - MISSISSAUGA
What makes you think , the desi living in USA are all angels ? We have our share of similar problems.
The trick to happy life is you do not do what you think is wrong and ignore others who are doing what you hate. Do not hate people for their actions , just hate their actions.
The other trick is that to find some like minded people. In such a big desi community you can find some good desi or non desi.
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Run away... for the sake of your sanity. Everyone needs change sometimes :)
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Riya, yes that’s very helpful 
Don’t run away. Things get better with time. Take charge of situations around you. DO your best and leave the results to Allah.
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What? It seems like she’s made up her mind, I for one, would like to be supportive of her decision… besides what she’s saying IS true… its a hard knock life… besides she aint running away with no munda… so no baystee badnami drama here :halo:
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try living in pak with desis everwhere
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go on a holiday, if you like it dont go back
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Hmmm, now i always say i think i'd like to live in Canada, but u r making me have second thoughts.
Hey, Canada isn’t all that bad you know. 
you could be in any part of the world and unhappy. We have all kinds of people here just like any other country, good or bad.
oh wait I know what happened. Lostconfused your thread “what would you do” tells it all!! But that has nothing to do with living in sauga or Canada.
lostconfused please dnt run away, it will not solve any problems, perhaps go away on holiday wuth ure girlfriends for a few days, i think u need a break from this husband of ures, its nt running away but will give u chance to breath, give the hubby the silent treatment or give him the cold shoulder for a while, he needs to undertsnad runnin to ami jaan is nt wht a grown married man is meant 2 do
gud luck my dear 
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Location doesnt really matter at all...I mean, I've read of the most progressive people in Taliban-infested areas of Afghanistan and also the most conservative/closed-minded people in the heart of New York city. It seems to me that your battle is against a culture that, for you, is too restrictive and limiting with parents who may (or may NOT) understand what it is that you want to do with your life. I've met people who came from small villages in Pak who adjusted so well to american culture that you really cannot tell that they're from a foreign country. I've also met some who have done everything in their power to re-create their pakistani-village in USA - their accents are terrible, they have no clue about culture or practices of this country, they keep to "their own" and thats it.
What you need to do is broaden your horizons and perhaps encourage the same for your parents. Bring them out into the local culture - be it a park, museum, restaurant. Bring friends over - locals I mean. They need to see and know that westerners are not the sex-crazed, drug-seeking, selfish, godless devils that they are kind of portrayed to be in media and advertisements. Because its those advertisements that shape their opinions. You have to show them that its not reality kwim?
It will take time. Patience. But things will get better if you take the right initiatives. I wish you the best of luck in your quest for happiness....but never forget that its YOU who is responsible for your own happiness and if its worth working for, you can acheive it.
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What exactly is the problem? Is it something that can't change?
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Try to reforming Pakistani culture for the better instead of vilifying it. It's not like foreigners praise Pakistani culture is it?
And don't make all the compromises (e.g. downplaying your own culture) when dealing with "locals". The locals may well be disgusting filthy rednecks who want you to drink and fornicate if you are to be acceptable to them.