How hard is it for you to say goodbye to someone who u know u’ll never meet again? I have seen most non-desis have no problem with that even though they were very close to the one who is leaving. Where I live there are many people who are leaving for their home countries, they made many friends here and spent countless memorable days and nights with their friends but when its time to leave, there is no emotional last minute talk, just a little hug and see ya and thats all.
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maybe they are reserved/private and tend to keep their emotion inside?
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may be they no watch no movies?
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You know i dont think you should think much about this, it will only make u sad.
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There is a Urdu phrase ''Yaar zinda , suhbat baki'' . . . which means , as long as you are alive , there is always a chance to meet . With Facebook and Twitter around , you can always stay in touch .
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You know i dont think you should think much about this, it will only make u sad.
This is not about me, I'm comparing the way Pakistanis say goodbye versus westerners.
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How hard is it for you to say goodbye to someone who u know u'll never meet again? I have seen most non-desis have no problem with that even though they were very close to the one who is leaving. Where I live there are many people who are leaving for their home countries, they made many friends here and spent countless memorable days and nights with their friends but when its time to leave, there is no emotional last minute talk, just a little hug and see ya and thats all.
the stronger the relation is, the harder it is!!
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Depends. Usually someone you'll never see again you can still keep in contact with via email/phone/Facebook etc etc
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u leaving GS?
PS: it totally depends on your relation ship. I have seen goris crying for what I was totally unable to understand.
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:k:
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People will always come and go in your life. Some you won't mind seeing leave and others leaving will be killing you.
But in a day and age like this, saying goodbye isn't necessarily saying goodbye, as some has pointed out already. Maybe thats why people dont get all teary about it anymore.
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im like that, i saw goodbye, hug, and best of luck. then i cry on my way home. you cant stop someone from leaving, so leave with dignity and respect for their decision, instead of making them sad.
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This is not about me, I'm comparing the way Pakistanis say goodbye versus westerners.
dont tell me whatever you said above, was about pakistanis
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Sometimes people condition themselves to say good bye. Like if you're away for school, you might know that you will never meet again because this is it. It will bother you but you knew since the get-go that good bye was inevitable.
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ahh.. good byes. they suck. i remember when i was growing up, few of my mom's gd friends left the country and although she contacts them via phone a few times a year, it is never the same. i just feel that it takes so much effort and time to build a friendship, and when the person leaves, it is so sad.
but it is a part and parcel of life. my mom left her friends and family in pakistan after getting married. she never saw her good friends and distant cousins again ... although i cannot imagine never being able to see my friends again. hey but there is always whatsapp and facebook eh.
it will be very tough for me to say good bye to my friends if i knew i was never going to see them again.
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well .