Shard,
Why are Chachis fake Pashtuns. All the ones I know off bore me senseless with tails of how Afghan they are, and how great the Taliban is, and how they marry there sisters of at 6, and how they take the Pashtunwali so seriously, that they have to carry baseball bats at all times. However, they seem to have a lot more self-confidence then the Mirpuris, who never tell you that they are Mirpuri, and will call themselves Islamabadi, Kashmiri or even Brazilian!!!
And what the hell is Bhance. In my language, it is a particularly ugly breed of bufalo.
Anyways, back to the topic, here is the UK government’s document on Brit Pakistanis. Its a very long read, but I quote the following:
[FONT=FrutigerLTStd-Light]“The Pakistani population is one of the most economically disadvantaged ethnic groups in the UK, and are more likely to be considered ‘poor’ under official classifications than their white counter parts. However, macro-analyses and population averages hide considerable regional, class and ethnic variations. Despite being below-average on most socio-economic
indicators, the Pakistani population is steadily improving its educational (secondary and tertiary) and labour market outcomes.”
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/1170952.pdf
So I guess there are improvements, such as educational attainment, but over all the community is pretty backward.
So to sum, the US community is better of economically, educationally and financially.