A neutral pakistani's view

I have been living out of pakistan from the age of 4, and rather hating the place and people where i currently reside, i try to adapt to the culture and people. The same goes for a lot of pakistanis in my surroundings.

To all the pakistanis:
there is racism everywhere, and against everyone! Dont judge the entire nation or its population by the acts of a few. I have lived in the US & the middle east, and honestly... you are respected first for what kind of person you are and then your ethnicity. Yes, there would be instances where you face uncalled for racism, but hell... thats life mate! Ignorance is a bliss! Besides, the land that gives you shelter & food is for you to defend and respect, that is the teaching of our religion.

To all others:
yes i do agree that some of our people have not been upto their best behavior in Cyprus, but stereotyping is not the way to go. Not everyone is the same... i highly respect cyprus for its developement and admire how they have been able to do this after being at war for so many years. There are murderers, rapists, psychopaths etc. from virtually every country in the world, but does that mean every citizen of that country is such? More then anything, Pakistan has been a victim of someone else's interest and politics that has made it seem so. So you see... not all pakistanis are 'terrorists' or want to harm you

Im proud of my country, as all of you are of yours. Comparing economics, army strengths etc. for the sake of showing others down is lame and ignorant. Lets be proud from where we hail and make others respect your nation by being a good example of it, not by stating facts about the general population.

Cheers!

mohd. 28 Jun 2009, 04:16 - Report