I have talked about this elsewhere too but one thing that still bugs me is that the Pakistanis I have come across appear to be very different from the general impression I carry about them from this forum.
For example, Shor-Sharaba forum is replete with threads denouncing Indian movies and there are so many Paki members advocating total boycott of them. Here in these sections people like Malik73/CM/Xtreme seem like they were born to hate India and ofcourse anything Hindu and in case of Xtreme, anything "Brahmin".You would think that in general the Pakis residing in Pakistan and abroad are very jingoistic and have deep sense of pride for their motherland.
To the contrary,here in the US, I have seen Pakistanis or Pakistani set-ups trying desperately to pass themselves off as Indians.For example a good number of Pakistani Restaurants/Shops in the United States(atleast in these parts) have "Indian" names or decor ostensibly to attract Indians. One restaurant in my neighborhood, owned and run by Pakistanis, has named itself "New India Mahal"...and there is a Pakistani joint close-by which has posters of Bollywood Actor/Actresses pasted all over its walls......and there is a popular multiplex theatre again owned and run by a Pakistani which shows only Hindi/Indian movies.
OK I know that this has more to with business interests because of such a huge base of Indian populace in this region.But is that enough justification ?
Atleast I can NEVER EVER imagine an Indian calling his place "Pakistan Restaurant", no matter how much revenues he was to rake in by doing that. Is it that Pakistanis don't feel too proud or good about being identified with their country or is it that for the Pakistanis, business comes before their country.
[This message has been edited by chilli (edited April 28, 2001).]
For example, Shor-Sharaba forum is replete with threads denouncing Indian movies and there are so many Paki members advocating total boycott of them. Here in these sections people like Malik73/CM/Xtreme seem like they were born to hate India and ofcourse anything Hindu and in case of Xtreme, anything "Brahmin".You would think that in general the Pakis residing in Pakistan and abroad are very jingoistic and have deep sense of pride for their motherland.
To the contrary,here in the US, I have seen Pakistanis or Pakistani set-ups trying desperately to pass themselves off as Indians.For example a good number of Pakistani Restaurants/Shops in the United States(atleast in these parts) have "Indian" names or decor ostensibly to attract Indians. One restaurant in my neighborhood, owned and run by Pakistanis, has named itself "New India Mahal"...and there is a Pakistani joint close-by which has posters of Bollywood Actor/Actresses pasted all over its walls......and there is a popular multiplex theatre again owned and run by a Pakistani which shows only Hindi/Indian movies.
OK I know that this has more to with business interests because of such a huge base of Indian populace in this region.But is that enough justification ?
Atleast I can NEVER EVER imagine an Indian calling his place "Pakistan Restaurant", no matter how much revenues he was to rake in by doing that. Is it that Pakistanis don't feel too proud or good about being identified with their country or is it that for the Pakistanis, business comes before their country.
[This message has been edited by chilli (edited April 28, 2001).]
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