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 | Clothing: Salwar Khameez    |  | |
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 |  on April 17, 2003 |
In the Northern Terretories there is not a strict dresscode for women, but as you get further south, you can feel uncomfortable wearing shortsleeve shirts. I started wearing longsleeved everyday. But that was not the only thing, I also started feeling uncomfortable in my long pants. All the pakistani women wear Salwar Khameez - a tunic worn over loose pyjamas - and I decided to buy one too. It definatly felt better wearing that and covering my head. It just relieves you from the looks of all the men you otherwise get. It also is ofcourse a way to respect their culture. |
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| People: Friendly People | | |
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 |  on October 3, 2003 |
Now before I left i read a guidebook that held the time-worn phrase 'Pakistan is home to some of the friendliest people in the world' at which I though..... hmm, nice sentiment but a bit cliche, a bit broad brushed and warm & fuzzy. By the end of the trip I found it to be the case 1000%! I have an album of me standing with Taxi drivers, airport security, local villagers, children, families visiting the mosque.....and the list goes on. Pakistanis had an endearing curiosity for guests travelling in their country and a determination to ensure that those guests were treated well and looked after! This is just one photo of many where I have found myself standing with a new-found friend on my travels around Northern Pakistan - here the new friend is the airport security guard (in blue). |
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| National Language - Urdu: Learn some basic Urdu | | |
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| on June 28, 2003 |
I guess this is a universal travel tip, but I proved its worth while travelling in Pakistan. It really helped break down cultural barriers by having a few Urdu phrases up your sleeve. I won a Hindi-Urdu phrasebook in a competition in Australia and it proved really useful to get me started. The pronunciation is so hard to get from a book but once I had bumbled my way through a few phrases most people were only to happy to explain in English how to pronounce the Urdu! Also knowing the universal greeting 'assalam aleikum' goes a long way.........and 'nahii' to tell all those insistent taxi drivers that you don't want a lift! |
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| Clothing: Do in Rome what the Romans do. | | |
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 |  on August 26, 2002 |
Pakistan is a moderate Islamic country. Although veil is not an absolute requirement and the women may even wear jeans and T-shirts in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi-Islamabad, it is much preferable that they should properly cover their bodies by wearing loose clothings. It is proper to cover head with some kind of sash, sleeves should cover the elbows and legs should not be exposed above ankles. Also they should not travel alone, as it is considered immodest. Men should also cover their bodies properly and should only address and talk to men. Also they should never try to photograph local women and even girls. In case of queues, seating and other service matters, women have the first right. At shops during haggling, women may be able to break the ice so let women take the lead here. The picture of our entourage during an off-town adventure shows an acceptable range of attire for women, with some of us wearing black color robes and head scarfs in line with the traditions of conservative NWFP and Balochistan provinces. Also note that men, heavily outnumbred, are present in the entourage. |
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| Culture: HENNA'D HANDS | | |
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 |  on June 24, 2007 |
If you are a woman and in Pakistan during Ramadan and Eid, you must - at the end of Ramadan - get your hands hennared. Its so much fun and a very traditional thing to do. Buy new clothes, shoes, and henna. The girls who apply this henna are so experienced and very artistic. I must say tho' I did not like one of my hand designs. Next time i will be more vocal, but for a first time experience it was fun. BE WARNED - HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO SPARE. They told me it would only take 10 mins. The 10 mins was to apply the design. THEN it takes about 30 -40 mins to dry before the remove the residue. I had mine done in one of the markets in Islamabad, but you will find the stalls everywhere just prior to EID. |
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| Culture: Remove shoes | | |
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| on August 4, 2007 |
When visiting Mosques you must remove your shoes. Dont worry, you will get them back. The minders have amazing systems to know who's shoes belong to who. When I collected my shoes after visiting the mosque in Lahore, the minders had my shoes to me in less than a minute - amidst hundreds of pairs. |
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| Women Traveller: Respect & Honor for the Women in Pakistan.... | | |
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 on March 12, 2004 |
Women are respected & cherished in Pakistan. They have a pleasure to walk to the head of the queue, or to be given the only seat which rarely happens in Europe but a woman's life is far more restricted in Pakistan that we are used to here in the west & a lack of theirrights in such cases as rape & divorce which horrify many of us. As female trveller's Islam usually works in their favour -male travellers will carry your bags & offer cups of tea at the shops. But you need to remember that a Pakistani woman rarely travels alone. Indeed, many never even leave the house unless accompanied by a family member, friend or servant. I, therefore advise foreign women tourists not to travel alone not because it is dangerous , but because it can uposet or even offend a good muslim male to see a woman immodest as to travel unaccompanied. But to tell you the truth in big cities things are changed people are not restricted to their traditional way of living & travelling anymore.... |
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| Natural Refrigerator. People... | | |
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 |  on September 8, 2002 |
Natural Refrigerator. People put foods ,for example cheese or something they need in daily in here. In Hunza Velley. |
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| Clothing: Pakistani men wears hat... | | |
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| on September 8, 2002 |
Pakistani men wears hat usualyy which is made of wool. It must be warm even in mountain side. Roll down brim and cover your ears. |
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| People: Pakistan is one of the best... | | |
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 |  on August 26, 2002 |
Pakistan is one of the best places to make friends. People are nice and always invite you to their home for lunch. If you like tea, you must visit Pakistan because people drink lots of tea during the day. |
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