[🇵🇰] Pakistan declared as the cheapest country to live in

[ThunderCat]

In spite of the issues in Pakistan (which are all temporary and overblown by detractors) - Pakistan infra-wise and living standard-wise remains a better place to live (especially in the North) than most places in India or Bangladesh. Just my two cents.

Especially if one has money.

Agreed. This is what i've been stating all along.
Just because i'm frustrated at nationalistic Bharatis & Bangladeshis for their emotionally driven ignorance, doesn't mean I have any ill towards like-minded ones.

 

[Vsdoc]

The biggest joke is a Bangladeshi and a Pakistani, both living in North America, talking about Indian infrastructure and living standards, like gyani babas come down from Mount Kailash.

Only on the friggin Internet.

 

[Bilal9]

The biggest joke is a Bangladeshi and a Pakistani, both living in Canada, talking about Indian infrastructure and living standards, like gyani babas come down from Mount Kailash.

Only on the friggin Internet.

Please don't make uninformed comments. I don't live in Canada.

And I did not comment on Indian living standards in this thread - though I visit almost every year.

Apparently you have failed to catch on to clues I provided.

General Post in thread 'Whatever'

Nov 20, 2024

You guys are so consumed with politics - and who will take revenge on whom. Nothing matters in the end.

The art of enjoying life is to chill and take in the surroundings, especially on a weekend. Relish the finer things in life.

One of my favorite digs (especially on weekends) is Nobu in Malibu for Sushi and Sashimi, and a bit of tempura on the side for crunchy variety. Temps in the afternoon (year round) are usually around 60~65 degree F (15 degrees C). They also have a branch in Doha.

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[ThunderCat]

No place better to live and love in than your own motherland. Your own people. Your own chicks.

Yes, I am sure it sucks to be poor and disadvantaged.

But I'm sure it sucks to be that in an alien land as well.

I agree. I never wanted to leave Pakistan.

 

[ThunderCat]

Nothing against you bro. You're cool.

Its the lungi blowhard whos been getting on the nerves of us Indians for quite a while now.

All 5 feet 2 inches of him.

What happened in my case my parents divorced when I was nine. by age 11 & a half I fully settled at my father's parents house as well as settled into school.

By this time my mother wanted me to live with her & my sibling in Abu Dhabi. It was a very painful conflict. I returned to Karachi in December 1998.

Turned 13 in January. Was all set for senior school in August. When I returned from UAE in December of 1998 I realized there was nothing like living in your own country.

But then to please my mother I moved to UAE for the second time and for a "temporary" move to Canada. But after spending years here and seeing how badly Pakistan has changed, i cannot adapt to life there.

But I visit more frequently. More than anything I want to go back to the Karachi of my childhood and stay there.

 

[Vsdoc]

What happened in my case my parents divorced when I was nine. by age 11 & a half I fully settled at my father's parents house as well as settled into school.

By this time my mother wanted me to live with her & my sibling in Abu Dhabi. It was a very painful conflict. I returned to Karachi in December 1998.

Turned 13 in January. Was all set for senior school in August. When I returned from UAE in December of 1998 I realized there was nothing like living in your own country.

But then to please my mother I moved to UAE for the second time and for a "temporary" move to Canada. But after spending years here and seeing how badly Pakistan has changed, i cannot adapt to life there.

But I visit more frequently. More than anything I want to go back to the Karachi of my childhood and stay there.

I had that go-no go moment, like most docs, very early on in my career, just after graduation. I got married very early (both by doctor and Parsi standards). My wife never wanted to leave India. Says (to this day) that we as a community and a people (tribe) would never be happier or safer anywhere else in the world. Lots of Parsis truly believe that. Young and old. Once the moment had passed, life took over, and we had a family to grow. Did well. No regrets. We kept our family together. Parents. And siblings.

 

[Lulldapull]

Pakistan is not a cheap country to live in anymore. You go out to a decent restaurant now days, the bill is Rs 5000 per person! That's like USD $16 per meal. Rents are very high and so are all utilities and other bills. You couple all this with high crime, water/ power/ gas shortages and other inconveniences like busted ass roads and raw sewage and pollution, off and on riots and religious processions/ protests shutting down roads and whatnot and you realize it’s a failed state.

People refuse to go back to Karachi now.