Why do people look suspicious when I tell them I’m going on holiday to Pakistan??

Hi at work, told my colleagues that I’m going to Pakistan for 3 weeks- everyone seems funny or weird about it or suspicious like “oh”

One of colleague has just returned from m Dubai and people were normal about it and another is going to Malaysia and everyone was like awesome .

Is it because Pakistan doesn’t have a good reputation in the media? Maybe they think I might be going to marry my cousin lol or that it’s “unsafe”

Would you find it weird - if colleague going to Pakistan for a holiday?

I’m going cos i have family there and to connect with my roots :smile:

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Reply 1

tashkent46

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Forgive my ignorance but Pakistan to me appears to be a very backwards country, dominated by extremists with a poor attitude towards women. Now that may or may not be the case but is my perception and the perception of many people. Dubai, Malaysia have a different reputation, their association with extremism, terrorism and sexism is not clear in the media. Doubtless these things exist in all countries but most people have never been to or heard of Malaysia, the media does not focus on people from there who commit crimes and the country has never came up in our news as being evil.

Reply 2

Bang Outta Order

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cos PAKISTAN AINT NO HOLIDAY FAM

Reply 3

TommyDH

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Because that's where the ISIS training camps are and it's usually the reason why people in Britain travel to Pakistan, to join these camps.

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Reply 4

JustOneMoreThing

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Because Pakistan isn’t exactly a holiday

Reply 5

BlueIndigoViolet

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lol doesnt sound like a holiday - sounds like youre off to join the Taliban lol

Reply 6

Claire461

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Original post by Dudufu

Hi at work, told my colleagues that I’m going to Pakistan for 3 weeks- everyone seems funny or weird about it or suspicious like “oh”

One of colleague has just returned from m Dubai and people were normal about it and another is going to Malaysia and everyone was like awesome .

Is it because Pakistan doesn’t have a good reputation in the media? Maybe they think I might be going to marry my cousin lol or that it’s “unsafe”

Because it’s a shithole country.

Reply 7

username1339858_

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Because it's Pakistan.

Reply 8

-Eirlys-

Debate & Current Affairs Helper

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Original post by Dudufu

Hi at work, told my colleagues that I’m going to Pakistan for 3 weeks- everyone seems funny or weird about it or suspicious like “oh”

One of colleague has just returned from m Dubai and people were normal about it and another is going to Malaysia and everyone was like awesome .

Is it because Pakistan doesn’t have a good reputation in the media? Maybe they think I might be going to marry my cousin lol or that it’s “unsafe”

Honestly, I wouldn't even go to Dubai because it's a backwards country in my eyes. What is there to do in Pakistan? It is kind of unsafe and isn't your usual holiday destination so that's probably why they think it's unusual.

Reply 9

Bang Outta Order

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Original post by hannxm

Honestly, I wouldn't even go to Dubai because it's a backwards country in my eyes. What is there to do in Pakistan? It is kind of unsafe and isn't your usual holiday destination so that's probably why they think it's unusual.

Original post by Seamus123

Because it’s a shithole country.

Original post by BlueIndigoViolet

lol doesnt sound like a holiday - sounds like youre off to join the Taliban lol

Original post by TheNamesBond.

Because Pakistan isn’t exactly a holiday

Original post by tashkent46

Forgive my ignorance but Pakistan to me appears to be a very backwards country, dominated by extremists with a poor attitude towards women. Now that may or may not be the case but is my perception and the perception of many people. Dubai, Malaysia have a different reputation, their association with extremism, terrorism and sexism is not clear in the media. Doubtless these things exist in all countries but most people have never been to or heard of Malaysia, the media does not focus on people from there who commit crimes and the country has never came up in our news as being evil.

you should all be ashamed of yourselves :rofl:

Reply 10

LeapingLucy

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I suppose most Brits who go to Dubai or Malaysia are just going for the sun and hot weather, and probably stay inside resorts/hotels filled with Western Europeans and North Americans. Whereas I doubt many of those sorts of places exist in Pakistan?

Plus, Pakistan is only ever on the news in the UK when something terrible has happened, like a bomb going off or a school massacre, which, rightly or wrongly, doesn’t give people an impression of safety or stability. If things are going well, it’s not newsworthy so we don’t know.

Reply 11

TommyDH

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Original post by hannxm

Honestly, I wouldn't even go to Dubai because it's a backwards country in my eyes. What is there to do in Pakistan? It is kind of unsafe and isn't your usual holiday destination so that's probably why they think it's unusual.