Karachi Local Custom Tips by Deus_ultima

FOOD!!!!

The food in Pakistan is amazing! So good and tasty! Shrimp, fish, lamb, chicken, lentils, beef..and of course, rice and breads of all sorts! (and so much more..but these are my favorites!
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It is by far my favorite food!

People usually eat with their hand or use their naan (bread) to pick the food up.

Don't eat with your left hand thought... (keep it off the table really..)

Meals are served kinda like the spanish tapas in a way that they come all in small little plates, with a big one for rice and bread. You then pick a bit here and there and fill your plate with all you like!
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Some of the things are VERY spicy, while others are kinda sweet..so ask the person serving you just to make sure :)

Enjoy!!

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Women and men do things...

Women and men do things seperately in some areas. They eat in different rooms, party with their own etc.. I was fairly young so I was allowed to go from one room to another wich was cool..also, I understood urdu better than my mom so I was her little helper which was kinda fun. :)

Here's a few words I remember:...

Here's a few words I remember: 'KADOO': some kind of pumpkin or something..my dad said my head was big like one.. :(, 'SHUCRIA': Thanks..always practical. 'MOOJAY BOUC LAGUIAY (phonetic..kinda): Means I'm hungry..which was what I said the most as a teen.. more to come as I remember!
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The rich here a very rich..and...

The rich here a very rich..and the poor VERY poor. You just can't miss the clash... We lived in an area called 'Federal Block 'B' The house was HUGE! Our Canadian bungallow fit at least twice on each blacony..ad there were 3.. The floors where in marble, the staircase was amazing and the huse was filled with 'servants' (i hate that term really as they were fine folk) and armed security. BUT, not so far away... (by car anyways) you could find people living in houses without any running water or electricity, using manure as a combustible fuel. When they saw my mother, they thought she was really beautyfull (althought to slim for them to think she was healthy) and asked her to dance. Obviously, no electricity means no sound system or anything, so she just danced has they clapped their hands. They were really pleased and I thought it was pretty cool..

SACRED COWS!!!

LOL!

When I...

SACRED COWS!!!

LOL!

When I was there, there was a curfew. Every morning, the cows would leave their home by themselves and wander off in the city...then, by night time, theyl would make their way back, in a fairly organised line...bloking all traffic!! And believe me..traffic is insane there!!

So everynight, I always wondered if I would make it before the curfew!!
LOL!
:)