India/Pakistan | The DIFFERENCES & SIMILARITIES (foreigner's perspective)

[Azadkashmir]

 

[AUz]

Good video and pretty expected that anyone would arrive at these conclusions.

Summary of the video (views not mine)

Differences between India and Pakistan

Pakistan: Less homeless people on the street/less poverty compared to India. Pakistan with much greater regional hospitality (esp Peshawar). Pakistani police much more approachable/helpful/citizen-friendly than Indian police. Pakistan far more homogenous Islamic state with 97% Muslims etc. Rich live a far more excluded life in Pakistan than India....where they are more visible among commoners.

India: More women on the street than Pakistan...higher female visibility. India much more colorful in terms of women dresses, houses, overall vibe. Many more scams in India than Pakistan. India much more diverse in terms of religious populations----Muslims and Mosques everywhere so are Hindus and temples (unlike Pakistan). People curious about Pakistan and have neither extremely positive things to say (wanna visit, brotherly feelings etc) or extremely negative (Terrorist supporters blah blah).

Similarities between India and Pakistan

Cricket, hustle-bustle of life, regionalized life where different parts of countries have extremely different cultures, lifestyles etc (Kerala vs Delhi, Lahore vs Chitral etc). Patriotism and national pride is equal high in both countries. Architecture is similar because of Islamic/Mughal influence across subcontinent. Party and alcohol scene in both countries exist (altho underground in Pakistan).


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So I agree mostly with everything above as described by this travelers, except the party scene thing. Alcohol/drugs/party are far more normalized and ubiquitous in India than in Pakistan. In Pakistan, alcohol/drug party scene is restricted to some sections of large cities and exist entirely underground since these are criminal activities (alcohol/drugs, that is). Per capita consumption of alcohol is 40x higher in India than Pakistan (taking unrecorded consumption into account as well).

But overall, I gave a like to the video! Makes one proud to be a Pakistani

 

[masterchief_mirza]

Comments about Indian police having some "complex that comes to the surface" at 50 seconds in...it's called the Indian national inferiority complex.

 

[PradoTLC]

also add... indians tend to be bigger scammers than Pakistanis