Youth in Pakistan; a Clash Between Teens and Parents

 By: Aamna Hafeez & Dane Bell

 

 

Traditional Pakistani clothing consisted of a classic                       

 

salwar kameez or tunic and trouser.

 

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 A more chic and stylish fashion is encroaching upon Pakistan’s traditional clothing customs.

 

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Dating

 

Dating in Pakistan is also controversial.  As many marriages are arranged, and teenagers want to explore the romantics of the opposite sex, this poses cultural dilemmas. 

 

This pretend dialogue is an example of both points of view:

(After school, a mother is picking up her teenage child.)

 

Fatimah:  Hey Mom, thanks for picking me up later today.  I had to work on my project.

Mom:  No problem. Who was that boy you're with?

Fatimah:  Oh... that's... my partner. For the project, I mean...

Mom:  Is this the boy you were talking on the phone with these past couple nights?

Fatimah:  Yes...

Mom:  About what?

Fatimah:  School...

Mom:  Is there something going on between you two?

Fatimah: I dunno. Nah... 

Mom:  We talked about this Fatimah!  It is wrong to make yourself available to everyone! You are a Muslim girl growing up in a country where temptation is everywhere but you must not sway from your roots.

Fatimah:  I dunno!  What if I like someone?  Then what am I supposed to do?  Just give up hope of ever being with them?

Mom:  One day when your older and are looker for a husband, things will be different.

Fatimah:  Yes, but just because it worked for you doesn't mean it works for me!  Why can't I have a say in this?

Mom:  Because you are the daughter and I am the mother.  End of discussion.

 

This is a happy couple whose marriage has been arranged.

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Other Modernizations

 

 

 

 Food

A KFC in Peshawar, Pakistan

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All through Pakistan the traditional meals that have been passed down from

generation to generation and mother to daughter have slowly faded. Instead

a new era of fast food has swooped in to replace them. Rather than sitting

down at the dinner table for a meal of biryani (rice with meat and spices), families

now sit down to eat a bucket of KFC.

 

Drinking

 

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a container of Murree's 12-year-old Millennium Reserve Single Malt Whisky

produced by Pakistan's Murree's Brewery.

 

In Islam, the consumption of alcohol is strictly prohibited. Under Pakistani

law, only 3% of the country (the non-Muslims) may buy alcohol. Elder

generations find drinking extremely intolerable. However, over the past few

years through the black market sales in alcohol have risen. Today, many

night clubs throughout Pakistan sell alcoholic beverages, an action many

elder generation Pakistanis find outrageous.

 

 

 

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