Characteristics of Pashtuns

[tor_khan]

^ This is like a cardboard cutout version of a Pashtoon. ✓ I like it. ✓✓Perfect.

How about:

11. All Pashtoons should have a beard! Plucked chickens ✗ not allowed*.



* ONLY JOKING OF COURSE.

[Dinosaur Khan]

The above mentioned characteristics will remain with you as long as you are living within pakhtunkhwa (i.e one observe and follow people in his surrounding). Many of these characteristics diminishes when he/she come in contact with outside world and people.
e.g a pashtun in a village of khyber agency will be surely a conservative/religous but this should not be expected from a pashtun living in islamabad, karachi, UK or germany.

[Dinosaur Khan]

Also i have observed that morality of pashtuns is changing. A simple uneducated villager may keep his high morals but the educated and sharp pashtun of city will be found indulging in every kind of immoral acts.
As all pakistani departments are corrupt so are pashtuns working in these departments.
Hosptibility/bravery/ghairat are the charcteristics which r in blood of pashtuns. Verify a pashtun with these three qualities.

[*Mahzala*]

How about:

11. All Pashtoons should have a beard! Plucked chickens ✗ not allowed*.

I know you like this idea Dukesy ...

Jinkay, amazing article. I really enjoyed reading it. It was smile after smile. And then a break of laughter at Tor_Khan's post. Nice!

[Roshina]

Also i have observed that morality of pashtuns is changing. A simple uneducated villager may keep his high morals but the educated and sharp pashtun of city will be found indulging in every kind of immoral acts.

Such as?

Pray tell, what is Pashtuns' definition of "morality"? And what is yours? Are there any chances that what you call immoral can be moral in the minds of other Pashtuns, whether educated or not?

[Dinosaur Khan]

I think pashtun' s concept of morality is what islam defines it. Most Princeples of right and wrong are common in every society but some are specific .e.g In pashtun society drinking is an immoral act which is based on islamic teaching.

Fraud is an immoral act but peshawer is famous for it.

[Dinosaur Khan]

Are there any chances that what you call immoral can be moral in the minds of other Pashtuns, whether educated or not?

Yes, forexample for me bachabazi (pedophilic homosexuality) is wrong but in certain pashtun areas it is openly and widely practiced and it is not considerd wrong.

[Master Khan]

Yes, forexample for me bachabazi (pedophilic homosexuality) is wrong but in certain pashtun areas it is openly and widely practiced and it is not considerd wrong.

Bacha Bazi is sick!!.
I will shoot the person who do it in my area.