What would I be?

[starsdream]

I've been browsing these forums for a while when I'm bored and I've specially made an account for a question that's just occured to me.

There's millions of older teens like me living in England/USA and I'm just curious as to what we would be. It's quite confusing.
Let's use me as an example.

Me and my father were born in England, my mother in Norway. My grandmother and great grandmother ( and say one or two generation further of my ancestors) was born in Pakistan. We rarely go back. I'm a Pashtun ( and apparently on my mother's side there was a Hazara ancestor a long time ago) The only nationality I hold is British.
So what I and the others like me call ourselves ethnically?
And would I class my self as of Afghan descent and consider that to be my nation or would I consider Pakistan to be?

I think this just highlights an interesting point and highlights those almost in 'limbo'

[starsdream]

If you have pashtun lineage with respect to your father side, then you are pashtun.

Do you mean historically as lineage is derived from the fathers side? Or did you mean that to omit my mother since she's got say 10% ( if that) hazara blood in her?

[starsdream]

Starsdream welcome to our community. Glad you finally registered . Since you are Pashtun that makes you Afghan racially. But to your other part what do you Consider yourself I.e do you like being called Afghan. We can't just enforce the identity on you.

Thank you

Aha my other part meaning say that Hazara ancestor which would make me say 1% hazara or do you mean being British?
I call myself Afghan/Pashtun. Though calling me self afghan does sometimes get looks from a few Tajiks. And British nationally. My whole family is from birth British....I guess the point I wanted to make was where do we say were from. Afghanistan or Pakistan?

[eusuphxai]

What would you be? confused! I would be

[IamDZJ]

you have so many options..you could be whatever you want to be. no really..

[Michin Khel]

You are british and be loyal to UK.

[BLS_1919v2.0]

you have so many options..you could be whatever you want to be. no really..

Wise words indeed.

[IamDZJ]

^ you wish!!!

i know so many muslim men who married russian women in their younger days. one man even cried once in front of me because his daughters were out of control and he couldn't do anything about it.

[Gulalai]

Welcome to PF (:
i agree with Aseer i hope you stay here and learn more about pakhto & our culture (:

[starsdream]

Welcome here dear brother.

Pashtuns are traced by patriarchal if your dad is a Pashtun you are a Pashtun. Now I hope you stay with us so you can pick up on your Pashto and cultural standards.

Can you speak Pashto? Tell us more about yourself.

I'm a sister but thank you lol

Aha my mom's a pashtun too ( she didn't know about her say 5% hazara side up until a year ago)
Yes, I can speak pashto to an ok standard. There's a large comunity of pashtuns where I live so I'm up to speed on it all mostly

[Fahd]

u must be afghan
lol
joke



no relly u must be afghan

[BehavedMaseed]

You cant be mixed Hazara, mixed this and mixed that to be Pashtun. Pashtun is Pashtun. if your father is Pashtun then your Pashtun. If your from one of the tribes of Pashtuns then your a Pashtun. The region from which your ancestors came from is a very mixed region so you could be anything you want.

Kind Regards

[starsdream]

You cant be mixed Hazara, mixed this and mixed that to be Pashtun. Pashtun is Pashtun. if your father is Pashtun then your Pashtun. If your from one of the tribes of Pashtuns then your a Pashtun. The region from which your ancestors came from is a very mixed region so you could be anything you want.

Kind Regards

Ah thank you I consider myself full pashtun but do sometimes say Pashtun with a bit of Hazara mixed in. Just cause I like to acknowledge it sometimes.

About being mixed this mixed that? Do you mean in regards to ethnic groups in Afghanistan. Or mixed anything. My cousins are mixed race pashtun and norweigan/ white/ some are arab and are proud of being pashtun but also proud of their other halves and acnknowledge and point them out.

[shehram]

Ah thank you I consider myself full pashtun but do sometimes say Pashtun with a bit of Hazara mixed in. Just cause I like to acknowledge it sometimes.

About being mixed this mixed that? Do you mean in regards to ethnic groups in Afghanistan. Or mixed anything. My cousins are mixed race pashtun and norweigan/ white/ some are arab and are proud of being pashtun but also proud of their other halves and acnknowledge and point them out.

Janana
No mix. if your Father is pashtoon you are 101% pashtoon
The race always from Father not from mother
Other, All Afghan are not pashtoon But all pashtoons are Afghan .

(((har pakhtoon afghan da Kho har Afghanay pakhtoon na da )))

[Feroza_Banu]

your father is pashtoon... u are a pashtoon brother