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Worlds Apart

Tahera Sajid June 10, 2007

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#1 Posted by Naqshbandi on June 10, 2007 5:51:46 am
Good story. I thought it was going to end up as a `East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet` horror stories of forced marriages...but it didn`t! Also a bit too slushy for my liking but well written!

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#2 Posted by neembu on June 10, 2007 6:00:03 am
Nice fantasy anyway!
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#3 Posted by Chris on June 10, 2007 7:33:31 am
You need to factcheck if you are going to reference cultures/places you have not been. (`social services sector`...ouch!). Bit pink and fluffy for my liking. Also, I suspect, as far from reality as it gets. But nicely written and observed.
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#4 Posted by neembu on June 10, 2007 8:28:51 am
Re: # 3

I don`t doubt that Pakistani men and husbands who are attentuated to their marriages exist-they do. However, in addition to your observations, this piece does not reflect the nuance and real interiority of marriage. Fast forward to three wonderful children later? Life does not work like that.
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#5 Posted by hamzaad on June 10, 2007 11:40:59 am
Re: # 4

neembu,

why are you so unhappy with other people`s happiness?
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#6 Posted by neembu on June 10, 2007 11:54:38 am
Re: # 5

kaka,

I don`t consider Mills and Boons/Bollywood happiness authentic happiness...sue me.
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#7 Posted by hamzaad on June 10, 2007 12:12:32 pm
Re: # 6

neembu,

Why are you unhappy with other people`s Bollywood happiness?
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#8 Posted by TOLKININ on June 10, 2007 12:53:41 pm
Nembu has never tasted happiness so she cant believe such things happen in most unlikely places that she either forgot to look
or passed up on
or never knew existed
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#9 Posted by neembu on June 10, 2007 12:57:53 pm
Re: # 8

I find this response directed at my comments ajeeb...esp. considering several interactors have pointed similar observations...kindly comment about the work and not about the personal lives of the interactor, thanks.
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#10 Posted by TOLKININ on June 10, 2007 1:10:38 pm

#2 by neembu on June 10, 2007 6:00am PT
Nice fantasy anyway!
[Reply to interact #2]

Life does not work like that.



May be your interaction is from limited experience
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#11 Posted by neembu on June 10, 2007 1:16:40 pm
Re: # 10

Tolkinin,

Are you married?
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#12 Posted by Salim_Chauhan on June 10, 2007 1:18:13 pm
#8 tolkinin {``Nembu has never tasted happiness so she cant believe such things happen ``}

Tolkinin,
Obviously, many of my readers have never paid any attention to the sincere advice I offered to women regarding the benefits of fellatio.
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#13 Posted by neembu on June 10, 2007 1:19:22 pm
Re: # 12

Do tell us about how this ``nectar`` tastes-you must be a gourmand. :)
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#14 Posted by Salim_Chauhan on June 10, 2007 1:31:07 pm
#13, {``Do tell us about how this ``nectar`` tastes-you must be a gourmand. :)
``}

Oh biiter is thy fruit, lemon.

The topic is about you not having tasted happiness. I have sampled many a delicious nectar in life and I must say that I hope your burger flipper has not lost his sense due to all that tartar sauce, ketchup, and mustard exposure.
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#15 Posted by Pakfin on June 10, 2007 1:50:42 pm
Probably the authors own life story. I was expecting her to go back to Josh.
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#16 Posted by KamranISS on June 10, 2007 6:09:06 pm
Nice fantasy. Thank you. I mean it. Warmed my heart. Nice change from reality.

In real life, the husband would give up his job; Obtain a visa to come to England; Find it hard to get a job as a `surgeon` (Are there surgeons in Pakistan? I could not even find a `real` dentist); Work as a taxi driver; Divorce his now demanding and pregnant, fat wife; Re-marry a drunk white-girl that he picks up as a fare; Have 2 kids; Get divorced by his second wife on the grounds of physical abuse; At the age of 40, attend the local mosques, and start preaching morals to everyone who will listen.

The lady Raniya, may try a few Joshs, Kumars and Leroys, and even a Samantha, before settling down, eventually, as a single parent. :D

Just Jesting. Don`t let my miserable thoughts taint your world. ;p
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