I know this is random. I live in these two countries moving bw them so I wondered.
Mostly I know what people think of each, but I did wonder if there was a difference in opinion here in a more leftist space.
Qatar as the labour exploiting oil nation?
Pakistan the third world country culturally like India with Islamic fundamentalists and terrorists etc?
PS. If you have any question about either, happy to answer.
Thank you for the thread.
To have a brighter section: what are your favourite or most appreciated thing about the two states?
Well I lobe Pakistan the land. It truly feels like home. Wherever I go I feel like this is MINE.
Also just an incredible place geographically, from the worlds highest peaks and plains (deosai and k2) to the worlds largest salt mines (above land) called Kheora, discovered by Alexander the great. Deserts and snow and snowing deserts. Bays and harbours, the sea and one of the biggest rivers.
And incredible wildlife with very special flora and fauna. Literally every kind of geography you could imagine we got.
The indus also was home to the oldest civilisation known, the indus valley. The mughal history I love too, then came the British (sigh).
The government here is certain, its not like the state is weak. But they dont have as far reaching control as a lot of developed countries do. So villages and smaller cities are free from the government in many ways.
Agriculturally incredible, very fertile soil with the Indus bringing nutrient dense soil from the Himalayas.
So many incredible and old languages still exist too. Languages not spoken outside a single village for example.
For Qatar, its a place with a lot of good people. Some of the best people I’ve met in my life, very multicultural as well. I’ve lived in a building where every apartment had a family with a different nationality.
Ignoring the few locals who generally target the working class. The public here is very kindly organised. I like the respectful conservative way people exist in public here.
I like the fact that you can come here and just settle in with so many different nationalities or find a subgroup of your own people.
I do love some incredible architecture here too. Some great museums etc have been built. There is a sense of luxury to it all. I like how small the country is (although its grown I’m recent years) you can get to either end in like 40 mins.
In both nations I love the food, in Qatar you can discover a lot of non Arab food too with how multicultural it is.
Also Qatar has without a shadow of a doubt the best KFC/ fried chicken in the world and I’m not even exaggerating.