tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268156244556916801.post4647589787545558583..comments2023-10-31T15:54:05.715+03:00Comments on Naeem's Blog: Cultural GaffesNaeem:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15397380149160556040noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268156244556916801.post-31912037676107912462008-05-20T07:30:00.000+03:002008-05-20T07:30:00.000+03:00AA- TJ,Very interesting to know - I wonder why the...AA- TJ,<BR/><BR/>Very interesting to know - I wonder why the contrast b/w the two regions? (as my experience is with Punjab). <BR/><BR/>Anyways, if I ever get to Karachi, I'll be sure to keep that in mind. :-)Naeem:https://www.blogger.com/profile/15397380149160556040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268156244556916801.post-44906284015036449412008-05-20T01:00:00.000+03:002008-05-20T01:00:00.000+03:00Interesting post. In Pakistan it also depends on w...Interesting post. In Pakistan it also depends on what part of the country you are from. In Sind the elder or the VIP actually sits right next to the driver. You will never see a tribal leader sitting in the back, that place is for guards and servants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268156244556916801.post-74450539501631778212008-05-05T17:32:00.000+03:002008-05-05T17:32:00.000+03:00BTW, my second paragraph is referring to getting i...BTW, my second paragraph is referring to getting into taxis. Forgot to mention that.JDsghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735390644321868222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268156244556916801.post-49549241264602123962008-05-05T17:31:00.000+03:002008-05-05T17:31:00.000+03:00Salaam 'alaikum. At least among me and my wife's ...Salaam 'alaikum. At least among me and my wife's family, who sits in the front is the one with the longest legs. :) Usually meaning me. My MIL sits behind me because I push my seat back the furthest and she needs the least legroom. My FIL and BIL sit behind my wife because her seat is more forward. If I get out of the car, my FIL usually takes the front seat.<BR/><BR/>In east Asia (Korea, Malaysia and Singapore), I have always gotten into the back seat, along with my wife if she's going with me. The only time we ever get into the front seat is if there isn't enough room in the back.<BR/><BR/>Now, how do Saudis signal for a taxi? ;) With their arms raised up like Americans do it? Or with their arms straight out at their sides like east Asians? :)<BR/><BR/>I've got a bunch of taxi stories. ;)JDsghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735390644321868222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268156244556916801.post-15264664258824590902008-04-29T22:54:00.000+03:002008-04-29T22:54:00.000+03:00We used to look forward to sitting in the front se...We used to look forward to sitting in the front seat and couldnt wait to be old (and tall) enough to do so! But in Pak if you have a driver, you do not ever sit at the front least you be mistaken for a co-driver.<BR/><BR/>Generally though if its a strange man women sit at the back (most drivers are male usually)although when I used to hail a cab my grandmother sat at the front and the rest of the girls at the back. Because she was old (or the oldest) it was thought the driver wouldnt "try anything on" with her. <BR/><BR/>Difference is that in Pak you have specific people who's job it is to drive you around, elsewhere in the world its whoever has a licence and is insured to do so! So the "snobbery" does not occur.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268156244556916801.post-50536536244284299182008-04-29T13:24:00.000+03:002008-04-29T13:24:00.000+03:00AA- Charles,Funny you mention the point about the ...AA- Charles,<BR/><BR/>Funny you mention the point about the ladies sitting in the front. A similar phenomenon takes place in Pakistan. In the overcrowded vans that squeeze 20 or so people in the back, its normally too tight for ladies. So if there is a single (or maybe two) female passenger, they're given the front seat.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, my greatest worry is simply getting to my destination in one piece. :-)Naeem:https://www.blogger.com/profile/15397380149160556040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268156244556916801.post-76288436288586063752008-04-28T17:39:00.000+03:002008-04-28T17:39:00.000+03:00ASA brother,It works a little like that on the isl...ASA brother,<BR/><BR/>It works a little like that on the islands as well. With a wrinkle or two.<BR/><BR/>In some instances, when a man takes a taxi with other women, he is expected to let the woman take the front seat if she is young but if she is old, then the woman takes the backseat. Of course if the young woman has a child then she sits in the back, but he should also remain in the back. <BR/><BR/>If an older man and younger man are taking the taxi, then the older man sits in the front.<BR/><BR/>Its too confusing. I hate the way the drive so I love the backseat. Just get me there alive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com