Questions tagged [pakistan]
Questions that have a specific focus on people in Pakistan or Pakistani culture.
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How can I stop my mom from targeting me to do the chores just because I’m a girl?
My mom is always trying to get me to do household chores like washing dishes, brooming, cooking, cleaning, etc. I hate that she is the designated person for doing chores in our household. I strongly ...
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How to address colleagues to stop talking about politics?
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A few months ago, a new co-worker A joined the company. He was hired as a SEO expert social media marketer. Due to the nature of his job, he is always active on various social media ...
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How to get coworkers to stop asking me questions about my personal life? [duplicate]
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I work for a small company consisting of 5 to 10 employees including project manager. Every morning, as a team we conduct a standup meeting to discuss the daily agenda that sometimes ...
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Re-Marriage of my father to his ex-Wife A-K-A my step mom [closed]
My father got married to my stepmother three years ago when I was in college.
From the start, she mistreated me and my brother in every possible way, like sabotaging our possessions, breaking into ...
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How do I tell my parents I don't enjoy their company?
I moved to a new country (Canada) for university about a year ago. I am doing well in my studies. I'm not so well mentally but that's always been an issue even back home.
My parents often come to ...
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How to politely repel a flattering comment
Working in an average university, it's pretty common to get flattering comments from students (who more often than not pass it just to please the teacher), but recently I am facing a new problem of ...
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How to ask someone to stop playing music without sounding religious? [duplicate]
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Music is one of those things which are declared Haram (unlawful) by Islam, yet there are a lot of people here (and in other Islamic countries) who listen to it. So Music isn't considered a ...
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How to avoid an embarrassing story from past on reunion?
This question came to my mind when yesterday my students were telling their 4-years stories and there were some very embarrassing ones from early semesters and still got the "victims" hiding their ...
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How to politely tell someone "No Smoking here"?
I am pretty allergic to smoking and often come across people in public, public transport and in gatherings, etc. who carelessly smoke without caring about their environment. This issue gets more ...
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Parents forgiven someone who insulted them - can I be angry at them? [closed]
My parents have a long history of forgetting things pretty quickly and forgiving people. It's a very good-in fact great—habit, but I at times disagree with them as "A Believer should not get stung ...
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How to respond to "When are you getting married"?
My question is similar to: How can I respond when someone asks me when I'm going to get married to my girlfriend?
But my case is pretty different. I am a teacher and hence can't avoid public and ...
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How can I address issues with our interview team's treatment of candidates?
I have experienced this situation a couple of times when a candidate is giving an interview in front a panel (in some cases, they are senior but not boss, and other times, they are colleagues of same ...
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