George Fulton, an Englishman became a national celebrity as the star of George ka Pakistan, Pakistan’s first reality TV show.
The plot was out of a travel documentary : could a Gora (white man) become a Pakistani? and he was given 13 weeks to prove it.
Some note-worthy stuff from the article…
Many were thrilled to see a white man step outside the air-conditioned bubble inhabited by most expatriates and into the noisy chaos of everyday life. Armed with a modest budget and a repertoire of comic faces, Fulton squeezed into tiny taxis, milked a buffalo and tried on a dhoti – a Pakistani male skirt.
During a visit to a madrasa (Islamic seminary), Fulton was told that conversion to Islam was not obligatory to become a Pakistani.
Duh ! well obviously its not obligatory as long as you are ready to blow yourself up for THEM.
During filming, Fulton received hundreds of positive emails and six marriage proposals (he politely refused them all). Then, in the final episode, the prime minister, Shaukat Aziz, received him in Islamabad and the show’s producers polled viewers about whether “George Sahib” had succeeded in becoming a Pakistani. Sixty-five per cent said yes.
Maybe Mr. Singh should take some tips from ‘this’ George Sahib !!
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J
Mar 16th, 2009 at 7:41 pm | #
“Duh ! well obviously its not obligatory as long as you are ready to blow yourself up for THEM.”
Duh, only like an ignorant would like something like this in a article which is fine otherwise… except for this idiontic statement…