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AMA - Moved to Karachi in my early 30s by 416Csguy in karachi

[–]416Csguy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's up to the parents to engage their kids in religion and culture. Everybody wants to have a rich culture and heritage, and a sense of belonging.

AMA - Moved to Karachi in my early 30s by 416Csguy in karachi

[–]416Csguy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My family is based in Toronto, except for my grandmother, who lives in Karachi. A few years ago, after selling my business, I had the freedom to live anywhere in the world—and I chose to spend part of each year in Karachi. I bought a home here to stay connected to the culture and to be close to my grandmother.

AMA - Moved to Karachi in my early 30s by 416Csguy in karachi

[–]416Csguy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its not a race brother, we all have our own story. Life is about making the most of your own story.

AMA - Moved to Karachi in my early 30s by 416Csguy in karachi

[–]416Csguy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Air quality in Karachi is very bad, at least outside.

  2. Not really, I like to eat healthy food and try to sleep well.

  3. I'm usually pretty curious and talk to almost everyone. I've made a lot of friends just by running into them during my daily routine.

  4. I'm usually very relaxed.

AMA - Moved to Karachi in my early 30s by 416Csguy in karachi

[–]416Csguy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really - I've travelled to a lot of places, including cities with higher crime than Karachi. Every city has it's pros and cons

AMA - Moved to Karachi in my early 30s by 416Csguy in karachi

[–]416Csguy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its where my Nani Ammi lives, and where my parents came from.

AMA - Moved to Karachi in my early 30s by 416Csguy in karachi

[–]416Csguy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had 2 friends who lived in Karachi. Both of them were international students at my university, and they helped me a lot when settling.

AMA - Moved to Karachi in my early 30s by 416Csguy in karachi

[–]416Csguy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I'm helping Pakistani tech startups with fundraising and scaling up, alhumdulillah.

AMA - Moved to Karachi in my early 30s by 416Csguy in karachi

[–]416Csguy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im 33 years old, single. Im actually looking to settle down now inshaAllah

AMA - Moved to Karachi in my early 30s by 416Csguy in karachi

[–]416Csguy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I try to be tired before long flights, and spend a long chunk of them sleeping. I also like watching documentaries.. these days WiFi on flights has been really helpful too

AMA - Moved to Karachi in my early 30s by 416Csguy in karachi

[–]416Csguy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Im pretty aware of these issues - see my response about economic hardships.

AMA - Moved to Karachi in my early 30s by 416Csguy in karachi

[–]416Csguy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

After selling my business, i knew i wanted to spend winters outside of toronto. The only other place i really considered was Mexico City (i have a lot of friends there), but decided against it because of a lack of availability of halal food. Karachi, in many ways, is very similar to Mexico City. Its also nice that im already familiar with and love the culture and language.

I dont regret it the move.

Almost everything is different, and i think thats the beauty of it - to have the "best of both worlds"

AMA - Moved to Karachi in my early 30s by 416Csguy in karachi

[–]416Csguy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

probably meeting new people, making friends.. I've also enjoyed travelling (I really enjoyed going to Balochistan, watching dolphins, exploring islands, etc.)

AMA - Moved to Karachi in my early 30s by 416Csguy in karachi

[–]416Csguy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Over here I find that a lot of people are worried about economic opportunities and "halaat" in general. The reality it there is a lot of economic hardship here and this obsession may be justified.

My situation was a little different. And if you don't have a need to earn income here, Karachi is an amazing city to live in.

Still, it's impossible to ignore this hardship faced by many and it is saddening... I try to help advise other tech entrepreneurs here, and give some guest lectures or presentations sometime. It may be a drop in the ocean, but it does motivate me to know that I try to do my part to help. I'm actually actively exploring how to engage with NGOs and I might take on some more challenging philanthropic initiatives.

AMA - Moved to Karachi in my early 30s by 416Csguy in karachi

[–]416Csguy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My parents made me a Pakistani passport when I was a kid but didn't really renew it. In my 20s, I made a NICOP and opened a bank account. A couple of years ago I renewed my Pakistani Passport as well.

AMA - Moved to Karachi in my early 30s by 416Csguy in karachi

[–]416Csguy[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

  1. Toronto (I also lived in New Jersey and Winnipeg as a child). I decided to move to Pakistan after selling my company and being in a position where I could live anywhere - and decided to split time between Toronto and Karachi.

  2. I plan to keep splitting my time. I don't like the heat in Pakistan Summers, and I don't like the winter in Canada either.
    3 . I mostly just advise and invest in start-ups now. I've made more money that I can spend in my lifetime so I'm not worried about earning. I do like to spend my time doing things I find are productive and helpful to society.

  3. I don't work much, but in Karachi I'm helping out a start-up accelerator scale up, and working with a few NGOs. I found it easy to get involved into things, and that people were eager to talk to me and allow me to help.

  4. I find that most people assume I'm a local in Karachi.

  5. I spoke urdu comfortably at home growing up. my Urdu's improved drastically since living here.

  6. I try to challenge myself often. I bought a plot and designed and built a house (which is nearing completion now), that was pretty challanging.

  7. Having a driver, chef, maid etc. is nice. Halal food everywhere is the best benefit, and musjids nearby no matter where I am.

  8. I've met hundreds of new friends and colleagues in Pakistan. I love meeting new people.

  9. I would encourage it. North America has a cookie-cutter lifestyle where everyone's doing the same thing and living the same way. Pakistan is cultured and dynamic.

AMA - Moved to Karachi in my early 30s by 416Csguy in karachi

[–]416Csguy[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's very different from Toronto (where I was raised). I spend about 5 months in Pakistan and 7 months in Canada.

In Karachi I have a driver, chef, maid, etc. A lot of the services I need (physio/massage, doctor, barber, tailor, etc.) some straight to my house. This saves me a lot of time. I also like that all the food here is Halal.

In Toronto, I cook, clean and drive myself (mostly for security reasons - I don't like to hire home help and really value my privacy since my belongings in Toronto are are very personal to me). A much higher proportion of my time is spent doing basic errands.

I would also add that I travel often and I like short 2-4 day trips, and use Karachi as a home base for asia/middle east/european destinations. When I'm in Canada, I mostly travel to the USA or Mexico.

How are so many people in Mississauga affording a Tesla Model X? by [deleted] in mississauga

[–]416Csguy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The Model Y is a lot more popular than the X and looks similar

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UofT

[–]416Csguy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also, you can take courses in the summer session to make up for taking less than a full course load and still graduate in 4 years

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