Are the Pakistani people friendly to westerners?
Yes, extremely so! Allowing for cultural differences, Pakistani people are very welcoming. They seem able to completely separate the individual westerner from his western government. Thus, they do not hold an American responsible for some of the policies of the United States government. We were in Pakistan before, during, and after September 11th, 2001. It seemed like every Pakistani who had even two words of English came up to us afterward to express his or her condolences and sorrow at the events of 911. There was never a hint of anger toward us, even when the news casts were showing unrestful reports.
