i don’t think “jealous” is the right word for this sentiment bc i promise u normal people aren’t jealous of trivial things like that. annoyed/offended, yes. there’s a difference between assimilating and appropriating, Of course when moving to a conservative Muslim country you’re going to adapt and adhere to the culture, wearing the clothes, learning the language, etc. That’s great! i love that. but don’t claim the nationality. The issue is that often times horrible people try to pass as us and poorly represent us. Kuwaitis for example, we have to deal with the likes of SoniaxFyza representing us even tho they’re British. Every time these escorts/girls do something sketchy and harmful the comments are always “they’re kuwaiti!”
it’s so annoying bc there’s only 1.5 million of us and that’s what social media correlates to us. Same for Bahrainis. That British girl who abandoned her child is front and center of snapchat explore page representing Bahrain. i know the Bahraini girlies hate it. I understand that there are asshole khaleejis that look down on South Asians or Eastern Europeans but why would u want to erase your identity to appease them? The girls i mentioned could’ve stayed home in the UK but they chose to pack their bags and move to the GCC to cosplay as us and erase their background, ultimately implying that Pakistanis, Eastern Europeans, etc are not good enough when that couldn’t be further from the truth.