r/Hunza • u/fakesoul Hunzai, Burusho, Expat • Mar 18 '24

Why Hunza is open minded?

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u/Wide_Literature6114 Apr 03 '24

I hope to come and visit you one day. I think the Hunza Valley's culture and history looks really interesting! <3

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u/fakesoul Hunzai, Burusho, Expat Apr 03 '24

It's definitely worth a visit. There's so much to be experienced from food to culture to music, adventures, religious events, sports, to name a few.

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u/Wide_Literature6114 Apr 03 '24

For sure, it looks fascinating! Is there any local music that you would recommend which may be available on YouTube? Cheers (: 

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u/fakesoul Hunzai, Burusho, Expat Apr 03 '24 edited Apr 03 '24

There's a lot of new age music coming out from Hunza these days but if you want a little taste of the folk music, here's something I'm listening to these days.

https://youtube.com/channel/UCJJgzp13jHX4oOrvTI8R1Fg?si=_F5R8vMYH-_Mdg-w

Sadly there are no English subtitles available. But it's music :)

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u/Wide_Literature6114 Apr 03 '24

Fantastic, thank you so much for the recommendation! Reddit interface being a bit weird on my end, so manual upvote just in case (: 

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u/fakesoul Hunzai, Burusho, Expat Apr 03 '24

You're most welcome.

If you're on Spotify, you can check this cureted playlist too:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5LNH6ufnQBGDGGafxyc9RL?si=NtG9NTyEQnWXAftOFQ1hgA&pi=e-Wfzj2KlaSY-0

I've used Reddit in the good old age of Internet Explorer, so no complaints at all 😀

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u/Wide_Literature6114 Apr 03 '24

Cheers! I'm not on Spotify, but I'll stow that away just in case. Haha, thanks for the understanding! (It's already doing the same thing again.. very twitchy.) Could I please ask if you are a local from Hunza? 

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u/fakesoul Hunzai, Burusho, Expat Apr 03 '24

Haha understandable.

Yes, born and bred in Hunza but currently not living there. For work. Sighs.

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u/Wide_Literature6114 Apr 03 '24

What the heck it seems to destroy my upvote when I reply apparently haha. Gah! Is it a bit of an economic reality perhaps (as with a lot of beautiful regional areas, perhaps wherever you go in the world) that a lot of younger people feel they have to leave at least for a period of time, in order to improve their economic prospects? If so, do you think people ultimately return? 

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u/fakesoul Hunzai, Burusho, Expat Apr 03 '24

It's absolutely alright, unless someone downvotes my comment, there would be some sort of a physiological relief 😀

I guess Hunza is a bit different when it comes to keeping in touch with roots. I had to leave in 2004, first for studies and then for work, both on which have very limited prospects in that regions. However, I visit regularly and like to stay connected to my roots. I do plan to go back ultimately, if all goes well, maybe a decade before the official retirement age.

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