Reply Bhopali Pathan -to 202.142.186.2  

Language and culture can be learnt by anyone - as they say in Pashto:

"A dog's tail doesn't become straight, 
even if it is kept in a pipe for a hundred years" 

There are many others, and I'm sure you know them. Sadly for you it's only now that you've realised what they really mean! REAL Pathans have known all along (as you can tell from the Pashto proverbs) that language and culture can be lost and acquired, but being able to trace yourself to the Geneolgical tree of the Pathans is what eventually counts regardless of everything - hence the reason why there are so many proverbs on this subject. (*definitely having the last laugh*)

Insaaf.