Every so often, some of us have to make the journey back to the native lands.

We agree it is important to remain a little attached to our fatherland – there is nothing wrong with it.

On the whole we like Pakistan and despite their ex-pats getting a bad rep in recent years, on the whole being British and Pakistani is brilliant. At least every so often they come up with a mind-bogglingly great cricket team which does things no other cricket team can do.

But then there are folk who simply hate all things Pakistan. They are almost embarrassed of Pakistan as a nation and would rather their forefathers were not Pakistani.

At every opportunity they will try to put down Pakistanis and use the word ‘fresh’ or 'paindu' (villager) to describe anyone who comes from Pakistan. Sadly, this derogatory term is bandied about at weddings, funerals and almost any other gathering where there are many Pakistanis.

These folk hate Pakistan with a vengeance, but come the summer, every couple of years, they pack their bags and head off abroad.

What I can’t understand is if you hate it so much then why are you spending £600 on the airfare and a whole lot more to go there? And why is there a need then to pretend that you are being forced to go?

Clearly, no-one is forcing you spend your hard-earned cash.

The answer lies with two things. Number one, the guys who actually hate Pakistan are the ones married to native Pakistanis. Hey, if she wants you to spend £4k on a family trip to the homeland you are doing it.

But why embarrass her and her immediate family with constant jibes against the homeland?

And number two, and this is very important, we have what is called ‘Empire Syndrome’. Yes, I made that up but hear me out.

This is the feeling that one is superior than the natives of South Asia – may they be Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi or Sri Lankan.

When one arrives in the ‘homeland’ one senses one will be treated with a whole load more respect than here in the UK.

This level of superiority can be very attractive if you live your life in the shadow of more successful people.

We want to be treated with respect and we think that our rupees will buy that respect.

The fact is many of us came from village backgrounds and then our forefathers through hard work helped to make our lives better.

Now, we have a whole generation who have been spoiled by the trappings of relative wealth and the freedom to express themselves.

So, when it comes to their former 'homeland' they honestly do think they are superior in some way because they have a British passport.

This is manifest in their offensiveness and ignorance towards to our distant cousins.

Want to make a trip to the homeland? Then do it.

But have some level of respect for the nation you are going too.