#54 Decoding cultural symbolism of the USA with Umar Khan
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Umar is an aeronautical engineer working in New York, USA. He is originally from Lahore.
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Some of the topics discussed during the podcast:
Decoding the cultural symbolisms of USA and beyond.
What is the meaning of cultural shock.
Why the US is not the country that is known for ‘etiquettes’.
The abundance of Resources in 3rd world countries and how does it differ in a first world nation.
What is the definition of consumer culture and difference between consumer culture of US and Indian and Pakistan.
Social and psychological reasons behind gun control laws.
Military-Industrial Complex
How the layer of orthodoxy runs in the seemingly progressive country like USA. Umar explains by telling the story of American hinterlands where he met an average American.
A story about how he dealt with Islamophobia in America and how he was able to change the views of a conservative American.
Idea of a personal bubbles that restricts our open understanding of the world.
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