Growing up in Pakistan has its own benefits. One is devoid of a democratic society but is also free from the needs of a democratic society that has to obey lobbies inside the country and at the same time lie about people representative.

We indulged in rote learning inside Pakistan but once exposed to books authored by foreign authors, it didn't take a long time to understand the truth as it was. In fact, it is quite acceptable, rather fashionable, to value foreign everything in Pakistan. Imported stuff is good stuff.

In the United States, however, kids grow up with the mindset that anything American is the best. And it is not much different than kids growing up in Pakistan but as mentioned above, the Pakistani kids get to be exposed to foreign sources and realities. The American kids never get to learn that perhaps other countries make better cars, are better mathematicians, make better tools, speak multiple languages, and above all know the truth much better than........

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