Something else I find
amusing/sad about fellow Nepalis:

Things you are doing or saying
that few or hardly any Nepali
does or says they find/think/
believe to be "wrong" or "bad"
for no reason other than
d fact that...so few--or no--
fellow Nepalis do or say!

#Nepal #Nepalipan
It's as if like d whole world
of ppl beyond d borders
of #Nepal doing & saying
different things didn't exist
& being a human being
mattered little...
while also wanting d best
education for their children,
both within & beyond
d confines of national, cultural,
& social borders!
To tie that to
something personal...

Nepalis with nowhere near
as much education &/or
life experiences (work in 5
& travel in +30 countries)
have questioned what I’m
doing &/or saying, & have
told me I’ve got it wrong even
abt things they clearly have
little to no idea abt.
That is NOT to insinuate
that I know better &/or
more than them abt
everything or even most
things.

No sir!

I have learned a
great deal in d last 7 yrs
in d country, & am still
learning from them,
as well as about them.
#Nepal #NepaliCulture
Following my experiences abroad & in #Nepal I have come to the following conclusion about #closed & #InwardLooking peoples: Image
Closed and inward-looking people (such as many of those in #Nepal) disprove of things that a minority say or do partly b/c they know their society expects & rewards conformity, & they do conform.

But what many of them never realize is the following: Image

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