#54 Decoding cultural symbolism of the USA with Umar Khan

Umar is an aeronautical engineer working in New York, USA. He is originally from Lahore. This podcast doesn’t have any corporate funding or support so the contribution by listeners is very important for its survival. Please support it here: 1. Patreon (Most preferred medium): https://www.patreon.com/anuragminusverma 2. BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Anuragminus 3. InstaMojo:(UPI/Gpay/PayTm) : https://www.instamojo.com/@anuragminusverma/ 4. PayPal ( Subscribers living outside India can pay through it): https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/AnuragMinusVerma?locale.x=en_GB 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. Please rate the podcast on Spotify. Umar’s Insta: https://instagram.com/nocturnal.nawab?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Anurag Minus Verma’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/confusedvichar Follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minusverma/?hl=en The Mixing & Mastering of sound in this episode is done by PostPond Media, a production house based in Mumbai. Credit for the Music:  Way Home by Tokyo Music Walker Stream & Download : https://fanlink.to/tmw_way_home Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0