10-13-2004, 10:07 AM
OH MY GOD !!!! HOW CAN I EVEN BEGIN TO EXPLAIN HOW WRONG YOU ARE !!!!
It may be true for the job market because of the "seth" mentality but you can't possibly assess us normal human beings (no offense intended) on the same grounds. People in Pakistan, and all over the world for that matter, like Harry Potter because it's <b><i><u>GOOD</u></i></b>.
You say it does not relate to real life? Well, I won't argue with you there. That's why it's called "Fantasy Fiction". In that sense, you would also think that all the television shows, movies, literature, music all are useless. I believe they serve a lot of purposes, they stimulate the mind, nurture imagintion, give birth to creativity and above all, make you think, analyse and by that provide you with a new outlook on life. But if you only want to watch the news and documentaries and only read the news then it's your choice, hey it's a free world.
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Whatever western countries like our people like, its a better truth.
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I think you meant "bitter" truth but anyway, this certainly is not true. There are many thing that people like here in the west that people in Pakistan normally don't, job markets aside as I previously said. For example, people in the west generally like hip hop music, while we seem to be stuck in the boyband era (Noori, EP etc..). People here like baseball, american football, and I beleive in the UK they like soccer. But we Pakistanis will never replace cricket with any of them. Even in literature, people here would read Shakespeare or Jane Austen (author of Pride and Prejudice) just for enjoyment. But I don't think an avearge Pakistani would.
But of course, everybody is entitled to their opinion, I just think that you are not entitled to one untill you actually <b>READ THE BOOK</b>.
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Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
It may be true for the job market because of the "seth" mentality but you can't possibly assess us normal human beings (no offense intended) on the same grounds. People in Pakistan, and all over the world for that matter, like Harry Potter because it's <b><i><u>GOOD</u></i></b>.
You say it does not relate to real life? Well, I won't argue with you there. That's why it's called "Fantasy Fiction". In that sense, you would also think that all the television shows, movies, literature, music all are useless. I believe they serve a lot of purposes, they stimulate the mind, nurture imagintion, give birth to creativity and above all, make you think, analyse and by that provide you with a new outlook on life. But if you only want to watch the news and documentaries and only read the news then it's your choice, hey it's a free world.
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Whatever western countries like our people like, its a better truth.
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I think you meant "bitter" truth but anyway, this certainly is not true. There are many thing that people like here in the west that people in Pakistan normally don't, job markets aside as I previously said. For example, people in the west generally like hip hop music, while we seem to be stuck in the boyband era (Noori, EP etc..). People here like baseball, american football, and I beleive in the UK they like soccer. But we Pakistanis will never replace cricket with any of them. Even in literature, people here would read Shakespeare or Jane Austen (author of Pride and Prejudice) just for enjoyment. But I don't think an avearge Pakistani would.
But of course, everybody is entitled to their opinion, I just think that you are not entitled to one untill you actually <b>READ THE BOOK</b>.
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Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
