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<blockquote data-quote="ollie989898" data-source="post: 8010918" data-attributes="member: 54866"><p>There is no 'Afghanistan'- this is the difference. It is a country delineated by a few lines on a map. In reality this isn't the case the people there have segmented themselves in ways that we in the West don't really understand.</p><p></p><p>The Ukrainian people will identify as Ukrainian and identify with their country of birth, irrespective of the actual locality they were born in. In Afghanistan people identify themselves in a variety of differing ways. If you ask about someone's cultural identity, their heritage or place of birth in Afghanistan you will get a list of things but very few will identify as 'Afghan'. There are Hazaras, Tajiks, Uzbeks and to further confuse the issue they may speak different dialects or languages. Afghanistan is an ancient place that has developed in it's own way for hundreds of years and over many generations. In Europe, we had a series of successive empires and most places followed a religious or feudal type system for centuries around which cultural norms were established.</p><p>If you are so interested, Professor Thomas Barfield explains Afghanistan far better than I could.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]WF3Rkt42wPY[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ollie989898, post: 8010918, member: 54866"] There is no 'Afghanistan'- this is the difference. It is a country delineated by a few lines on a map. In reality this isn't the case the people there have segmented themselves in ways that we in the West don't really understand. The Ukrainian people will identify as Ukrainian and identify with their country of birth, irrespective of the actual locality they were born in. In Afghanistan people identify themselves in a variety of differing ways. If you ask about someone's cultural identity, their heritage or place of birth in Afghanistan you will get a list of things but very few will identify as 'Afghan'. There are Hazaras, Tajiks, Uzbeks and to further confuse the issue they may speak different dialects or languages. Afghanistan is an ancient place that has developed in it's own way for hundreds of years and over many generations. In Europe, we had a series of successive empires and most places followed a religious or feudal type system for centuries around which cultural norms were established. If you are so interested, Professor Thomas Barfield explains Afghanistan far better than I could. [MEDIA=youtube]WF3Rkt42wPY[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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