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How can you not allow us to wear clothes according to our faith in your country?
Would your country allow me to wear clothes according to our culture in your country?
But your country is a democracy!
Why isn’t yours?
We are trying to make it a democracy.
When you do, will I be able to wear my kind of clothes there?
Actually, your kind of clothes are contrary to our values and beliefs.
I can say the same about your kind of clothes. They are contrary to our values.
But you are a democracy!
But, you just said, even if your country was a democracy, I won’t be allowed to wear my kind of clothes there.
One has to respect the culture and traditions of the country they are visiting.
Exactly!
But your culture and tradition allows all kinds of things. So why not our kind of clothes?
How can you assume that we allow all kinds of things?
I have seen it myself.
So you are okay with this kind of culture here, but not in your own country?
We are not a democracy.
What when you do become one?
Our democracy will be slightly different.
What does that mean?
Our democracy will not be western.
How so?
It will be more spiritual.
Spiritual democracy?
Yes.
What does that even mean?
You won’t understand.
Try me.
Well, the state will be the soul of the nation and only pious wise men will be elected to the parliament.
What about pious wise women?
See, I told you won’t understand. You are looking at it from a Western point of view.
Just like I am looking at your clothes?
Yes.
But I am a Westerner. How else should I look at things?
Like a true Western democrat.
So you are okay with Western democracy then?
Parts of it, yes.
The part which allows you to wear your kind of clothes here?
Yes, that part too.
Yet you won’t allow that part to become a part of your country’s culture.
Our culture is very different.
Yet you came here to become part of a culture which is different from yours. Why not just embrace our culture?
My culture and values won’t allow it.
Then why come here at all?
To make a better living.
So it’s okay to make a living in a culture which is contrary to your values, traditions and beliefs?
What’s wrong with my values, traditions and beliefs?
What’s wrong with mine?
Just answer this: why have you become so against what my people choose to wear?
Such clothes are contrary to our values and culture.
But they’re just clothes!
What if I wear my kind of clothes and walk around the streets of your country?
One must respect the traditions of the country they are visiting.
But they’re just clothes!
But you’re a democracy!
Why aren’t you?
We will be.
But a spiritual democracy.
Yes.
Which won’t allow my kind of clothes.
Yes.
But our democracy should allow your kind of clothes?
Yes.
You are not making sense.
I will.
When?
When you too become a spiritual democracy.
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