What Will People Think?

What this episode covers

The majority world population, outside of the Western World, are conditioned to think of how their actions will be perceived by others before considering how they will benefit themselves. Agnibarna (and her box of cross-cultural psychology studies) share an epiphany - perhaps it is not her genetic disposition, but the way she was brought up and reinforced that led her to develop social anxiety. She and Maira explore the realms of individualistic and collectivistic cultures to conclude that one cannot understand the world through one--often Eurocentric--lens. They look into the impact their extended family back in South Asia has had on them, spilling some good ol' tea...or should we say, chai.

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