There's this existential crisis in America and in the West of, like - who am I? - based … - Aasif Mandvi

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It's cool to challenge myself to learn new things as opposed to going to play basketball in the park for millionth time.

Aasif Mandvi

There's this existential crisis in America and in the West of, like - who am I? - based on this searching for individual fulfillment, which you don't necessarily have in the East in the same way because you're kind of told what to do. I'm not saying one is better than the other, I'm just saying that's just, like, the reality.

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