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In some contexts in pakistan maybe a beard is negative. it depends. and in some contexts in america maybe a beard is positive. i think there's certainly lots of hipster communities where having a beard makes me look a little bit less like a, you know, middle-aged fuddy-duddy. and there's some places in pakistan where having a beard, you know, certain corporate contexts, certain social contexts, where it's not an advantage to have a beard.
-Mohsin Hamid
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In some contexts in pakistan maybe a beard is negative. it depends. and in some contexts in america maybe a beard is positive. i think there's certainly lots of hipster communities where having a beard makes me look a little bit less like a, you know, middle-aged fuddy-duddy. and there's some places in pakistan where having a beard, you know, certain corporate contexts, certain social contexts, where it's not an advantage to have a beard.
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