What are the top three things we should emulate from each country?
Non-Pakistanis are welcome to post, but please post about other countries. not your own. We don't want soapbox speeches.
I'll start...
China:
- Ethic of hard work.
- Deference to the greater, communal good.
- Strive for self-reliance.
India:
- Working democracy despite the same challenges as Pakistan.
- Very good education system.
- Sense of national pride.
Iran:
- National pride in the face of international pressure.
- Strive for self-reliance.
- Respect for ancient heritage, including pre-Islamic past.
Turkey:
- Good, balanced relations with Islamic and Western countries.
- Strive for self-reliance.
- Always ready to help a friend.
Qatar:
- Invest revenues wisely for the future.
- Freedom of the press.
- Willingness to change even the most conservative society.
Israel:
- Can-do attitude.
- Cultivate and leverage friends in powerful countries.
- Superb education system.
USA:
- Bill of Rights, and the Constitution in general.
- Checks and balances between the three arms of government (executive, legislative, judiciary).
- No-nonsense, can-do attitude.
Japan:
- Obsession with quality.
- Can match even the US in technological prowess.
- No-nonsense, can-do attitude. Proved to the world that size doesn't matter.
Australia:
- Respect for other cultures.
- Laid-back and relaxed, yet still get things done.
- Pragmatic foreign policy.
Germany:
- Never say die. Got trampled over and over and came back more powerful each time.
- Strong work ethic.
- Pride in nation and culture.