Personal Background: Punjabi Sikh

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My background as Punjabi Sikh has helped me interact with individuals who are different from me in culture effectively because I now respect other people’s cultural and social values. I have been taught that every culture is different and just because it is different doesn’t mean it’s inferior. My family owns a small liquor store downtown Baltimore, which I worked almost all of my summers growing up. I have seen many diverse groups of people e.g. opulent Caucasians and unfortunate African Americans and Caucasians. My experience working with these people lead me to the conclusion I should not deem anyone based on their wealth because everyone has a different background and different reason why they consume liquor. The reason could be to celebrate

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