Sohail Shah, a 30-year-old clerk from Pakistan, shares stories of his culture and home country with the author. Shah used to work as a police officer in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, before being promoted to the secret police. He would wake up before sunrise to pray and his wife would make him breakfast before he left for work. Crime is rare in Pakistan due to severe punishments like amputation for theft. When Shah returned home, his wife would have dinner ready for his family. Funeral practices differ, as women can attend wakes but not enter cemeteries.