Whenever there is talk of cultural differences between Pakistan and India, the bogey of "Punjabiyat" is invoked.



It is mentioned -



"Hey..an Amritsar has more in common with a Lahori than with a Bangalorean

Don't get bogged down with religion; Punjabi culture is a unifier"

I find this silly. Because to my mind, religion is grossly underrated as a cultural influence



To quash this argument, let's look at.a simple statistic pertaining to food habits - which is an important cultural marker

Let's take Lahore and Amritsar - Two cities separated by barely 30-40 kms.



% of Vegatarians in Amritsar

% of Vegetarians in Lahore



Now for two cities separated by such a short distance, you'd probably expect food habits to be similar