Maybe similar isn't the right word. Their lives revolve around the same day to day activities. The parts they play are different but they are big parts of each others worlds. Hassan doesn't seem to be rebelling against his station and the other boy doesn't appear to be abusive with his superiority complex. Both fathers seem concerned for the welfare of both boys.

I cook, clean, and do laundry ect for everyone in my family. But we are all members of the same "family" and we all revolve around one another. These two boys lives revolve around one another. They're best friends. To say their lives aren't similar at all is to turn a blind eye towards all that they share, have in common, ect. I agree that it's a big deal that the one kid cooks breakfast while the other kid eats it but I think you are making it too big a deal. It's probably, at this point, something they are use to and don't think too much about. Much as I don't think much about cooking and cleaning up after my husband.