We had this question in a group work for the anatomy of intercultural interactions course.
Courses here are non parallel, so we only have one course at the time. Thats for the next 5 weeks and then comes the next course. Some exceptions, but then you probably won’t have more then 2 courses at the same time.
Elaborations on the question above after the beeb :)
I think culture does ‘distort’ your view of reality. I think we can never take off those cultural glasses. The culture you grown up with will always influence the way you look at the world. You certainly can learn to understand other cultures and the way other people act. But the ways you communicate, the ways you think etc., are so much burned into you life. Like walking, it happens in your unconsciousness and you’ll never forget it.
Another interesting question to think about: “how much should a society tolerate / accept in terms of cultural differences?” I think this one is especcially for the current situation in the Netherlands (well, the situation when I left the country anyway ;)). What are the effects of other cultures joining your culture?
Tags: anatomy of intcult interact, culture, multicultural, netherlands, reality
Categories: a cultural journey, an academic journey
Interesting that you stated it so clearly, the current situation in the Netherlands, an it change with generations.
Thanks! Yeah, I think the Netherlands – together with other countries where there are a lot of ‘problems’ shows very well these effects and are a good place to learn how to and how not to understand other people, and with that, yourself.