We should all understand that our own cultures and life experiences shape the way we perceive places and region. In my opinion,through out our lives, culture and experiences shape our worldview,which in turn influence our perceptions of places and regions. we all come from different cultural background and see other's culture in our own different way and belief. we live in a society full of diverse cultures, which we should all be proud of and respect each other's cultures. likewise, even from the article,"Nacirema" written by Horace Mitchell Miner, made us think and predict the article and the culture of the americans in an unusual and a weird manner. the way the writer described us about their culture made us think that culture they practised were insane and crazy.I felt like the author was trying to test us, what we think about in our point of view. 2. How can we be aware of and change our assumptions?
To be culturally aware, we should firstly be culturally sensitive,because what we assume and think of other's culture without really understanding it well can hurt many individuals.We can also be aware by not discriminating other's culture without even knowing or understanding them.We should not let criticism and judgement to become the cultural differences. differences are neither good not bad, it is what we do with them that makes a difference.Understanding one another's culture is also very important to bring bond. lastly, people see, interpret and evaluate things in a different way. what is considered an appropriate behaviour in one culture is frequently inappropriate in another one. Therefore, it is wrong to assume that a common culture is shared by all members of a racial,linquistic or religious group.
3. How can we benefit from understanding our own cultural worldview and how it affects our relationships with other cultures?



Tsering,
ReplyDeleteAnother good blog post. I enjoyed reading about your insight into the importance of world views. I also really enjoy your use of photos. For future blog posts, when you use photos please cite the source of the photos. Also remember to before you post these, check for spelling as well as grammer, I noticed that several sentences began with lowercase letters.
Over all though I enjoyed reading your ideas.
Mr. V