Explore Cultural Diversity Welcome to the cultural diversity
portion of our website. As we were moving overseas, or traveling
around the world, we met many different people. We've been
struck as much by how different they are as by how different
their traditions and approach to life are. Sometimes it has been
funny, other times, embarrassing, and occasionally, we've been
downright offensive--not on purpose--but simply because we
didn't understand the culture of our hosts. What is culture?
Merriam Webster explain culture this way "the customary beliefs,
social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or
social group." Culture is an all encompassing word, it includes
beliefs about what is right and wrong, customs about proper
manners, ways of interacting with others. It dictates habits of
when and what to eat, how to dress, how to drive, how to act in
public, and just about every aspect of daily life. Owen Lee
provides an excellent summary of all of the aspects of culture.
It is entitled Beyond Langua