Describe a person you know who is from a different culture.
Who he or she is?
Where he or she is from?
How you know him or her?
And explain how you feel about him or her?
I am social person and I always like to interact with new people. Here, I am going to talk about a person from different culture whom I met. He is from Japanese culture and his name is Mike. I remember it was about 3 years ago, when I was travelling to Chandigarh for my for passport appointment. During my journey, I met with a Japanese person in bus. He sat just behind me. Honestly speaking, I had curiosity to meet him and wanted to know about his culture. Then, I sat next to him and began talking with him. Moreover, he told me about various interesting things about his culture. Firstly, I came to know that Japan is the world's largest producer of motor vehicles and steel. Apart from this, they eat with chop sticks instead of spoons. In addition, they drink hot water instead of cold water because it prevent them from many diseases. We did lots of talk during our travel and exchanged our contact with each other. We are still good friends. All in all, I feel extremely happy about this person because I came to know about lots of new things about Japanese culture. I wish I would visit to Japan one day and explore its rich culture.
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1 Where and how can we get to know people of different cultures better?
I think social platforms such as Facebook, Reddit, and Instagram are great ways to interact/connect with people from different cultures. Here people from different cultures can discuss like-minded ideas and interests. However, the traditional way to learn about a different culture would be to read books related to it, watch movies, or may be travel to that place.
2 What are the advantages and disadvantages of cultural diversity?
If I talk about advantages, cultural diversity makes our world more interesting. If there was only one culture in the world, it would have been a really boring place. Cultural diversity acts as a change that makes people curious about each other. Also, people get to learn a lot from each other's cultures However, from a disadvantage point of view, cultural diversity can sometimes create a divide amongst people People of one culture might believe themselves to be superior as compared to others and it can lead to hate and difference among them.
3 How can traditional culture and other cultures coexist?
For different cultures to co-exist together, especially traditional and modern, it requires a lot of effort from the members of the society. Followers of both cultures should show respect and understanding for each other and should not indulge in any activities that could hurt each other's sentiments. Also, I feel that the generation gap plays a huge role in traditional and modern culture, and narrowing it down can help both cultures to co-exist peacefully.
4 Which Indian traditions are disappearing?
I am not a person who is much into following traditions and cultures. However, also don't think that Indian traditions are disappearing, in fact, feel that with the help of Internet and social media, youngsters in India are becoming more aware of their customs and traditions. My family members, relatives, and neighbours still follow the same old traditions which they used to 10-20 years ago.