I am incredibly interested in the cultures here at steemit, so leave me a comment on where you come from (I’ll also follow you).
Now lets try a dab at philosophy.
From the beginning of my teen years, I have traveled from country to country, culture to culture, and experienced vital lessons from these locations. However, I realize that my ability to do this has become substantially harder as people have become increasingly aware of my differentiation from their culture (the drinking age in America sucks, but I did not realize how uptight people were about this at first!). I understand why culture is very important to individuals; but it seems that despite an increasingly interconnected world, people are becoming more defensive and aggressive when it comes to culture. It seems that people are both afraid of appropriating other cultures and leaving their own roots when it comes to their own. But I fundamentally believe, after living in multiple countries, that in order to truly learn and appreciate other cultures one has to rid oneself of fear from either one of those things. Culture, I believe, is not something one has a birth right to, but rather something that an individual can grow and adapt. That thought process has allowed me to explore and adopt many different cultures that has bettered me as a person. The drive of the Germans, the wit of the Brits, the laid back hospitality of the Dutch, it has all allowed me to change me for the better and make me the way I am today. We are not part of one culture, we are ourselves our own culture.
For me understanding culture and the background of others is the most important way in forming new and unexpected friendships- I value sites like this in which we can connect.
- I think this photo falls in the unexpected friendship category.
I hope you appreciate my new found attempt at philosophical language, my friend recently brought me a Nietzsche book and I’ve become a little caught up in his work. Nonetheless, I very much enjoyed writing this post.
I totally agree with you. I find it strange the people from the US of all places would isolate themselves from different cultures seeing how we are a multicultural country. If anything this should make us more interested in other cultures. Our differences are what makes the world so interesting.
Yes totally! I'm always encouraging my friends from here to travel (especially to Playa!).
I think those 'girls' liked you :-)
aha I was quite popular that day!
Great stuff. Culture is difficult. As a libertarian i strongly believe that culture is something you can adopt or grow in to - at the same time its a very fine tuned thing that should not be messed with from lets say governments. In a truly free world people could chose which culture they identify the most with and that would be the only incentive to join that culture :)
Yes, if only we could all identify with what makes us happy and have no repercussions!
Totally agree! Even though I haven't experienced many cultures, I still feel a need to learn about them. I watch the travel channel (a lot) and when I see ceremonial dances and traditions of a different culture, my heart races and I yurn to be there and learn more!
Yes! It's so important to keep learning and understanding new environments!
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Am mix, black white and Indian and trust me it's nice in some sense but when the racist talks comes up that's when reality hits you, you feel left out an even ridiculed,It's sad :( ,but i know my identity at last . Good content.
Looks like that dog and goat will be the best of friends for years to come. Thanks for sharing @maxy-hopkins - looking forward to many more posts on different cultures and philosophy!
You're welcome! They do seem to get along well!
Unexpected friendships are always the best! Keep on STEEMing!