How to Understand and Admire Cultural Differences

People often wonder ... Why do wars start? The answer is that nations, people, firms, etc. all over the world fight for nonsensical reasons that barely disguise the fact that people misunderstand and are jealous of differences with their neighbors. True, differences do set us apart--but we forget one thing: we are all human and our personalities are often different, even within the same culture or family. So, let's learn how to admire and even love our differences on the earth.

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Understand. Realise that all people are different. Some are meaner, wiser, or nicer than others, but that shouldn't change how you treat people: fairly and kindly.


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Observe. Start conversations with people who are from different cultures, different places of the world, or who like certain hobbies and find out what makes them love it so much.
  • Find out some history on that person's hobby/culture/home place. That way you'll be able to appreciate it more than you do now with your limited exposure.
  • Go and have a talk with people you don't know. Remember there are only 6 degrees of separation between all of us.
3
Experience a new place. Go somewhere outside of your state, country or even your comfort zone, and experience how other people live.

4
Mix-up your own life with another culture for a few days. Make a study of it and try food that has been made famous by a certain culture. Explain to your family the roots of the culture so you can get some feelings and tastes of it.

5
Study some history and traditions of other peoples of the earth, your country, or your home town. Be proud of your own culture, but also smile and admire other ways of life as examples of the diversity of the nations and regions of interest to you.

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Accept these differences. Understand we are all human, and we all have our own opinions, habits and ways of life.

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