c.fours:
I still don't understand what you are getting at.
Who do you want to exchange cultures with? What exactly do you mean by "cultural exchange"?

If you are LIVING among people of a different culture, there is NO WAY you can maintain your culture 100% and live amicably with them unless you segregate yourself. the minority living in that society will have to adopt or adapt the majority's way of life. otherwise, the majority will turn against them for coming in and trying to upset the balance. this is natural.

but if you are living 3000 miles away and doing pen-pal sort of "cultural exchange" that doesn't affect your daily existence, then I can see your point.

MsDarkSkin: Of course immigrants SHOULD learn to speak English when coming to the U.S. just like it should be a requirement that I learn French, Swahili, Japanese, Spanish..etc when in countries those languages are most commonly spoken in. It is only natural that you are expected to adapt to the place you immigrate to.

The defiance put up by Mexicans who would even go to L.A. and declare "this is OUR land" and "we are taking over, prepare for El Walmart and Spanish being you gringos' new first language!", is part of the reason for the backlash.

Lol. To every action there is a reaction.

The issue of the topic though is learning to tolerate and perhaps share ideologies. Descendants of some of the most ruthless people such as the Vikings for ex. are now practicing buddhism which is arguably the most peaceful religion.

If we were to compare prehistoric humans and the population now obviously we are similar in that none of us is perfect however, on a larger scale we are "superior" to those who came before us because we are enlightened and far more educated about others.

There is nothing wrong with holding your own and preferring to be around ppl who are like you. But there is also nothing wrong with liking/ admiring others and following them either. Who says a Zulu child will be less Zulu if he or she listens to rap?

Does it change my DNA and make me less black because I like some rock & roll or pop music or that I can speak Spanish and a little Portugese?

Are Asians who listen to Jamaican dancehall music and enter Jamaican dance competitions threatening the Asian way of life?

Lol some folks need to get real.
"they"...we...nor anyone is not out to get you!

ifyalways: I have a problem with people that look down on or feel superior to others just because we think their culture "does not make sense" .

I have an AA pal who believes that 'kneeling to greet an elder' is crude and self demeaning. No explanation is good enough for her but then she expects me to feel cool, sort of coerce me to see giving high5 and chopping knuckles as a form of greeting.

Accept and respect each culture as it comes so long as it does not affect you, directly and negatively.

ifyalways: What's your definition of 'treating others like God'? Does kneeling, as done in some cultures qualify as that ie man worship?

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Mrs.Chima:


There are many other things addition to "bowing down" is not in my cup of tea. Again....I have nothing against YOU doing it...I am saying I AM NOT going to do it. The only person worth bowing down for is my creator.

I can still be polite without bending my knees. That's me.