On this week, we talked some different cultural values
between China and America. With our deeper understanding of each other, I
realize there is one thing that we all should pay attention when we begin to
learn about a foreign country, no matter which country and no matter who.
It is the opening mind and thorough understanding.
No matter which culture, it
is changing all the time.Therefore, we should have a attitude that we
need to keep updating our knowledge . In order to avoid preconceptions and stereotypes,
we need to continuing learning . Only in this way can we know about a culture
better.
During this week's communications with different people, I
find a truth that most of them don't have a right impression on China. In fact,
China is already not the country it was used to be. It has a lot of changes.
Lots of Chinese who come back to China can't help praising that there have been
so many dramatic changes in the last few
decades. I realize that some of Americans still have the old impression in their
mind.Therefore ,in my opinion, if we want to learn a country better, it is
beneficial to us that we keep updating our knowledge on it, so that there can
be less misunderstanding and false congnization.
It is an interesting opinion. I agree that countries and cultures do change! Doesn't it remind you of the Ted Talk we watched (Don't ask me where I am from, ask me where I am local)?
回复删除Truly countries and cultures are changing, but they are changing in each of their ways and I think that's the reason for what the stereotypes still exist.
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