Culture

Culture...my textbook says that culture is a set of values and ideals that we understand to define morality, good and evil, appropriate and inappropriate.  The US is made up of many different cultures because of the different ethnicities that are here.  Each one of us was brought up differently and thus have our own ideals, beliefs, and values.  Each country's culture is different.  When I went to the Philippines for the first time, I experienced culture shock.  I knew that when I went it would be different from what I am used to here in the US.  Most of the people there that I crossed paths with especially when I went to the mall there were polite and respectful.  I don't know if they were like that because they somehow knew I was a foreigner and wanted me to buy something.  I believe it was the other way meaning, the Filipinos showed respect because it is the way they were brought up.  When my wife came here from the Philippines also, she experienced culture shock because she wasn't used to how Americans acted.  I believe everyone should be aware of other cultures so there would be no tension or awkwardness.  For example, if I went to another neighborhood filled with Muslims, I would not want to do something that would offend them and make them think Asians are bad.