“We are shaped not only by our current geography but by our ancestral one as well" (Weiner 112). There are different factors that affect happiness and it is rooted from where you spent most of your life. Different countries have different culture. People who live in America will not be as happy as the one who lived in Moldova. In Eric Weiner 's, book The Geography of Bliss. He was searching for data of happiness. He conduct a study on how people in different countries understand and measure their happiness. The biggest factors that affect people 's happiness are the physical environment and cultural environment. Where you live is a big factor of who you are. People who live abroad or visit other country for a couple of months could not
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By “where,” I’m speaking not only of our physical environment but also of our cultural environment. Culture is the sea we swim in—so pervasive, so all-consuming, that we fail to notice its existence until we step out of it. It matters more than we think” (Weiner 3). It is not easy to adapt other culture. It will test your understanding of what is normal and what is not. In addition, people need to step out of their comfort zone and try to learn and observe local culture. In addition, people need to understand other people 's culture and not to judge them unfairly believing that everybody would be the same. A good example is Weiner 's experience in his visit in Netherlands. He cannot tolerate the most of the Dutch traits. Weiner conclude in his book that, "Tolerance is great, but tolerance can easily slide into indifference, and that’s no fun at all. Besides, I can’t live with so much slack. I’m too weak. I wouldn’t know when to stop. If I moved to Holland, you’d probably find me a few months later, engulfed in a cloud of Moroccan hash, a hooker under each arm." (XX) Hence, this shows how cultural environment affects Weiner perspective. He is not happy of his experience during his stay in Netherlands. What makes Dutch happy is not for …show more content…
The cultural environment where I grew up believes that you need to show respect to your elders by replying or answering them with "po" or "opo", which means yes but in a polite manner especially when you 're having conversation with elders. Here in America, people speak openly and directly about certain things. They don 't have words that would show respect to elders during conversations. Before it makes me feel uncomfortable every time my son talks to me without replying "po" or "opo". Eventually, I realized that his cultural environment is different from where I grew up and he already adapts the culture. There are many things that in the beginning it seems difficult for me to adapt and understand. Until I immerse and embrace the American
By “where,” I’m speaking not only of our physical environment but also of our cultural environment. Culture is the sea we swim in—so pervasive, so all-consuming, that we fail to notice its existence until we step out of it. It matters more than we think” (Weiner 3). It is not easy to adapt other culture. It will test your understanding of what is normal and what is not. In addition, people need to step out of their comfort zone and try to learn and observe local culture. In addition, people need to understand other people 's culture and not to judge them unfairly believing that everybody would be the same. A good example is Weiner 's experience in his visit in Netherlands. He cannot tolerate the most of the Dutch traits. Weiner conclude in his book that, "Tolerance is great, but tolerance can easily slide into indifference, and that’s no fun at all. Besides, I can’t live with so much slack. I’m too weak. I wouldn’t know when to stop. If I moved to Holland, you’d probably find me a few months later, engulfed in a cloud of Moroccan hash, a hooker under each arm." (XX) Hence, this shows how cultural environment affects Weiner perspective. He is not happy of his experience during his stay in Netherlands. What makes Dutch happy is not for …show more content…
The cultural environment where I grew up believes that you need to show respect to your elders by replying or answering them with "po" or "opo", which means yes but in a polite manner especially when you 're having conversation with elders. Here in America, people speak openly and directly about certain things. They don 't have words that would show respect to elders during conversations. Before it makes me feel uncomfortable every time my son talks to me without replying "po" or "opo". Eventually, I realized that his cultural environment is different from where I grew up and he already adapts the culture. There are many things that in the beginning it seems difficult for me to adapt and understand. Until I immerse and embrace the American