Interpreting Canadian Culture

I believe that it does matter if we can communicate with each other willingly. As I came from the Philippines, it took me more than a year to learn the basic of the Canadian culture. It took longer than it should be because I wasn't really willing at the beginning, and I had a bit of a culture shock. After a year of my stay in Canada, I started to adapt and love the culture, as well as the people. It really matters if we are willing to communicate, because then it means we are also willing to learn other's culture and to be able to remember other's traditions the next time we encounter them.

To be honest, I can never remove the Filipino culture within me. However, in the Filipino culture, we were taught to adapt to all kinds of situations,