Culture comes in many different forms, from many different kinds of people. In this discussion paper we will be going over what exactly culture is, defining my culture, as well as evaluating two other cultures that are not my own and last I will be answering the discussion question #3 on page 25 of our textbook. In the dictionary it says culture is the behaviors, beliefs and characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group.
When it comes to me and my life, I am of Hispanic decent and have a very strong cultural background with many social rules, expectations and not to mention the male dominated hierarchy within my family. But if I’m going to be honest for the last five years I have embraced and considered myself to be a part of the marijuana community and culture. The right to use marijuana recreationally is up for a vote in the upcoming 2016 ballet, but is already looked upon in my family as acceptable. I’ve grown it, made stronger connections with certain family members through it, and have …show more content…
I know the first thing I would look for is just how different my twin could be from me. Say he ended up being raised in South Africa, I know for a fact South Africa is always a few years behind America in almost everything. So he probably wouldn’t understand my lingo and I his, he would be more down to earth and more in tune with nature. This Probably due to the fact that their animals and climate are very different and some ways naturally more dangerous than America, so he naturally would have to rise to that level to deal with the environment. But probably the most significant thing I would notice is just how influential America has been to South Africa. My twin would go crazy to learn I was from America and would more likely try to turn the whole conversation about America and how life is here, rather than show me what it’s like to live in South
When it comes to me and my life, I am of Hispanic decent and have a very strong cultural background with many social rules, expectations and not to mention the male dominated hierarchy within my family. But if I’m going to be honest for the last five years I have embraced and considered myself to be a part of the marijuana community and culture. The right to use marijuana recreationally is up for a vote in the upcoming 2016 ballet, but is already looked upon in my family as acceptable. I’ve grown it, made stronger connections with certain family members through it, and have …show more content…
I know the first thing I would look for is just how different my twin could be from me. Say he ended up being raised in South Africa, I know for a fact South Africa is always a few years behind America in almost everything. So he probably wouldn’t understand my lingo and I his, he would be more down to earth and more in tune with nature. This Probably due to the fact that their animals and climate are very different and some ways naturally more dangerous than America, so he naturally would have to rise to that level to deal with the environment. But probably the most significant thing I would notice is just how influential America has been to South Africa. My twin would go crazy to learn I was from America and would more likely try to turn the whole conversation about America and how life is here, rather than show me what it’s like to live in South