My best friend is turning 34 and is half Irish. Her definition of culture is family values and beliefs, customs, music and the literature. Diversity to her means the different nationalities that makes the world a better place. We are not the same nationality, but we have an understanding of each other.
My high school friend is Hispanic. Her definition of culture is family, religion, clothing and food. Diversity to her means having respect for others who are different from their own. She was raised as a Catholic and truly believes in it. I grew up with a Catholic family, but didn't follow into the religion.
A recent friend I became close to is Filipino. His definition of culture is family, food and values. His term of diversity is the different nationality around the world that makes everyone unique. We have our differences in other topics, but respect each other as individuals.
Everyone has their definition of culture and diversity. They have their ways of celebrating and teaching their children. With the differences we have makes us unique and learn more from each other.
Great blog post. I see that everyone is from a different ethnicity group which is great. That allowed us to hear from different cultures. Everyone basically has the same definition of culture which isn't a set in stone definition because everything is culture. the way we eat, sleep, talk etc.
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your post. It amazes me that so many people have the same ideas about culture and divert, no matter what their background and culture is. My husband, who is an African American male made the same statement as your friend who is Filipino. Diversity for most people is about respect and valuing others' cultures.