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Post #1055753

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Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda
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Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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Date created
14-Mar-2017, 11:38 AM

Anyone who spends a lot of time traveling around the world comes to realize that while there are many aspects of other cultures that are bad, there are also a number of areas where other cultures are better than ours. In my travels I’ve been struck by some areas where our U.S. culture is really bad compared to others. To wit:

  • In most cultures, families care for their elderly relatives. We largely abandon our elderly.
  • In most cultures, being uneducated in math or science is considered embarrassing. Here it is often a badge of honor.
  • Most cultures know a LOT about what is going on in other countries. Here, we mostly have very little idea what is going on outside of the U.S.
  • Most cultures have far less obesity than we do.
  • Most cultures revere educators. Here, educators are routinely derided.
  • Most cultures eat more vegetables and less sugar than we do.
  • Most cultures drive far less than we do.
  • In most cultures, everyone knows their neighbors.
  • Most cultures revolve around small, local businesses. Here, Wal-Mart rules.
  • Most cultures value money less than ours.
  • Most cultures value art MUCH more highly than ours.
  • Most cultures have less violent crime, and far fewer shootings than ours.

My point is, we may be “great”, but we’re not even close to perfect. We can learn a LOT from other cultures, and would benefit from adopting many aspects of other cultures. Which leads me to my final example - most cultures (with a couple of notable exceptions) aren’t as gol-darn stubbornly insistent that they are better than everyone else!!!