Getting to know another culture, and your own.

Getting to know another culture, and your own.

In this learning activity you will get to reflect on a new culture that you are meeting, and at the same time reflect on your own culture. Answer these questions:

In this learning activity you will get to reflect on a new culture that you are meeting, and at the same time reflect on your own culture.

Answer these questions:

  • What does he mean when he says that to learn a culture you need to be “comfortable being uncomfortable”?
  • What tools can you think of that will make you understand the world and connect despite the cultural differences? (As Julien S. Bourrelle uses the wedding as an example) 
  • Discuss whether you are from a “peach”-culture or a “coconut”-culture? 
  • Equality of opportunities: What cultures are you familiar with in the three different perspectives on this topic?