Evaluating Intercultural Behaviour

In this globalized world, we realize that we are exposing to different cultures. We not only communicate with people within the same society, but also from other countries. They may speak different languages; believe in different religion from us. To improve communication and avoid conflicts among people, we need to learn from different cultures. This will help us with a better understanding when we learn a foreign language, also minimize the misunderstanding between people from vary cultures.

Personally, I am a person who followed the globalization trend. I travelled 8 hours to study in Singapore, this amazing country when I was 15 years old. In this small island (compared to other countries(*^^*)), I found that different races stay together in harmony. There is even a festival, named Racial Harmony to encourage people to learn others culture. I believe that is one of the reasons that there was rarely a conflict among different races. My religion is different from other Chinese believe in. I am a Chinese Muslim. In China, due to my special eating behaviour, I do not have many chances to having outside food. In Singapore, Muslim food can be found everywhere which is so convenient. I read from one post online before, ‘no one is born to be racist’, children from various races study together since they are young, therefore they respect each other when they make friends.

There are not only differences in different countries, but also appear even among the same society and same race. China is one of the good examples. In China, there is also a huge difference from people stay in northern and southern part. The difference shows in eating habits, dialects and even the way how rich people show off their wealth.

Language speaking also reflects the cultures from different study. People in different societies and countries have their beliefs and values they followed. We should learn to be more appreciative of other cultures to build and develop friendships/relationships more easily. This can help us survive this shrinking world.