Living with Culture

"By understanding the features that constitute a culture, you can excel in communicating with a member of another culture."

It is important to know the other culture before of being part of it, since each culture has its own way of living , behaving, specific physical aspect, beliefs, customs, history and style of thinking. So, if a person does not know anything about them, this person could be lead to a misunderstanding with other people; for instance, to offend them with his/her way of behavior or speaking although this person does not realize what is happening due to this ignorance. In addition, the lack of knowledge of other culture can create a breach of communication among people because though some cultures share the same language, this has not always the same meaning and at the moment of transmitting an idea to someone else, of a different culture, this person might understand a completely different thing. It not only happens with verbal communication but also happens with the non-verbal communication.

Usually, people who have this life experience are those who travel to other country. I think that the best way of enduring this kind of situation is to learn a little about culture to avoid any misunderstanding. Besides, to be very patient and respect each detail of the other culture are tips that would help anybody to have a good experience at the time of living in another culture.