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Is there such a thing as 'culture'?

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yeah I know, but it was the pleasant intro to a longer post - just got the wrong thread for the rest of it :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    go_away wrote: »
    I'd recommend Watching the English by Kate Fox. It's specific to the English, so isn't a British ethnography, but it's highly amusing and addresses many points.

    good book
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Is there a such thing as culture? Yes. Too complex to get into the details though.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yerascrote wrote: »
    Is there a such thing as culture? Yes. Too complex to get into the details though.

    Dude, that might be the most convincing argument i've ever heard for anything, ever. :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    CptCoatHanger wrote: »
    Dude, that might be the most convincing argument i've ever heard for anything, ever. :p

    I'm just hungover and tired. :D
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Of course there are national cultural differences, the spanish siesta, the itallian arm/hand gestures, the english willingness to queue for anything, austrailians swearing, the scottish whine and the french retreat.

    okay maybe not the last two

    These don't become stereotypes for no reason.

    however, over time these have become more diluted as we have all assumed some characteristics of other nations, globalisation perhaps. Personally I see this as a good thing...
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