But to be able to learn more about
each others culture differences our manager, Steve, decided that for the first time in the two years that Dive Central Gili has been open, that we would close the shop and treat all of the staff to an amazing day out.
Not exact matches
Culture is about creating an environment where talented people who respect each
other can work together to take on important challenges and make a
difference.
We are stuck in a boundaried
culture where the walls are being constantly bombarded by the influx of
others and their influences and
differences.
But if we are talking about just the age
difference and in their particular
culture (if in fact the numbers that you gave are accurate, and I admit that I don't know one way or the
other), then I don't know how, in that
culture that there was anything wrong with it.
Do you think there is actually a qualitative
difference between Christianity and
other alternatives when it comes to how much sense they make of life, or is it maybe mainly a matter of subjective experience, and of
culture?
IMO we should get over our
differences and should take advantage of the possibility of learning things from
other cultures.
The
other way of getting beyond the current «awkward» stage in the relations between «Christ and
Culture» (to use H. Richard Niebuhr's convenient nomenclature) is to accentuate the dimension of distance,
difference, discontinuity vis «a vis the two.
The oppressed struggle for participation at all levels of life, for a just and egalitarian sharing while respecting the
differences between persons and groups; they seek communion with
other cultures and
other values, and with God as the ultimate meaning of history and of their own hearts.
This «
othering» takes various facets, including the «
othering» through
difference,
difference in terms of local and external
culture,
difference in terms of acceptable and unacceptable food and drink, and
difference in terms of debased sexual attitudes.
The new middle class, I would argue, has a number of morally positive features, especially in its attitudes toward race and toward ethnic or
other cultural
differences; it is a racially and ethnically tolerant
culture, and this is good.
The growing
difference within evangelicalism regarding contextualization is described helpfully by David Wells in his essay: «In the one understanding of contextualization, the revelatory trajectory moves only from authoritative Word into contemporary
culture; in the
other, the trajectory moves both from text to context and from context to text...» Increasingly, evangelicals are opting for the second of these models - an «interactionist» approach, to use William Dymess» terminology.
you like many
other half educated person use the wrong understanding of the
difference between what is religion and what is
culture / tradition.
I learned to appreciate
other cultures and
differences and see all expressions as having advantages and disadvantages not inherently any one being preferable to the
other.
Because of the wide individual
differences which are seen in any
culture, these destructive attributes are focused with greater force on some than on
others.
If you are open to the
differences in the
culture and lifestyle and not fixated on diseases and
other things that can go wrong, your children will enjoy an unbiased view, free of fear and disdain of a fascinating country and you will not regret taking them there.
Then, in order to truly make a
difference in our
culture, fathers also need to Encourage
Other Kids and Enlist
Other Dads to join the team.
There are
other differences, however, that can not be changed (like the ethnic diversity of our
culture).
But taken as a whole, I believe these characteristics reflect real
differences in the
culture of these, and
other, institutions.
But he and
others see
differences in cognition and
culture that even the new research does not erase.
Previous examples of Mayan script could only be confidently dated to around A.D. 250, leading to speculation that the Mayans may have inherited their writing from
other, older
cultures, such as the Zapotec, despite stylistic
differences.
«Diversity,» they state, «refers to the variety of experiences and perspectives which arise from
differences in race,
culture, religion, mental or physical attributes, heritage, age, gender, sexual orientation, and
other characteristics.»
Dr Clint Perry, another lead author of the study, added: «Despite the obvious
differences between humans and
other animals, understanding social learning and
culture in animals holds a key to understanding the evolutionary roots of the peculiarities of social learning and
culture in humans.»
Given the important role of
culture in shaping the development of aspects of gender identity, the authors point to the need for parents, teachers, and
others who interact with youths to be aware of cultural
differences in gender norms.
«Our research also indicates that
cultures differ in their tendencies to socialize children to become defensive this way, and those
differences account for why some
cultures have children who act more aggressively than
other cultures,» Dodge said.
«This work also could evaluate how regional
differences — such as social gun
culture, gun ownership and
other factors — contribute to the significant regional variation in firearm legislation.»
But
other researchers believe subtle
differences in facial expressions exist between
cultures.
This is contrary to several previous reports from
other research groups which looked at behaviour in Asian and white participants and concluded that
culture explained behavioural
differences between groups.
Because of one social distinction, you may focus on
other differences between yourself and that person, such as her or his
culture, upbringing and experiences —
differences that you would not expect from another Chinese collaborator.
I think that my host family contributed in some way to that; they helped me to understand
differences in
cultures, to respect
other cultures and learn from them.
There are some specific
differences between a proper Italian frittata and
other regional examples, such the Persian «kuku», or the Arabic «ajjah», but given our global
culture I encourage you to experiment freely.
The «China Study» research strongly supports that these dietary
differences are largely responsible for the much higher rates of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, many cancers, and
other chronic diseases in Western
cultures, including the United States.
Sometimes this can have its roots in cultural
differences, for instance when one partner is Christian and wants to celebrate Christmas, and the
other is Jewish, or Muslim, and feels strongly that this is not a part of their
culture.
Although dating can be a bit awkward for some who are dating people with different
culture, swirl dating will let you appreciate more about
other ethnicities and learn to love the
differences between one another.
There are several
other races in which the couple may look similar but there can be a vast
difference in their
culture.
The best thing to do is understand each
other's
cultures and embracing the
differences.
From what I've read, there doesn't seem to be much
difference between Russian and American women
other than the
culture.
There are also subtleties and
differences between each market in each
culture that have certain things that they tend to value more strongly than
others.
Differences can turn into a divide if you're not careful, so figure out how to adapt to each
other's
culture.
And when two
cultures» offspring meet each
other, their
differences often result in mutual attraction.
At first Mona and Tamsin's distinctly opposite
cultures, backgrounds and characters cause them not to understand or trust each
other, but gradually these
differences lead to mutual fascination and attraction.
Suddenly, there seems to be an impending all out war, with both
cultures disturbed by the sight of each
other and unwilling to accept each
other's
differences (doesn't sound like such a fantasy land after all, right?).
On the level of Countries, Government and politics, such an education shall help understanding each
other better, building dialogs and bridges, and gradually evolving towards the concept of unity in diversity, unity without borders, where
differences in language, religion,
culture, skin - tone or sex would not cast any shadow on our profound and wholly human identity.
In order to assess global events such as the war in Iraq, they need to understand global politics; in order to have an informed perspective about global warming, they need to understand global economics, environmental sciences, and geography; and in order to communicate successfully with their neighbors from
other cultures, they need to appreciate cultural
differences and have skills that allow effective and respectful cross-cultural interactions.
G.O.L started in 2011, when Mostafa joined one of the US Dept. of state scholarships called SUSI (Study in the United State Institutes), where he learned how to start a community service project, deposit; it was his first time to travel abroad but communicating with a different language and meeting new people with different
culture & religion were never an obstacle to him as he was very open minded and always accepts
others differences.
According to studies by Kramsch, Deardorff, Moeller, and
others, cultural inquiry leads to greater insights into one's own
culture, a greater awareness of the similarities and
differences between
cultures, and greater self - awareness.
«Schools have a very big responsibility to teach their students to think in more sophisticated ways about social and political controversies, to talk across
differences of
culture, class, and ideology and to engage in conversation with
others that might have very different viewpoints,» Bermudez says.
Teaching children early on to celebrate
differences and to be tolerant of
other cultures is crucial in developing global citizens.
Intercultural understanding involves students learning about and engaging with diverse
cultures in ways that recognise commonalities and
differences, create connections with
others and cultivate mutual respect.
While there may be
other factors at play, such as the strength of PTAs» fundraising teams or a
difference in the community's
culture around donations, this may show that Portland's equity fund has depressed revenues slightly relative to where they would be in the absence of the policy.
One academy has a much larger special ed populace than the
other, and this plays out as a significant
difference in academic
culture and test scores.