NothingisFree
Banned
I will describe some aspects of my culture that many people would probably find odd.
1. In my culture we rank people based on birth order and position (aunt would outrank a nephew even if he were older).
2. Lower ranking people are never to refer to higher-ranking people by name.
3. You must always bow to people that rank higher than you outside your immediate family do when you see them, also when you leave. Therefore, you bow once to greet them, then again when you leave to say good-bye.
4. This ranking also applies to twins. Ie the twin born first out ranks the one born second. He can call the ?younger" one by his/her name but the one born second can never refer to older one by name.
5. It is much worst if you hit someone who out ranks you than if they hit you.
6. It is much worst if you lie to someone who outranks you than if, you lie to him or her.
7. Lying to someone above you, referring to them by name, and striking them are one of the worst things you can do. Yes, it is considered extremely offensive for me to call my older brother by his name.
8. Failing to bow when needed is also bad but not as bad as number 7.
Therefore, I explained to someone the aspects of my culture and apparently the decided to call my culture barbaric; they said such a thing should be illegal. As if, someone was horribly wrong with my culture. I disagree, nothing is wrong my culture. It is not oppressive like that person thinks. Many people when they look at other culture and see something different they attack it. The same can be same for Islam. Just because it is, defend than your culture does not make it wrong. What was even worst was she told me that we live in the U.S now and that we need to stop our "backwards" ways. I am sorry but comming to America doesn't mean one has to change their cultural ways, like this person thinks. She refered to my people culture as being backwards, I don't think they are backwards though.
For the record I was born in the U.S., and yes when I have children I plan to raise them under the same culture.
1. In my culture we rank people based on birth order and position (aunt would outrank a nephew even if he were older).
2. Lower ranking people are never to refer to higher-ranking people by name.
3. You must always bow to people that rank higher than you outside your immediate family do when you see them, also when you leave. Therefore, you bow once to greet them, then again when you leave to say good-bye.
4. This ranking also applies to twins. Ie the twin born first out ranks the one born second. He can call the ?younger" one by his/her name but the one born second can never refer to older one by name.
5. It is much worst if you hit someone who out ranks you than if they hit you.
6. It is much worst if you lie to someone who outranks you than if, you lie to him or her.
7. Lying to someone above you, referring to them by name, and striking them are one of the worst things you can do. Yes, it is considered extremely offensive for me to call my older brother by his name.
8. Failing to bow when needed is also bad but not as bad as number 7.
Therefore, I explained to someone the aspects of my culture and apparently the decided to call my culture barbaric; they said such a thing should be illegal. As if, someone was horribly wrong with my culture. I disagree, nothing is wrong my culture. It is not oppressive like that person thinks. Many people when they look at other culture and see something different they attack it. The same can be same for Islam. Just because it is, defend than your culture does not make it wrong. What was even worst was she told me that we live in the U.S now and that we need to stop our "backwards" ways. I am sorry but comming to America doesn't mean one has to change their cultural ways, like this person thinks. She refered to my people culture as being backwards, I don't think they are backwards though.
For the record I was born in the U.S., and yes when I have children I plan to raise them under the same culture.
