Culture

This week in class we talked about the different aspects of culture.  One of the things that we talked about is the way that people use their hands when speaking.  In different cultures, hand gestures mean different things.  When experiencing a new culture you need to be aware that certain cultural differences do exist and that you shouldn't get offended because something that is rude in our culture may be perfectly normal in theirs.  Sometimes when we go to new countries we experience culture shock and we aren't able to adjust to the different ways that they have.  We need to remember to be respectful and to not always be defensive and think that somebody is being rude because to them that might be a perfectly normal gesture.

-Liv