I came upon this question in my speech and debate class and I would like to know some other people’s response and what they think about their culture. I would appreciate it.
i come from a long line of town drunks and we support the alcohol industry!!!
How has your culture contributed to American soceity? How has it defined who you are as a person?
Klavan On The Culture
Andrew Klavan reveals the strategy used to silence the criticism and ideas of conservative thinkers.
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How does Turkish culture feel about younger men marrying older women?
I am an American woman planning to marry a Turkish man who is 12 years my junior.We are both Atheists so religion is not a factor, we are not really close to our families, so we are not looking for acceptance there. But my fiance’ is very concerned with the age difference. He feels we will be ostracized and shunned by his friends and community. He lives in Istanbul. He says no one marries older women in his culture. Is this something to be very concerned about?
I am an American woman planning to marry aTurkish man who is 12 years my junior. My fiance’ is very concerned about the age difference. He feels we will be ostracized and shunned by his friends and community.He says no one marries older women in his culture. He won’t even consider us living in Turkey because of this. He currently lives in Istanbul. He has no doubts about marrying me but insists we cannot live in Turkey. Is this something to be concerned about?
First, a Turkish superstition: If the woman is older in a marriage, then the couple is supposed to become rich.
I think this at least means that such marriages are not a taboo and people can accept it.
However, he is right; the society does not like marriages between older women and younger men. If his family is not conservative, then I believe your age would be more of a matter than your cultural background. Still, the Turkish society is surprisingly progressive in many terms and I think people can adapt to many unusual things easily and your being from a different culture would actually help with acceptance. This is particularly true for explicitly non-conservative circles.
If his family is conservative, one more good news: The first marriage of the muslim prophet, Muhammad, was to a woman (Hatice – Khadijah) who was 15 years older than himself and she is well respected in Islamic tradition.
Japan Culture Lab – Sushi
Learn all of the details of the Japanese tradition of sushi! Done by a group called ラーメンズ (Rahmens), http://www.twinkle-co.co.jp/profile/rahmens.html.
There are a few other videos floating around out there, including one available on youtube about Dogeza.
If anyone can find their other works, please post them in the comments section.
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How can Americans preserve their culture and prevent other cultures from migrating to America via immigration?
Currently, the American culture is at risk as the Bush administration increases the quotas for immigrants from nearly all the Asian nations. What we’ve been observing is the steady takeover of American culture by these new Asian cultures, which is clearly visable by the increase in the number of Chinatowns and Koreatowns.
What can we do to preserve the American culture?
American culture has always been the melting pot. All legal immigrants are welcome.
How He Loves Us – Kim Walker / Jesus Culture
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Kim Walker and the Jesus Culture Band singing How He Loves Us from the We Cry Out CD/DVD, available on jesusculture.com. This DVD was recorded live at a Jesus Culture Conference in Redding, CA. The mp3 is available at iTunes by searching for “We Cry Out”.
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What were some of the elements of Medieval culture and how do they differ from the Renaissance culture?
What were some of the elements of Medieval culture and how do they differ from the Renaissance culture?
In the Medieval era, the role of the church is very strong. Church lands cover extensive areas, as once a piece of land is given to the church (e.g., in a will), it never comes out. There is basically only one church in the West, centred in Rome (the Orthodox church existed in the East before the Renaissance). Churches run most schools, and education rests with the Church.
Later, non-church education took place. Many schools were still run by the Church, but secular education took place. The Reformation happened in Renaissance times, which led to the loss of church ownership of land (particularly in England, but elsewhere in Europe as well).
Feudal reforms took place as well, as Monarchs began ceding powers to others. Landowners became more powerful, and the centres of wealth moved downward into lower levels of society.
Mikey Dread – Roots and Culture
Lyrics:
Now here comes a special request
To each and everyone
Especially those of my brethren
Who forget where they are coming from,you know
This song is called roots and culture
SKEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP
SKEBBE DEBBE DEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP SCOYE
SKEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP
SKEBBE DEBBE DEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP SCOYE
Don’t you bite the hands that feed you
My brethren no
Don’t you bite the hands that feed you
Don’t you burn your bridges then behind you
My brethren no
Don’t you burn your bridges them behind you
Cause if you burn your bridges down
That is a wrong thing to do
The good you do today will surely live after you
I say
Don’t you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no
Don’t you bite the hands that feed you
SKEBBE DEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP
SKEBBE DEBBE DEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP SCOYE
SKEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP
SKEBBE DEBBE DEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP SCOYE
Remember the days of bread and water man
Remember the days of hunger
Don’t forget your roots and culture
My brethren say
Remember your place of shelter
Cause if you deal with war man
You can’t run far
You deal with grudge
You a go melt like fudge
Don’t you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no
Don’t you bite the hands that feed you no
Don’t you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no
Don’t you bite the hands that feed you
Don’t you burn your bridges them behind you my brethren no
Don’t you burn your bridges them behind you
Cause if you deal with war man you can’t run far
You deal with grudge
You a go melt like fudge mi say
Don’t you bite the hands that feed you mi brethren say
Don’t you bite the hands that feed you no
Remember your roots and culture my brethren say
Remember your place of shelter
Don’t forget the days of bread and water man
Remember the days of hunger
For you never miss the water till the well runs dry
You spit ina the sky
It a go fall ina you eye mi say
Don’t you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no
Don’t you bite the hands that feed you
SKE DEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP
SKEBBE DEBBE DEP SKEBBE DEP SKEP SCOYE
(repeat)
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Why is it hard for Filipinos to accept that their culture is primarily Hispanic?
Albiet the Filipino culture is a fusion of many cultures but the predominant culture is Hispanic, they seem to confuse geography and race with Culture when if fact Hispanics can be of any race and region of the world.. Thoughts?
I think it is a matter of pride that makes it hard for some Filipinos to accept that Filipino Culture is predominantly Hispanic.
Religion alone plays a vital role in one’s culture and I would find it hard not to associate Catholicism with Filipino Culture. That would mean no Simbang Gabi (Misa de Gallo), Mahal na Araw (Semana Santa), Pabasa ng Pasyon (Pasión), Nazareno, Santo Niño, Virgen Maria, Sinulog Festival, Mascara Festival, Todos los Santos, Flores de Mayo, Santacruzan, Fiesta (in honor of a town’s patron saint), and anything associated with Catholicism. Religion serves as your way of life. Apparently, about 80% of Filipinos are Catholics.
Cuisine also plays a vital role in ones culture. No Hispanic influence would mean all Filipino recipe books would be thinner by about a half. That means no more adobo, pan de sal, caldereta, mechado, menudo, afritada, relleno, leche flan, tocino, longaniza, chorizo, arroz valenciana, sopas, sarsiado, torta, pastillas de leche, yema, and anything that resembles latin american cooking. This would also mean no chuchara and tenedor hanging on the kitchen’s wall.
Another important part of ones culture is the language. Although Spanish is not widely spoken in the Philippines, about 30% of words in conversational Tagalog is Spanish, or at least words were derived from Spanish. Surely, no other culture have more influence to the Filipino language than Hispanic except for the Austronesian language which is by default. No Hispanic influence would mean Tagalog would have other terms for months:
enero, pebrero (febrero), marso (marzo), abril, mayo, hunyo (junio), hulyo (julio), agosto, setyembre (septiembre), octubre (octubre), nobyembre (noviembre), and desyembre (diciembre)
as well as for the days of a week:
lunes, martes, miyerkules (miércoles), huebes (jueves), biyernes (viernes), sábado, and linggo (domingo)
and telling time in Spanish would be nonexistent: ika-apat at kalahati or alas-cuatro y media? Which of the two is more commonly used in conversational tagalog?
More than half of the words about home living were derived from Spanish words:
Living area: sala, lamesita (la mesita), telebisyon (televisión)
Kitchen: kusina (cocina), aparador, kutsilyo (cuchillo),
Dining area: lamesa/mesa (la mesa), silya (silla), kutsara (cuchara), tinidor (tenedor), plato, platito
Bedroom: kwarto (cuarto), kama (cama), tokador, (tocador)
Bathroom: banyo (baño)
and a lot more.
The national garment "barong tagalog" is originally Filipino but the current design is heavily Hispanic. That goes for Baro’t Saya as well.
A lot of Filipino folk dances have strong Hispanic undertones: Alcamfor, Andaluz, Aray, Balse, Chotis, Estudiantina, Habanera, Imunan, La Jota (and all its regional variants), Jovencita, Lanceros de Negros, Panderetas, Paseo de Iloilo, Paso Doble, Polkabal, Putritos, Rigodon de Honor, Saguin-Saguin, Timawa, etc. Even the rural dances like tinikling, itik-itik, binasuan, pandango sa ilaw have some Hispanic tones in their music.
Filipino culture is no doubt closer to Hispanic culture than any Asian culture. If this is not true; then Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, and other Dharmic religions would be the major religion in the Philippines. Most Filipinos would then eat with chopsticks or by bare hands.
Denying all these facts is like saying they don’t exist. Maybe they just can’t see the bigger picture or just blinded by pride.
How did the Jewish culture help lay the foundations for the global civilization that we know today?
Jewish culture meaning, the Jewish culture way back when it first was founded.
did you guys even take history class?
for starters, the Hebrews were basically the last culture to develop meaning they were still freaking nomads and didn’t know anything of crop rotation so they couldn’t farm or be self-sufficient.
second of all they were always being ruled by other cultures for most of the BCE era and when they finally established a kingdom, it collapsed due to extreme over taxation and corruption within one hundred years with only 3 rulers.
third of all, the cultures that layed down the foundations of todays civilizations are mainly the Greeks and also the Romans and even the Hellenists
the only thing that the Hebrews are notable for is creating the first monotheistic religion which helped to unify them as opposed to most of the religions of the time in which every city-state had its own god which would separate them (but most city-states were already separated by natural borders anyway)
also a lot of the tenets of judaism and christianity are extremely similar to the Persian religion of Zoroastrianism (keep in mind that the Bible was first written during the Babylonian exile and the hebrews were in close contact with Persian culture borrowed by the Chaldeans or Neo-Babylonians)