Describe an interesting thing you have learned from a foreign culture.

Introduction.

We live in a closed society. Every now and then we find someone condemning western culture for being too open, flashy and modern in a way that is disturbing our society and the present day generation. Most of us believe that western culture is weakening our own value system and with time our culture will disappear. But this is not true. Our culture has survived ages and will be there for ages. Culture exchange makes us global citizens. We learn and teach eachother many things.

Main Answer.

Here I am going to talk about professionalism that I observed in western countries.

- What it is.

I have observed western culture very closely and I admire their professionalism. People in the West who do not allow their personal feelings, problems and dealings to interfere in their professional lives. Along with this we must be punctual and respect the other person’s time.

- How you learnt it.

I have travelled to many western countries and I have observed their behaviour very closely. They respect their job and they do it with all their heart. They give respect to all classes of workers and treat them equally. Being a student I have even worked in many blue collar jobs where I was treated equally and I was trained well before starting my job. This thing really impressed me a lot.

- Why did you learn it.

I learnt it just because I found it so useful and respectful towards others. Everyone should be treated accordingly and trained. Then only productivity can be obtained. And one can have job satisfaction for employees. In the future I want to start my own business so adopted this working culture I will apply all this to my own business.

- and explain how you think it will help others.

This working culture will encourage people to do all kinds of jobs and decrease unemployment in developing countries. Just by stopping discrimination. We can create a whole new working culture full of professionalism. We should change with time for good as everything in this world is changing. We must adopt the good values of western culture to our value system for betterment, growth and development.

Model Answer 2

Introduction.

Each and every culture has its own identity. People living in different countries follow different customs, traditions,and rituals. People living in the west are quite different from people who live in other parts of the world. Indian culture is popular in the world just because of its festivals, languages, clothes and many other things.

Main Answer.

Here I am going to talk about a thing I have learnt from Japanese culture.

- What it is.

Japan is the land of perfection and people are so punctual. They follow this religiously; they never waste anything; they respect time and food so much. This makes them different and special from others.

- How you learnt it.

Once I visited Japan and I came to know many things about this beautiful island country. People here are so professional and punctual. I observed they respect time a lot. They are not a minute late. While being late in India is just another thing that comes with excuses in their pocket. In the restaurant they ordered limited food and did not waste a little. I am so surprised and happy to see such nice behaviour.

- Why did you learn it?

I observed it and liked it. The respect for time was a very good thing we people lack so I decided to never be late in my life. To get maximum productivity we should use time in a meaningful way. And food should not be wasted because many people are starving in the world.

- and explain how you think it will help others.

If people start following these two things, any country can change and life can become beautiful. People will be more productive and food will reach everywhere. This will bring discipline in life and the wasted time will be used in learning and earning.

Follow up questions

Is it important to preserve our culture?

Yes absolutely It is very much important to preserve our culture as it is our identity of our nation We need to celebrate our festivals rituals and norms in order to preserve our culture It is our duty to transfer our culture to the next generation so that things can be alive for a very long time and We don't lose our identity.

How do people celebrate festivals in your country?

People in my country celebrate festival on a mass scale on a grand level each and every festival in my culture has its own importance and by celebrating this all festivals people come together and make a strong bonding in this way the culture is also preserved in my country every demographics have different festivals and they are celebrated in their own way in their traditional way.

What is the biggest difference between your culture and western culture?

Actually I cannot figure out the exact difference between my own culture and Western culture both the cultures have their own identity and rituals but my culture is so bounded and rich with festivals that we are bonded very much strongly in joint families and we have a system to follow on the other hand the western culture is also very rich in its own way they have their own freedom of expression and choices and they are more precise in professionalism.

Do you believe people are going away from their own culture and accepting a new global culture?

Definitely yes a big yes people are accepting the new global culture because people are becoming global people are traveling for business and entertainment purpose to different countries they are exploring the countries for work and so they come across many different people from different cultures this is making everybody live in a global space where they are sharing their own traditions with each other and a global culture is developing the new generation is living in the new global culture and they are taking it forward.