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[Luckyyoung]

I am a chinese,I don't come into others countries,but I want to know the culture of others countries.because I think who can know others cultures who can respect others people,it is important that two persons communicate who come from two different countries?if you know,please tell me.
By the way, Do you know chinese poems and wushu?

[0674sunshine]

Hello my name is Sandra and I am german, married to an English Lad from Yorkshire so we as a couple already got 2 different cultures in each of us and our son got them both together in one. Germans, people say, are arrogant, stubbant, friendly people. In case that does catch me and in a way it doesnt encludes me. I cant really say I am arrogant, stubbant I can be but I am a very friendly person and it takes a long time to annoy me. My son, age 4, knows how to do it, I must admit.
My husband is a Yorkshire Lad, and like British people are, they are friendly, very friendly, always help everyone out, they look after their friends, they are self protected, they are interested in working, they are grafters but they also enjoy their drink if it is in a pub or at home doesnt matter. Always a good lough.So please tell me what wushu is?
Thanks.
Sandra

[Luckyyoung]

If you want to know wushu, I advise you to read Chinese history books, you can read the novels of wushu too, what is wushu? I think it is a kind of spirit, wushu can let everyone to exercise one's body, It is most important about wushu, people can use wushu to punish some toughs.In fact, wushu is only some actions, Do you understand it?

[Bob S.]

I guess the question is: what is culture?
Some people say, "come to our country and see our culture! We eat this and wear that and such-and-such music." But is that culture? Or is that just choice and taste? I've seen sushi restaurants in Cairo and Starbucks in Beijing. You can get curry in Moscow, and Japan won the world championship of that most American of sports, baseball.
So what defines a countries special "culture"?
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