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how can the people have a problem with different cultures??

 
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burco_lion



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PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2005 6:43 pm    Post subject: how can the people have a problem with different cultures?? Reply with quote

hi! how can the people have a problems when they are from different cultures??
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stellara



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PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2005 8:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi!

I don't think that you can say this in general! I know many german people who are very nice to tourists or person from other cultures. maybe women are generally more friendly to strangers (if they are nice Smile ) than men are because men are generally more direct and perhaps rude.
the fact that chinese or maybe in general asians are very nice to everyone could be right but that's a thing of different culture and education. because the german/european and asian culture is so different.

and why do you say that german people are used to bully weaker persons??? that's not true! it's right, of course, that there are some real a-----es (sorry) in germany who think that they are sooo much better than everyone else but you can't generalize this! you can find such a person nearly everywhere except that in asia they are maybe rare because of the culture.
just because you made bad experiences wherever you live please don't say that's normal in germany!
so why did you say this?? Confused

greets, Sarah
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PostPosted: Sun May 08, 2005 9:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

oookay, then I really misunderstood you Rolling Eyes Laughing
for me you said it as if it were very bad and as if all germans were this way. because that's not true Wink
but now I understand what you mean, and now I think you could be right - if I'm honest, I still didn't think too much about this issue Smile

but I can reassure you that I was definitely not offended by your statement - I'd be very busy when I was offended by every oinion I don't agree.. Rolling Eyes - I just didn't understand you Smile

ok, that's clear, so I can say sth on the issue:

I think it's very useful if you inform about the different culture of the country you'd like to go. then you aren't surprised or offended, but you can syntonise to the different culture.
personally, I hate people from different countries, when they come to germany and expect that everyone is sooo glad to have them here and everything is arranged in the way they are used to. because another country means another culture and we should accept this!

greets again, Sarah

ps: ach ja, mr.admiral Very Happy , ich w�rd mich �brigens sehr �ber eine mail von dir freuen, ich wart schon jedesmal drauf... Wink LG!!
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