Culture – the way of life of a group of people passed down from one generation to the next through learning
Enculturation – learning our native culture(s) in childhood
Acculturation – adapting to another culture
Culture shock – the stress associated with acculturation

Showing posts with label Iraq. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 12, 2008

An Iraqi journalist's first visit to the US

From the NYT's Baghdad Bureau, Iraqi journalist Suadad al-Salhy comments on American hypocrisy, kindness, New York cosmopolitanism, and security screenings at the UN. Check out the comment section too - they range from the incisiveness to the offensively xenophobic.