what is a culture of peoples? (47)

Is it the modus vivendi?

Explain yourself a little please.

A culture of people?

people's culture

ah now I understand, I think!

My culture confuses me every day because I travel and work and get immersed in different cultures all the time. I have to adapt to strange customs and accept them....as culture. You could say, I don't really have my own culture anymore and that's fine by me, makes me more tolerant.

How would you describe your culture Cristina?

My culture is:

-Study;

-Buying my own food, i share a house with 2 people, but buying my own food is better;

-I get pissed of when a teacher keeps on talking over the break time...i can interrupt him if he is distracted;

-I like speaking with my mouth and not with my hands;

-My room is a great mess...i like the stress of being late, i do that even when i have exames.Last week i had one, i was not sure where it was due to take place, i left home 20 minuts before, stop a girl, luckily she was going to the same place, we only had 15 mints biking quickly! That was horrible...but the winer sensation is wonderful


-I love getting 10 mints late...when there is no prejudice on that...when people just love getting on time just to stress me and because they have stuff to do...i get pissed!

-When my aunt calls me and tell me she needs to detail her problems, i don't want to hear, cause it's been the same problems all these years= it's everybodies fault but hers

-I don't go to church

-When i go to Mozambique, i don't like the neighbour knocking the door to see me...i just hide myself;

-My aunts and uncles are of a large number...i'm glad they are not expecting me to be around...maybe because of them being a lot, i want to restrict my conception of family...

-I've always gymmed, not now...

-When people die in Mozambique, the cerimony sometimes extends to...the "talking" of the death person. As life continues after death, the family get together with a "sheik" or so...do some african magic,he-the sheik incorporates the death person and starts asking what must be done...and, don't you dare to disobey the will of a death person!
This is a very funny cerimony, where children cry or fart of so much laughter...
When was the last time i've attended such cerimony?We are allowed to be rebels when we grow up


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- Christmas? I was educated to go to church as catholic...now it's a family or friends family's reunion...eat and eat...

- New years eve? Always noise parties, the door opens for everyone to great everyone and party wherever you want.You are almost allowed to enter wherever you want, the only limitation is the space...there are better parties of course.When it's full, you can close the door, no more free food or dance!

-My last new years eve in Mozambique was 3 years ago, at a beach...just gorgeous and normal there.But...i don't really care about new years eve anymore...maybe because where i've been, the doors are closed?

Oh well...i guess basicly this is my culture! Please ask more questions about my culture if you wish!

Very interesting, but what you describe isn't really culture but life, Some aspects of life are the same regardless of where your roots are.

name two things you lost from your culture because of moving around pls?

so what is culture then if not your way of life?

There are a lot of segments in every society.

You want to know about the very traditional way of living of mozambicans? There are a lot of ways of living, it's a big country.But my way of life, had always been like the way i've discribed you

Ah, i'm remembering one funny thing...when my breasts were starting to appear, my mother woke me up around 5 in the morning, before the sun was up, and she asked me to bend in front of the front door so she could sweep them away! they do that when the girl is too young in order to avoid boys chasing us! That was a serious moment!

-When i got my first period, my naughty aunt said- "when you need birth control pills, i can get them for you", i was 12

That's a difficult question Cristina. I don't think anybody ever loses their cultural roots but if you have to live in another country you have to adapt and immerse yourself in the new culture. If not, you can't survive or be accepted.

As an English teacher, language for me is the first thing I try to understand, for example, British English is so polite, use of modals constantly, i.e could, would, etc. We say 'could you pass me....?' whereas in Spanish they say 'Dame.....' which translates as 'give me....' It's not being impolite but appears so to native English speakers.

Roles of women differ too, so I have to change my social behaviour depending on where I am. In the UK it's acceptable for a group of women to go out in the evening and drink wine. In Spain, women who drink wine, other than with a meal, are viewed as alcoholics (you can drink as much spirits as you like though!) and here in Russia, it's just not acceptable for women to go out at all in the evening without a man. Remember though, I don't live in ex-pat Spain where the culture remains British through and through. There are few British people living in Murcia city centre, it's totally Spanish, thank goodness! But that also means I have to speak and live Spanish.

I don't wish to offend my hosts in other countries , so even though I may not agree, I accept.