No matter where you go, you will encounter new cultures and new ideas from the people you meet. Culture is what makes up this world and everyone has a different one that influences their thoughts on others. One’s culture influences their perspective of others and the world because each person grows up learning different things from their surroundings and family members.
For example, the text “An Indian Father’s Plea” by Robert Lake, is about a fathers whose son is being told that he is a slow learner. In the text, it states, “ He is not culturally ‘disadvantaged’, but culturally ‘different’.” (Lake, 111). By saying this, he is explaining that just because he was taught differently doesn't mean that he does not know as much as the other children in his class. It also states that, “...he has been taught to watch and study the changes in nature” (Lake,112). The teacher does not know this and thinks that he is just “...looking out the window as if daydreaming” (Lake,112). By saying this, it shows that his culture has taught him different things in life and people of modern culture do not get this. …show more content…
While he is there, he tries to learn how to say, “ Thank you”. For an Eenglish speaker, this is very difficult because he was taught how to speak differently than the citizens in Japan. For example, in Jjapanese you have to, “Take long vowels seriously; pronouncing a long vowel incorrectly can result in a different word, or even an unintelligible one.” (Barry,116). He thinks this is confusing because Eenglish is completely different. It also says that in Japan, “...they don't really care what the words say; they just like the sound.” (Barry,118). The Japanese people think like this because they were taught Jjapanese and not