Thursday, July 9, 2009

Enthnocentrism&Relativism

Hi My name is Sam.
I think every culture has a unique things. Understanding other culture is relativism. Some people can not understand the difference. They think that their culture is the best. It is ethnocentrism.
There are many culture and country in all over the world.
Sometimes I can't understand some cultures. However there are definitely exist the diversity. We should respect the diversity. They use another language, wear difference clothes and eating another dish.

I think eating dog is unique food culture in my country. Of course some people can't understand the culture, because they love their pets and they will not eat the dog. Some Koreans do like their pets of course and some people disagree with eating dog culture.

Comprehending the culture, we have to recognize their history and food culture.
My country is agricultural people. Long time ago, we can't ingest fat and protein, because the cows and pigs are property. We need to them for cultivating the farm.

So many koreans absorb the protein from the dog. Of course many people eat the dog for their health in now. I think that some people don't have a right to blame our culture.
They think that their culture is more predominance than our culture.
I think it is wrong. They did not understan the diversity.

Many people shoul think about the diversity of culture. It is important to the world, because sometimes they make a big debate.
Soem people judge the culture using their ethical value. I think ethical things are difference the culture.

We should think about the difference of ethical thing and relativism.

3 comments:

  1. Thank you for writing so much, so well, and so passionately.

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  2. Sae Mi, I have a question for you to think about: Do you think Koreans are ever ethnocentric?

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  3. Some koreans are enthnocentric.
    However there are many people also can't understand the other culture. I think it is not only problem in korea but also Many world people should solve this problem.

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