Comments on: Another day of…

By: Shanice

Shanice — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:33:27 +0000

I would assimilate to a foreign culture that is at odds with my values to a certain extent. Firstly, I am willing to be immersed with a foreign culture out of interest and respect, but it should not lead to the extent that it compromises with my personal values. Values are something that one should hold on tightly and adhere to it, thus I would not breach my personal values for a foreign culture.
Secondly, it is not always necessary to assimilate completely to a foreign culture; each and every one of us is unique, having out own personal set of values and culture. Just like we respect the cultures of others, we should also respect the culture of ourselves.
Most importantly, despite our differences, we must still be in harmony and maintain peaceful relationships.

By: jerrold

jerrold — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:00:45 +0000

In my opinion, our values is something that we should hold on to very tightly and treat it with utmost respect. As it has been slowly cultured within us over the years usually through experiences and we would then sieve out the positive aspects and find that we would start to follow suit, this would slowly turn into our values. In this way, it is very hard to conform to other cultures, and we might be reluctant to change. However, i believe that change may not necessarily be bad and the world is ever-changing. So no matter how reluctant a person is to change, he or she has to change nevertheless. However, without pain or pleasure, i am sure that changing would be a very difficult task as i would not risk something that i am already comfortable with.

By: Yap Qi

Yap Qi — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:01:51 +0000

Initially no one will like to change and conform to a society that is not alike to their values. However, if we have to, we will. We should also go in with an open mindset and be accepting of change, for a foreign culture, no matter how strange and different it seems, will still have some things worth learning from. Yet we should also not entirely meld into the other culture, and should always take note of our roots. It would be ideal to get the best of both worlds.

By: Jia Wei

Jia Wei — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:11:42 +0000

I would not really appreciate being forced to conform to a society which is in contrast with my values. However, if like in the story, I am forced to conform to the culture, I would probably try my best to get used to the culture and put on a front in front of other people and assimilate with the culture, though like the main character, I would try to relax once in a while.

By: Letha

Letha — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:28:17 +0000

To adapt to a foreign culture is difficult enough without it having to be AT ODDS with your own personal values. Personal values may differ with time, and the people and environment you are in as you change to suit your new environment. But deep-set beliefs are unlikely to change much and as such, I don’t think I’d ever feel at peace with the new foreign culture. It is likely I’d despise or strongly dislike it, I believe.

By: Cyndi

Cyndi — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:12:02 +0000

I’ll assimilate to a foreign cultural only if it is absolutely necessary. I still prefer to stick to my own cultural roots as I prefer to remember and carry out traditional practices of my kind to respect the place and culture in which I was brought up. Thus, I will only adapt partially to another country’s cultures if I have to live or stay there for a period of time. Of course, every land has its own unique culture, and everyone has to embrace and respect them too as a form of respect for that particular land.

By: Monica Loo

Monica Loo — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:11:21 +0000

Indeed it is hard to adapt to a culture. But it is possible, speak read and listen more.

By: Ravandar Kaur

Ravandar Kaur — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:24:34 +0000

Adapting to another culture in foreign land is not easy especially when you need to fit in with others. Well not all times, we need to adapt fully as this may conflict with our own upbringing and culture. Thus, choose / think wisely before adapting to a culture.