Culture

This week in class we talked about culture and how there are different types of culture. Besides the different types of culture, there are many little things with in culture that I believe nobody thinks about. Culture is defined as the entire way of life of a group of people that acts as a lens through which one views the world and is passed from one generation to the next. Ones culture guides them and helps them make decisions. One of the small things with in culture is language. Language is a system of communications using vocal sounds, gestures or written symbols. I think that as an American, I never think about this really but there are many other languages out in the world and that not everybody in the world speaks English.
One day i watching this TV show with my brother and it was a towing show were people got their cars towed. In the show, one of the tow truck drivers was towing an illegally parked car when the people who owned the car ran up. These people happened to be asian and spoke no english. I thought to myself, why are you in America if you cant speak english and how are they suppose to speak/connect with people. The people thought the tow truck driver was almost a robber and he was trying to steal their car. This is were the language barrier comes in to play. Since nobody spoke the same language, it was difficult for everybody to get on the same page. In the end, the problem was solved but it just shows how there are other languages and when people don't speak the same one, a problem could arise.
Another thing to do with culture are a mores and folkways. An a more is a norm that carries great moral significance and a folkway is a loosely enforced norm involving customs or practices. In class we tried to recreate the song Thats A More with our own a mores and folkways. When we were coming up with the a mores and folkways, i realized that everybody violates a mores and folways. One folkway my group came up with was walking on the right side of the hallway. I know that i have walked on the other side of the hallway before and tough nothing of it. I think violating folkways are less sever than violation a mores. Violating an amore would be ditching class. When ditching class you get a deans pass. When you walk on the other side of the hallway you get nothing. This shows the difference in severity of breaking the two.