Wouldn't it be nice to see everyone with different cultures coming together and unite as one as shown in the commercial?
Tensions and conflicts around the world are
being portrayed on the media in our daily lives. In this fast-paced
globalised world, most of us will encounter people of different backgrounds and
cultures in one way or another. Hence, to have a better understanding of the
other party with different culture, one must learning and acquires the knowledge
of the other cultures to ensure effective communication and interaction.
Being a Singaporean, most of us will be
exposed to different cultures due to the demographic of the country. However,
how many of us have really gone deeper to understand the other people's culture? As a Singaporean myself, I do admit that I am shallow when it
comes to the understanding of other people’s culture within our own country. I always assume that "No pork and lard" is equivalent to halal for the Muslims but it is not. Halal is more than just not taking pork but the ritual perform before slaughtering animals for food. I learn this through a Muslim friend of mine as we always have to take into consideration of his diet when planning an outing. In addition, I also know that not all Malays' religion is Muslim. My sister ever told me that her Malay classmate's religion is Catholic. From here, I learn the importance of going in depth to understand the other cultures so as to communicate and interact better with the people around me. With the influx of immigrants to Singapore, it is important to
respect each other’s practices and culture so as to avoid conflicts within the
society.
Lastly, I like to end of with another video whereby it illustrate that intercultural competence has been practiced for a long time and I feel that it should be carried on into the future.
Lastly, I like to end of with another video whereby it illustrate that intercultural competence has been practiced for a long time and I feel that it should be carried on into the future.
