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Cultural differences may be found even inside the country itself. It is not necessary to think that for seeing a different culture one has to go to another country. Sometimes it iscloser than one can think, maybe this contact with another culture is just next to you, I mean, your neighbours. I do feel lucky to live in Colombia because it is a multicultural country so I thinktolerance and peace begin when one understand and tolerate other costumes.
The first time I went to Venezuela was very fascinating and peculiar. There were different behaviours and things fromColombia ones like the traffic lights, the cars, the way people speak, the economy and the food. But the very important one for me was the way people called things. It may sound unimportant but I was 11 or12 years old and at that time I had a different idea of what the world was. Because of that trip I gained an inner feeling of independency; I did not travelled with my parents. It was with an uncle somost of the things had to be done by my own.
I learnt that things just not have one name, that there is not a correct or right name either; the way of giving names to things depends on region. I alsolearnt to fit into the culture to make things go easier. I did not miss any opportunity to hear a conversation and memorize new words and idioms so I could use them correctly. However, after beingthere for one month I could not get that accent so they made fun of mine.
I have grown up and changed my mind; now more than ever I am sure that there is not any superior culture; cultures all aroundthe world are part of people’s life. They belong to a group and as individuals they deserve respect from everyone. I point this out because by the time I lived there I heard unpleasant remarks frompeople of both countries, Colombian people towards Venezuelan and vice versa.
There have been many conflicts throughout the history of the human being because of cultural clashes. People argue that...
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