Demery CP-3

On July 5, I took part in the cultural workshop for the third time. I have to say that I might not have been as involved as I've been in the past. This was due to a lack of sleep and a slight uncomfortability with approaching stereotypes. Luckily, my group members were incredibly supportive and involved, so my lack of exuberance wasn't so noticeable. Hesitantly, we all delved into the stereotypes associated with each of our cultures. Ankita had some really interesting things to say about the caste system in her village. Hassan told us about the ways that people show their money is Saudi Arabia; this sparked an interesting cultural discussion between Ankita and Hassan. Ankita said that, in India, it was culturally inappropriate to show that you have a lot of money through jewelry. We attempted to get to the cultural reasoning for this, yet, I don't think we came to a solid conclusion. (I think we decided that it had to do with different shows of humility.)