Cultural Behavior

I had never heard the phrase cultural behaviors before, so when it came up in survey class I was quit suprised. You cultural behaviors are all around us. When he introduced the concept we watched videos from colleges showing foreign students how to adapt. The first thing they taught was to not stand too close to an "American". That when someone comes at you with their fist, they probably just want a fist bump. It was a histerical video, but it was so true. Different cultures have behaviors that are common to them and so strange to others. It made me stop and think, because when someone said culture I always thought of their heritage, Italian, Polish, German etc. I quickly related it to my golf team, and laughed because we really are a culture. We are the kids who can sit and watch golf for hours (most people think its boring), we have our own language, and we are the quiet yet out going type. Everyone has a culture and I even remembered earlier that week that my friend had said to me. She was telling me about band and how each intrstrument had their type. The flutes are quiet, shy, and smart. The horns and trumpets were just full of themselves. Then their was the clarinet section that she was in. She said she is outgoing, hardworking, but also wants to have fun. I started to see things differently and opened my eyes. Every where we look there are Cultural Behaviors, and I am glad I now know that they are there and can point them out in my head.