Lenore's Business ~ Los asuntos de Lenore

Who is the real man? Who is the real woman? I would then ask, of all of God’s children and cultures on Earth, who are we to judge this? I have a cross-cultural marriage, so as science can tell you, it is more challenging than a same culture marriage. This means that this is also going to be an adventure if we choose this way, and life can be quite interesting. I remember when we were newly weds, peanut butter and jelly was a typical lunch in my family and childhood. Once in a while I would serve this in my newlywed home. I remember that my husband didn’t recognize it as a meal, rather more like a dessert. Are there any elements in your home culture that are irrationally causing you to have low self-esteem? If there is, know that it is normal, and it is ok to conclude that through the years, you will not be able to change the ingrained culture of your fellow companions. There has to be some kind of meeting point where you can agree that if once and a while your spouse misses so

  6/1/2021 W07 Blog: Manners Here are some manners from the United States. But, in the link below, you can read about a lot of different manners. https://people.howstuffworks. com/13-examples-of-good-and- bad-manners-around-the-world. htm#page=0 A lot of what someone may do as an individual may be very disturbing for others. Culture plays an important role in this. If we are offending others through our own cultural habits we should consider these events and see what we could have done better and do it next time. We need to prevent giving in and using the personal feelings of the teacher. When we lash out thinking something is really not nice or fair. I suspect that SOME of the shootings in schools in the US has to do with the fact that they suppress everything and this could cause anger or depression.

  I was recently speaking with my husband on the subject of cross-cultural students. I compared the US undergrads he taught for 12 years and the Bolivian undergrads he is currently teaching.  I told him, “Don’t they act similarly?”  He said, “Yes, in the area of output and work, but there is one huge difference!” I asked him, “What is it?” He said, “Their attitudes and respect.” He was referring to the US students who are not afraid to tear up a teacher in an evaluation. The same young adults who eat in class, walk out before the teacher has finished, etc. This is the issue among other countries at times. Once in the pandemic virtual setting a student from Tarija, Bolivia had their camera on themselves during class, with no shirt on, laying in bed, and on their phone simultaneously during the same class.   I would argue that if a culture says that such and such is disrespectful, then it is. We should be respectful to others' culture and opinions. The US system of