What Do We Give Up On, When We Adapt To New Cultures?
“This is who I am and I’m not going to change that.” - I hear that more often from people lately and as an empathic person my first response is always: “And you don’t have to!” My favourite saying in Dutch is “Niets moet, alles mag” which translates to “nothing is a must, everything is possible”. Truth is I categorise these people as inflexible at first, and then I feel how a change in perception about a new culture can feel like an attack on their person. So what do we feel we give up when we are faced with these changes? And do we really have to give up to make room for new cultural habits?
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