Response paper# 8 American culture and American diversity

Learning about other is intersting because in this way we know why people from other culture are different but only different in relation to a particular standard that they are being measured against.This according to the reading:American culture and American diversity.So, we have to know that diversity means the way in which people differ from one another.Then,we need to be objective ,we must have an open and trying to understand the differences.For example,gestures have different meaning around the world.So,a smile can relay many emotions,not just happiness or pleasure as in U.S .In Japan people smile when they are sad ,angry, confused, and happy .Asians smile to show disagreement ,anger,confusion,and frustation.So,we can see how there are a diversity of behaviors according to the culture where people had grown.

Specially in United States we can find a huge ethnic diversity ,where each cultural group has made significant contributions to development and social customs of the U.S .For example,while English is the official language ;many words of other countries and cultures have been added to English vocabulary.Such as: yam ( African),cookie ( Dutch),pretzel (German),tobacco( Native American),and ranch ( Spanish).These are words describing things we think of as being "American".So, we could say that the United States is a product of its rich cultural diversity.