Tuesday, 22 January 2008

* 4. Should people adapt to the cultural ways and values of the host country when professional living and working there

The discussion around the issue “should people adapt to the cultural ways and values of the host country when professional living and working there” has always been an important mater. Some people think they should, other disagree.
In my opinion they should, because if they don’t, there will be a ways and values shock, when talking about a small community, if they are a big community they also should adapt because otherwise the culture of the host country is in danger. For example: if a small community of American immigrants in Sudan don’t adapt there will be a shock, but if they are a big community like African people or Chinese people in Portugal, that don’t adapt and keep some of their ways and values, they put the culture of Portugal in danger because of the multiculturalism.
Another important point to consider is that if they don’t adapt they will not feel integrated and that lead to discrimination and conflicts and everybody will be losing with that situation.
On the other hand, if we put in the situation of the immigrant we know we would like to maintain our ways and values.
To conclude: I really think the people in a host country should adapt because that is the best to everyone and we have to make choices, if we want to maintain our ways we stay in our country.
One of the reasons I would like to change country is because I would love to live other realities I see no reason for keeping mine.

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