Global Citizen
The definition of culture is the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. In Chapter 12 of Where Am I Wearing? , Kelsey Timmerman speaks of Labor Day, a holiday “around the world of everyone except a few countries, including the United States.” Every country in the world has its own holidays, traditions, and beliefs; In fact, most people have their own personalized ones as well. The extreme differences with culture between countries and even continents, is of such high magnitude, it’s absolutely fascinating. On the other hand, there are plenty of similarities as far as ordinary people go and once we strip away the limited differences, we’ll see that we’re much more similar than we think. After reading Timmerman’s novel, I stumbled upon a ton of questions myself and although I tend to see myself as a bit cultured, there’s still plenty of cultures I’ve never come across. I questioned how people from different countries view Americans and t...