The Importance Of Culture?

Culture is “the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively” (google). We need to implement a multitude of cultures within communities. Culture is seen everywhere- It’s the different behaviors shown by people, or the way people dress. But slowly, the cultures within some communities are being diminished because of gentrification or because of the fact people are disregarding the other cultures.

Culture is seen everywhere, from the street art on the corner; for example, the mural by the Allen Street bridge in Longview, WA, to the music people listen to on an everyday basis, whether it’s Nirvana or Katy Perry, Beethoven or Skrillex, these choices are polar opposites, kind of like cultures.

While on vacation, people see the difference in the cultures. In China, they eat with chopsticks, in Antigua, they eat with their fingers. While on vacation, people will try to pick up the cultures ways of doing things, but in most times, will end up looking silly or downright dumb. Kincaid wrote about this in her book A Small Place, “ ...you have bad manners (it is their their custom to eat their food with their hands; you try eating their way, you look silly; you try eating your way, you look silly)” (Kincaid, 17). While people try their best to understand a lot of the different cultures, it doesn 't always work out for the best. They try and try again, but can come off as ignorant, which they don’t want, but happens

Culture is important because it is seen everywhere, but with gentrification, it’s reducing the diversity of cultures in certain area’s, people are also reducing cultures when they move places because they either suppress their own culture when they should be embracing it or they disregard other cultures when they should learn about them instead!. How can we keep culture implemented in our communities? How can we be more inviting to more cultures? How can we be more