The Importance Of A Cosmopolitan Canopy

I can consider the breakroom at my job a cosmopolitan canopy. I currently work at the U.S. State Department. A cosmopolitan canopy is an urban island of civility that exists amidst the ghettos, suburbs, and ethnic enclaves where segregation is the norm (Anderson, 2004).The cosmopolitan canopy exists because the people I work with; there is a variety of cultures, ethnic groups/backgrounds, educational backgrounds, age groups, as well as different political views. Working amongst diverse groups of people makes the breakroom a cosmopolitan canopy. The simple act of helping one another with advice on life, finances, and general knowledge, proves that negative ideals, stereotypes, and opinions does not exists within the canopy. The breakroom is where everyone is equal and no one is a stranger.

I believe cultural differences is main the reason for the success of a cosmopolitan canopy. The word culture has a variety of meanings, culture describes the way someone was raised as a child, and culture is the way someone talks, eats, lives, and views other ethnic groups. Culture also defines the many different religions that people

I used to get angry when I had to work more weekend than my co-worker did because he said, “that his religion forbid from working weekends”. I was telling the supervisor that was not fair to others working at the job site. I also mentioned that he knew what type of job this was and if he is not willing to work weekends that he needs be fired. However, one day I sat down and had an interesting conversation with that co-worker and he explained his religious beliefs and why he was unable to work weekend. After, that short conversation, I realize that the world is much bigger than me, till this day if that co-worker has to work a weekend and he ask me for assistance to switch work schedules with him, I will gladly