What is culture
Culture is a set of custom rules, a group of people have learned to respond to lifes events, such as deaths, births or weddings.
Culture is comprised of those characteristics of human life that are different from place to place.
Culture is generally confused with nation, language or civilisation.
Culture becomes an emblem of identity, when a person feels at home in a whole community which subscribes to the same values as himself.
When a person belongs to culture, he necessarily distinguishes himself from other cultures by signs which are mostly apparent : language, accent, tone, clothing, food , social customs and codes. Other characteristics are invisible such as concept of time, religion, political ideology, friendship, beauty, sin and education.
The character of a culture is defined by values that help us know what to do, but not necessarily how to do it. Norms, on the other hand, are rules that guide our behaviour in specific situations. Etiquette is define as the practices and forms prescribed by social convention or by authority. Within every system of culture, social manners are taught by elders as children grow up.
Cultural differences
Cultural differences have always been critical and controversial. The main reason for this argument lies within the lack of knowledge and understanding of cultures and the misconception of race and ethnicity. People are confused when it comes to race and ethnicity. Most sociologists make a clear distinction between race and ethnicity. Race is a social construct that unnaturally divides people into distinct groups based characteristics such as physical appearance, ancestral heritage and socioeconomic needs. Ethnicity is truly a matter of culture. It is related to many aspects of culture such as language, behavioural patterns, religion, traditions and geographic origins.
Cultural differences can be found in differing living conditions , relationships , emotions , working styles ,...