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Personal Elements Of Cultural Identity

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Cultural identity is feeling or belonging to a group. For example Language, Religion, Jobs, or even daily life are some elements of culture. Your language is important so you can communicate with people like you. Religion is really important because more than likely you won’t get along with another tribe that doesn’t believe what you believe or believes the opposite. Clothing is also a cultural identity for example Tongan men wear sarong which is kind of like a skirt but for a man. By their clothing you can kind of determine their culture some wear the same thing but you can definitely tell they aren’t from america. There are many different religions which separates different cultures like Buddhism and Christianity they have way different beliefs but that …show more content…

In Asian cultures making eye contact is rude but in American culture it is very polite and shows you are listening to someone when they are talking. There are obviously so many different things that make a culture but the one i want to focus on is FOOD! The food is the most important part in my opinion because you can make kind of the same food but in different cultures make it their way and make it their own. For example in America when we make noodles it may be different from the way Mexico makes noodles they love spicy foods so they might make their noodles really spices as ours just have normal spices added to it or cheese to make mac and cheese. The way we eat our food is different we use forks or our fingers but in China they use chopsticks to eat their food. Pizza is originally from Italy but now we have it here and i’m sure people have changed it over the years and added their own likings to it to make it taste like their culture. Traditional foods are foods that have been passed down to new

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