talking to friends about culture

I spoke to three of my friends. One of which is a gay male, and the other two are just my good friends.

My first friend said (gay male) that he thought culture is what you have in your life and what you believe in.
They think that diversity is when someone comes from a different culture then you and have different traditions.

2nd friend: Culture is where you belong and have traditions and different things then others.
Diversity is the difference in other peoples cultures and how everyone is different.

3rd friend: Culture is the place that you live and all the other things that go along in your life like gender, race or religion.
Diversity is the different things that make you who you are and what others dont seem to have.

I found that all my friends had a point in all their answers. They all know what culture and diversity is and what the difference between the two are. They know culture is where you live and diversity is the difference in people.

The thing I think that my first friend left out is that he does have a different culture and is diverse from others. He didnt say anything about being gay, of course he shouldnt have to, but I think to him he is normal and doesnt care if his culture is different from others.

I think by listening to all my friends definitions is that I have the same beliefs as them and that we all basically come from the same culture so it really isnt hard to understand where they are coming from.

three items

I think I would grab my phone, my photos, and my dog.

I think that my phone is a huge part of my culture because currently our culture is all about technology. My iPhone might show this other culture what else is out there in the world and might make them want to join the technological culture.

My photos are very important because it is a reminder of where I am from and what my culture was like.

I would take my dog, even though he's not really an item, but I couldn't just leave him behind. In my culture, a dog or any kind of pet is very important to us and you take care of them like they are your children.

My feelings on having to get rid of two of the three would be very frustrating and make me very angry. However, I would keep my dog because he has been a part of my family and you don't abandon family when things get tough.

I realized from doing this blog that it is very hard to choose just three things and its hard to pick the right things to bring with you to a culture you don't know anything about.