Some early comments

Some friends of mine posted the following comments on my Facebook page. Some good ideas to think about.

1) People tend to marginalize and devalue what they don't understand (e.g. foreign culture). The problem is, with a world this big and connected, you can only marginalize so many things before you're the one being pushed into the corner.

2)I often wonder though if "understanding and connecting" should focus more on the 'general' vs specifics of diff't cultures. It seems to me we all have problems with this that transcend cultural differences. Though, i do think the "cultural lens" is an interesting and necessary angle.