After reading the first article, it really made me think. Triandis’ definition of culture is very broad. Whenever I think of culture, I immediately think of religion. I never really thought about the social systems we build around it or the language we use everyday (but I wouldn’t think people in Austria say “gnarly” or “rad” anyway). I never really thought about it, but America is very emic. For instance, if you looked at California and looked at its culture, then looked at China or Japan, we are two completely different worlds. It helps we’re separated by an ocean, but it seems to be huge differences. Ethnocentrism also seems to be everywhere in our country. I see on the news everyday, random interviews from people on the street praising our country and speaking ill of foreign countries such as Iraq and Iran while more than likely having never been there. And as for his values he lists for cultures, it’s dead on. I didn’t realize it was actually that simple. Everything actually does fall into a category as he stated with the colors.

I didn’t get to finish the entire second article, so I feel i shouldn’t write my entire thoughts about it yet. I may not get credit for it but I would still like to finish it as it seems interesting.