Globe Smart survey was really interesting and convincing. After completion of survey, I realized how I am changing from one culture to another. I compared himself with the average US person and with the average Indian person. The results surprised me, because I was exactly in the middle of US and Indian personality. I would say I am a perfect example of transformation of one culture to another one. I am following some values and beliefs of both cultures.
The Result seems totally valid to me, I am following both cultures and become a hybrid. My grandparents are totally different from me. They were born and raised in village in India and they didn’t get chance to explore themselves and observe other beautiful cultures. I born and raised in city, and got an opportunity to come in United States for studies. I explored myself a lot in different cultures by making lots of friends, working and studying together.
I am not a typical example of my culture because my beliefs changed a lot after spending almost six years in United States. I am a perfect example of mixed hybrid culture of Indo- American culture. According to my results I am more direct and task orientated, it’s an average US person’s qualities. However, I do think long-term and little interdependent. This shows I am still carrying the average Indian person’s qualities.
Aakash, I agree with you, we probably are not typical examples of our native culture because after spending so much time in the United States somehow it transforms and changes the way we live. It is also a gift and a pleasure to be able to experience and explore other cultures especially here in the United States where we can learn a little bit of different cultures.
ReplyDeleteThat is very interesting that you are a perfect hybrid, because that seems to entail that you have a good understanding of American and your home culture. I actually expected myself to be more on the American side and to be slightly influenced (maybe even in the middle of the spectrum) by my Asian (predominantly of ethnic Chinese culture) side. However, I am either "very American" or "very Taiwanese/Japanese" in my thinking/assessment. That shocked me a little, but perhaps I haven't found the balance that you have (so good for you!), and instead exhibit tendencies of both sides of myself.
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