The world in the 21st century is marked by high population mobility. When an increasing number of people have chosen to leave their motherlands and resettle in a new country, they are at a crossroads whether to blend in with the local culture or to cherish their own cultural heritages by establishing a minority community. In my opinion, the convergence of different cultures does not require one culture to yield to another. Instead, it can be achieved by building minority communities.
Most immigrants, at the first stage of their life in a new country, are faced with merging into the new culture and integrating into the new society. Accepting the local culture by observing the local traditions is a good starting point. Doing so enables immigrants to interact with locals, especially in the workplace, where locals predominantly work. For instance, in Western culture, people customarily keep a certain distance from each other when having a conversation, whereas in some other cultures, the closeness of physical distance is taken as a sign of mutual trust. A migrant in a new country should recognise the differences and observe local conventions. It will help avoid embarrassment and bring a sense of comfort.
While adopting local customs and blending into the local culture, migrants can follow their individual cultural traditions. The coexistence of different minority communities in a country benefits both immigrants and locals. On the one hand, it enables immigrants to counteract the stress that results from culture shocks and to increase confidence in their residence in a new country. On the other hand, the flourishing of different cultures contributes to the establishment of a multi-cultural environment, a prerequisite for attracting skilled workforce from all over the world to settle.
In conclusion, by comparing the immigration options above, one can conclude that immigrants can adopt local conventions and cherish their own cultures simultaneously. This allows both locals and immigrants to co-build a harmonious multi-cultural community.
The world in the 21st century
is marked
by high population mobility. When an increasing number of
people
have chosen to
leave
their motherlands and resettle in a
new
country
, they are at a crossroads whether to blend in with the
local
culture
or to cherish their
own
cultural heritages by establishing a minority community. In my opinion, the convergence of
different
cultures
does not require one
culture
to yield to another.
Instead
, it can
be achieved
by building minority communities.
Most
immigrants
, at the
first
stage of their life in a
new
country
,
are faced
with merging into the
new
culture
and integrating into the
new
society. Accepting the
local
culture
by observing the
local
traditions is a
good
starting point. Doing
so
enables
immigrants
to interact with
locals
,
especially
in the workplace, where
locals
predominantly
work.
For instance
, in Western
culture
,
people
customarily
keep
a certain distance from each other when having a conversation, whereas in
some
other
cultures
, the closeness of physical distance
is taken
as a
sign
of mutual trust. A migrant in a
new
country
should
recognise
the differences and observe
local
conventions. It will
help
avoid embarrassment and bring a sense of comfort.
While adopting
local
customs and blending into the
local
culture
, migrants can follow their individual cultural traditions. The coexistence of
different
minority communities in a
country
benefits both
immigrants
and
locals
. On the one hand, it enables
immigrants
to counteract the
stress
that results from
culture
shocks and to increase confidence in their residence in a
new
country
.
On the other hand
, the flourishing of
different
cultures
contributes to the establishment of a multi-cultural environment, a prerequisite for attracting skilled workforce from all over the world to settle.
In conclusion
, by comparing the immigration options above, one can conclude that
immigrants
can adopt
local
conventions and cherish their
own
cultures
simultaneously
. This
allows
both
locals
and
immigrants
to co-build a harmonious multi-cultural community.