I had the good fortune of growing up in a multicultural multilingual family and community. I've also traveled a bit of the world. So yes, my personality is a mixture of cultures. And I've learned to respect others however different they may be.

I suppose it is possible that some culturally based differences only reveal their true impact after a while, but I wonder if people would even get together to begin with if there are such big differences?
I guess it depends what we're talking about.
I've had to seriously think about how much I valued my own culture and all that it entails and if I was willing -and able- to let go of that. Twice, first time when I was in love with an Aboriginal man, second time a Balinese man.
I decided both times I couldn't and wouldn't give up on my roots. So it never really took off.

The one time that tripped me up was with an Englishman, me thinking it would be the same as we both are from the same Western culture.
Guess again. Now those differences could've been overcome and weren't the reason we broke up, but it wasn't always easy.
And like I said before, there are certain things you won't ever understand -including fun things- about the other because it's based on their culture which is not native to you.

I won't go there again. I want a great relationship and not with the extra issues that come with cultural differences.

When I'm drunk? Very rarely does that happen, as if I'm not working, then I've got my son with me all the time. No way would I get drunk, while he's there. There's a time and a place for that. As for staying away from dangerous places? Pretty hard when you're coming home from a football match, as you never know who you might bump into. Gotta keep your faculties and wits about you at all times!

It's not about keeping yours safe. It's about respecting others.

Depends on too many things.

I mean are we talking about coworkers?
Are we talking about a foreigner traveling to a different country and getting lost?
Are we talking about two people sitting on the bus for a 10 minute ride?
Are we talking about 2 world/corporate/social leaders trying to set policy?
Are we talking about protestors?
Are we talking about 2 random people on the internet interacting via forums?

Why are they interacting?
What's the point of the interaction?
What are realistic consequences of the interaction?

You ask what I would do in such a situation.
But which person am I in this situation?
Am I the one that finds their cultural values offensive?
Or do they find my cultural values offensive?

What cultural values are we talking about?
Am I offended because they smell bad because in their culture bathing is only done once a week?
Am I offended because they're spouting that all of some sub group must die and they're showing me a bomb planning on doing something?


What I would do depends on more situational information than "one of you feels offended to some unknown degree for some reason."

Sadly, being in love can sometimes be overwhelmed by other factors. Culture, religious beliefs, circumstance, family, etc.

When you accept a person, you must also accept many other things which neither of you can always control or work around.

You have to be on the same general path in life -or things will become difficult to impossible. Then you have to be realistic about things standing in the way of your happiness and peace -see if a relationship will lead to unhappiness or misfortune -see what can be done about things -make a plan and go for it -or make the best choice for the well-being of both.

You can lead a horse to water but you can't have it do advanced calculus with a lobster bib and a Little Richard's Greatest Hits CD

Never, ever, date the easily offended.

Ah, thank you.
Then you have a problem because you won't be compatible. That's the thing with different cultures, and most people underestimate the importance of it.
If person X embraces his culture and its values while his partner Z finds them offensive, how can you live together? It means your incompatible. Irreconcilable differences.

When in relationship with someone from another culture -even one close to yours- there's always stuff you will never truly get or cannot share because the other didn't grow up with it. Many brush that aside, then find out later that the little things are actually huge.

We have that in Scotland, as it's a divided Country when it comes to religion. Catholics vs Protestants. I'm a Catholic and support Celtic, Protestants support Rangers and there's no in between. That's a real clash of two cultures. You should read up about it? There's parts of Scotland, that I can't go, because if they find out I'm a Catholic, I could get attacked, or killed, as it's happened to people before countless times!

Can someone rephrase the question? I don't get it :/

Learn the other persons language, customs, and culture. Simple no???

Spoilers cost extra.

A young Pakistani man is chasing corporate success on Wall Street. He finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his American Dream, a hostage crisis, and the enduring call of his family's homeland.

Our language is a lot different from yours. Tell me what "Yer da sells Avon, ya bawbag" means in Scottish, then disagree with me, ok?

I was bored one day, about 2001 in Palm Springs, so I had an old friend
tell a few people I would hold a free class on how to use a computer..80 people
showed up. So we moved it to a conference room at one of their golf courses,
word of mouth only made the next meeting 300 people strong! The next, 500
people, who had no idea how to use email.

You never saw such a group of learners, mostly over 70, so anxious to be
able to communicate with their families who were starting to only use email.
By 3 meetings, most were able to write a web page. Yes, I am good ;-)

I turned it all over to the first guy, far as I know they still meet hahahaha
Point being, those who want to learn are all ages and desire to learn is
accentuated in the ones with less time in which to do it.

So, if 'Boomer' is now derogatory, I'll wear it proudly ;-)

Hye

I laugh.