Living in many different cultures

After reading this, I am curious to know where your home country is? I know from your profile, and the times that you are here, that you are in Australia now but I have no idea from where you are originally. I am English and I lived in England until I was in my early twenties. Then I went to Italy for a holiday and stayed on forever I am pleased that I didn't stay in just one country. Until I moved I thought that the British way of doing things, everything included, was the correct way. Later I realised that there is no 'right' way at all and it all depends on where youhappen to be and cultural backgrounds. I know this is frivolous but it is an example that always reappears when I am making comparisons. In England it is considered bad manners to dunk your biscuits in your cup of tea while in Italy it is the 'done' thing and considered rather strange if you don't Let's not mention queueing, which in England is normal while in Italy queues don't exist. In order to be served in the right order in shops, office, banks etc in Italy, you get a number when you enter. In England those numbers are not required because you just join the queue.

@sishy7 I've never even left Australia before lol So I think putting me in a different country would totally spin me out. But who knows, maybe I can adapt easy. I guess I will find out when I finally get my butt over to Texas. As for you, I think that's awesome. Seeing so many places and learning about it all. Really broadens your mind.

That was a very nice experience. You must be happy of the opportunity. Not all people have that chance to be able to go abroad or live in two or more places other that their permanent abode. You see it's also good to learn about other people's lives. Their culture, customs, food etc. which really differs from one place to another. It's one best learning a person would have in his lifetime. Because learning it from school is too different from actually experiencing it ourselves. I'm thanking God for giving me the chance to work in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The life there may not that desirable but the experience living in such a conservative and very strict country is worth the time spent living alone and living my family back home.

It is really not as usual experience for most of the people as many don't grow up in a privilege family like having a diplomat parent, or born in a top government official family. Many people don't get to spend their childhood and adolescent living in many different cultures or in many different countries around the world several years at a time until adulthood. I will assume it is a long learning curve and is always a blessing for these privilege children who happen to get the chance to experience different cultures and traditions in their life stages, not even mention the life opportunity to travel freely around the globe.

of course..it was not easy live in different place.. i think the most interesting experience while we are living in the different cultures, we try to survive in the new situation.. i mean we try to change our habit that maybe is not suitable with the local tradition or local habit.. we learn a new habit or tradition and we can know how to face every characteristics from every person.. i think it was an interesting experience when iam living far away from my parents, far away from my hometown

I haven't tried living abroad for a long time except for short vacations. But I grew up in a place different from where I worked after college and again was transferred in a different place after promotion. This is within the last 6 years of my life. Although it is just within the same country, I've encountered so many culture variations and uniqueness. And for me it is a great experience to see and experience people's ways. Its gives us more perspective of the world out there.