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Cultural differences should not separate us from each other, but rather cultural diversity brings a collective strength that can benefit all of humanity. – Robert Alan

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Daily reminder to keep the stereotypes at bay !

Also pls check out Uyen's channel, she's an absolute sweetheart and posts content almost daily about living with her boyfriend in Germany!

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Small ways to be inclusive

We all sometimes wonder how we can be more inclusive in our lives, what we can say or do in order to be more accepting towards cultures that are not our own. And it would be remiss of us to have an account talking about cultural and social impacts on relationships without giving you some easy ways to be more inclusive.

As the following list may show you, there are many easy ways to be inclusive and accepting of others with differing cultural and social views.

make sure there is food everyone can eat, at whatever function you are at. Have halaal food, vegetarian food, some vegan food, and set it off to the sign with something to show what that food is and who it is for. Even if it is just a little bit, it's better than some people not being able to eat at all, or needing to pick their way through the food without being sure what is safe for them to eat.

if you see someone standing to the side in a meeting/gathering/social event, don't just assume that they are anti-social. Talk to them. Ask them why they are standing to the side - are they just not feeling up to talking, or have they been made to feel uncomfortable by the people around them? If the latter, try and do something about it, even if that is only to stand there and talk to this person for a few minutes.

learn the differences between commonly seen cultural clothing! Niqabs and Hijabs are not the same thing, and it can be quite offensive to assume that a woman with her head covered is always wearing a hijab! A kimono and a yukata are different! If you want to compliment a culture's clothing, learn the correct terminology, or else just say something neutral such as "I like your outfit."

learn some common greetings and sayings! Not everyone has the same greeting, and not everyone has the same phrases. Learning what some of the most commonly found cultural greetings and phrases are can help clear up misunderstandings, and can also help you fully appreciate what the person is saying.

DO NOT ASSUME. If you don't know something, ASK. Do not assume you know something about a culture. Do not assume that you know what someone is thinking/doing/saying. Ask about whatever you are curious about! Ask about whatever you don't know. This is (arguably) the most important point on this list.

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How to say "I love you" in your partner's language - Part 1

English: I love you

Spanish: Te quiero / Te amo

French: Je t'aime

Italian: Ti amo

German: Ich liebe dich

Portuguese: Eu te amo

Russian: Я тебя люблю (Ya tebya lyublyu)

Chinese (Mandarin): 我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)

Japanese: 愛してる (Ai shiteru)

Korean: 사랑해 (Saranghae)

Arabic: أحبك (Ana bahebak)

Hindi: मैं तुमसे प्यार करता/करती हूँ (Main tumse pyaar karta/karti hoon)

Greek: Σ'αγαπώ (S'agapo)

Turkish: Seni seviyorum

Dutch: Ik hou van jou

Swedish: Jag älskar dig

Bokmål: Jeg elsker deg

Finnish: Rakastan sinua

Polish: Kocham cię

Hungarian: Szeretlek

Nynorsk: Eg elskar deg

Dangme (spoken in Ghana): I suɔ mo.

We'll add more languages in the nest posts. Ask if you want to add your own language or different phrases. We're always open to feedback!

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Song recs - Part 1

there are two universal things in the world: love and music. So of course, every culture has songs about their outlook on love, whether it be platonic, familial, or romantic. Here are few I found that sounded beautiful.

Romantic songs:

"La Vie en Rose" - Édith Piaf (French)

"Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" - AKB48 (Japanese)

"Nerukku Ner" - A.R. Rahman (Indian/Tamil)

"Besame Mucho" - Consuelo Velázquez (Mexican)

"Ai Pia Cia E Ya" - Teresa Teng (Taiwanese)

"Jai Ho" - A.R. Rahman (Indian/Hindi)

"Bésame Mucho" - Césaria Évora (rendition by Cape Verdean artist)

"Hallelujah" - Leonard Cohen (Canadian)

"Nella Fantasia" - Il Divo (Italian)

"Ya Rayah" - Rachid Taha (Algerian)

Platonic love:

"Ya Rayah" - Rachid Taha (Algeria)

"As Time Goes By" - Dooley Wilson (United States)

"Nara" - Alt-J (England)

"Amigos Para Siempre (Friends for Life)" - Sarah Brightman and José Carreras (Spain/England)

"Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko" - Mohammed Rafi (India)

"Hakuna Matata" - Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella (United States)

"La Vie Est Belle" - MC Solaar (France)

"Bailando" - Enrique Iglesias ft. Descemer Bueno, Gente De Zona (Spain/Cuba)

"Mera Mann" - Falak Shabir (Pakistan)

"L'amitié" - Françoise Hardy (France)

Even though culture and language can sometimes interfere in our relationships, love, altough expressed and viewed differently, can be found everywhere. One just has to make an effort to understand their loved one's culture and how they express affection.

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I just saw this video of an Irish man doing his wedding vows in Spanish so that the bride's family could understand him, and if this isn't love, I don't want it. Anyone who spends time to learn another language for their partner really loves that person. The bar is set high.

-Myah

Ps, for anyone wondering the video is from andreaandlewis on Instagram.

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Different views, different cultures, but a kindness is a kindness

Story time!

The other day I was sitting down at the Promenade, because I love going to the beach to do some little projects like embroidery or sewing or whatnot.

Anyway, I was at the Promenade, and this group of tourists was admiring the sea and the mountain and the city. (Which, fair. The city where I live is beautiful when viewed from anywhere that is not in the heart of it.) And they ask me to take a picture of them at some point, because I'm the only one around, and I'm more than happy to because I adore photos and I think memories should be cherished and remembered forever.

Anyway, so I go and sit down again, thinking it is the last of it. But...as they're leaving, this one dude from the group comes up to me and he just kind of goes... "Hi, thank you so much for taking the picture for us. Jesus loves you. Have a blessed day."

And then he left.

Now, I'm not Christian. I don't believe in it, and I have a slight grudge against Christianity (not Christians, Christianity) because I am pagan and it is awful to learn about how your faith was taken over and utterly destroyed.

But...I thanked him as he left.

I don't believe in Jesus. I don't believe in God. And yet...this person took the time out of his day to wish me a blessed day, something he did believe in, something that was clearly very important to him.

And it was just. So nice. I don't need to believe in the same religion to recognise the sentiment behind it - he was thanking me for something, and he wished that I had a good day, and he said that a person who is incredibly important in his faith loves me.

So...yeah. You don't need to agree with someone to appreciate what they're trying to say. If someone says "Allah be with you," or "Jesus loves you", or any one of the things that people say to others to wish them happiness...you don't have to agree to appreciate it.

They took time out of their day? To wish you happiness? To smile and tell you something kind?

Who cares if you don't believe in that, it's an incredibly important gesture and it's incredibly kind and you should one hundred percent remember that person.

And pass it on. Kindness should be shared.

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Find friends that love your similarities and celebrate your differences. - Cass

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How to have a relationship with someone from a different culture

How do you have a relationship with someone who is from a different culture to you? How do you have a relationship when you and the other person/people have different social views to you? How do you adjust to these differences and still have a healthy relationship?

CONVERSATION Arguably the most important point on this list, conversation is key to making any relationship work. It is SUPER important to talk to your partner/family/friend when you are disagreeing on something, in order to figure out why you are disagreeing and how to compromise on this subject without having an argument.

Often in relationships (whether this be parent-child relationships, partner-partner relationships, worker-worker relationships or friend-friend relationships) there are points of contention. One person may view it as disrespectful to call elders by anything other than "Ma'am" or "Sir", whilst the other person finds it disrespectful to refer to elders as anything other than (for example) "Tannie" and "Oom". In this case, it is important to communicate and have a conversation, one where each person explains why they refer to elders thus. Once this has been explained, either understanding or a compromise can be reached. In the example that I've used, an understanding would likely be reached, rather than a compromise.

ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR DIFFERENCES

Unless you and your partner/co-worker/family member/friend come from exactly the same place and were raised in exactly the same household, it is guaranteed that there will be at least some differences between you. It's important to talk about these differences - you may have conflicting ideas on marriage, children, respectful forms of address, adoption, medicinal practices and/or anything else. Not talking about these differences will likely cause problems down the line!

TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE IN COMMON

Just like with the previous point, this is something incredibly important for any relationship. There has to be something in common in order to have a relationship! Opposites only ever attract when they have something in common! (In which case they are not opposites, not in every sense of the word. Honestly, people who are exact opposites only ever fight. That is not a healthy relationship!) What are your goals for the future? Do you both want children? Do you celebrate any of the same holidays?

Learn what you have in common with your partner/friend/co-worker/family member, and make sure to remember this. If you share some of the same holidays, make sure to celebrate them together! If you both like sports, set aside a few days a week to go and play Tennis or something together! Do you enjoy reading? Take your partner/friend/co-worker/family member to the library, or sit down and discuss some of the books you're reading with them!

LEARN ABOUT THE OTHER'S CULTURE

What do you celebrate that is different? What do you celebrate that is the same? How can you celebrate with your partner/friend/family member/co-worker?

Ask them! (I'm starting to see a bit of a theme here. Communication really is a key aspect in relationships - but I'll expand more on the wonders of talking to people in another post!)

It can be wonderful to learn about your partner/friend/family member/co-worker's culture! Celebrating with them when you can is a way to understand them better. Understanding their cultural views is also a sure way to understand what makes them tick! Learning what is a safe topic to debate about and what is an absolute Do-Not-Try-And-Debate-This topic can be the difference between a failing relationship and a healthy one.

ASK IF THEY CAN TEACH YOU SOME OF THEIR LANGUAGE

This one is only really for if you have a friend/partner/family member/co-worker who comes from a different country or who has grown up speaking a different language. It isn't crucial to a relationship - not like the other aspects on this list - but it can be fun and a nice way to get closer to the person. It can also help prevent misunderstandings, and ensures that you are not just expecting your partner/friend/family member/co-worker to speak a foreign language purely for your own convenience.

Ask them to teach you a key phrase in their language that has meaning to them, or a phrase that has cultural importance for them. Learn how to greet them in their language, or how to compliment them. (I promise you, compliments in other languages just hit harder sometimes.)

And that's all the advice I have for today! Let me know if this was helpful, and please feel free to send messages or reblog with your own ways to accept and embrace cultural differences in relationships!

That's all, folks!

Cass, signing off

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Introduction

Who are we?

Hello! Our names are Myah (pronounced Mia) and Cassandra (call me Cass) and we are friends working together to create an educational account focusing on how cultural and social views can impact relationships between people, as well as how to be inclusive and aware of other cultural and social views in relationships.

What will we be posting?

As this account is dedicated to cultural and social views, that is what our posts will be focused on. We will share stories of people we know, put up lists of different cultural and social views that can impact relationships, and analyse different cultural and social views presented in movies, books and songs. We will also be sharing quotes about cultural views and relationships, and we will be compiling lists of movies, songs and books about social and cultural views impacting relationships which we found incredibly informative/heartwarming.

(There will also be some writing on here, courtesy of Cass. Writing about relationships, and culture, and society.) (Additionally, there will be honorary fanfiction mentions, because one of us *coughCasscough* reads fanfiction non-stop and has often found it to be more culturally informative/inclusive than the original movies/shows/books.)

What can you ask us?

Feel free to ask us anything! We welcome people sharing their stories with us, or asking us questions that we will do our best to answer as soon as possible. If there is anything you would like us to include in our posts, or if we have made a mistake in depicting certain social and cultural views (we do research everything, but we are human, we can make mistakes) then please let us know!

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