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Originally posted by analog
There are a lot of people whose responsibilities far outweigh the ability to take time to educate themselves on other people's cultures. Like lower-class people care about your culture when they're trying to put food on the table? Like middle-class people care about the particulars of the Canadian lifestyle when they're trying not to get fired, downsized, or trying to get rehired from the same. Not to mention that the people in this country are hounded by the news media to constantly be afraid- it's what keeps us all in check and them in control. People who live in fear are easy to control. The upper-class and the rich sometimes don't care about anyone but themselves, but that goes for any culture. For those who DO care, they are great philanthropists and are concerned with the world at large.
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Damn straight.
When I don't need to worry about all of my bills, my education, the health of my family and many other factors, I'll take the time to go out and read about another countries news and such. In general though, in my current position knowing what happened on the corner of 1st and 2nd in Montreal doesn't really help with my daily life. And knowing the PM of Canada(Although I do anyway) won't readily help me out either. My ignorance(Hey at least I admit it) of Canadian culture isn't so isolated. I barely know what happens in the Western part of the country. I just don't have the time to find news from over in that area and read/remember it. I also don't take the "We're holier then thou attitude." If I had the time, I would try to learn about these other places if it were more pertiant to my life.