JC> I can agree with that. Most studies, even my own studies of other 
cultures,
  > are very superficial. But I recognize my limitations. I know I can't read
  > one book about the Kung of Africa and know all there is to know.
That's a good thing to know, however.  It's amazing how many people I've
met who have read an article or two, now know more about my culture than
I do.
JC> SB> I am fascinated by *all* cultures.
JC> That's where you and I would differ. I am only fascinated by a few. 
Well, the reality is that I'm fascinated by just about everything in
the world.  I'm one of those people with an insatible curiosity.  I want
to know everything there is to know, and I want to know it all right
now.
JC> Oh, I suspect that is true with many of us. Then again, there are some
  > "cultural" items that I might have recieved from my ancestors (or the
  > culture that surrounds me) that I have rejected.
I expect that's true of everyone.  We adapt our culture to meet our own
individual needs and personalities.  And each generation adapts the
culture for the needs of its own time; which is why cultures are never
static.
JC> That might be a good example of some of my "rejection". My "ancestors" 
or
  > my "culture") have an outlook on life (and death) that I totally reject.
But did you come to your *different* conclusion through wrestling with
your own culture, or through playing with other cultures?
                                Sondra
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