Multiculturalism in definition: is the cultural
diversity of communities and the policies that promote this diversity. Multiculturalism
is the simple fact of cultural diversity and the demographic make-up of a
specific place, sometimes at the organizational level like: schools, businesses, neighborhoods, cities, or
nations. As a prescriptive term, multiculturalism encourages ideologies and
policies that promote this diversity or its institutionalization.
Even though we were supposed to write a blog post
about a movie we saw: Breakfast-Club, I`ve decided to write a blog post from my
own experience about how it feels to move to a foreign country. It all depends on how old you are when you
move from your country. I think it is easier to move when you are a kid, maybe between
the age(s) of 8-12. I was 12 years old and it was just in time, since I was able
to finish 7th grade here in Norway, and I got friends before
Middle-School. Facing cultural- differences
might be difficult. Of course, it is
much easier to move to for example Norway when you`re from Europe. But imagine
how hard it must be to face a completely different culture, and move to China
or India. I think both sides, a Norwegian,
or an Indian teenager would be shocked by the differences.
People have to learn a new language, culture, but also
try to become a part of the society. It is not always easy. People are
different, some of them find learning a new language easy, and some not. Not
all of them, who move out actually wanted to move and it is easy to notice the difference.
The best advice I would give to people who are
planning to move to a foreign country, it is trying to adapt as much as
possible, and realize that everything becomes easier when you`re able to speak
the language.
How do you think it is to move to a foreign country?
-
Ewa
