Respecting Cultural Difference

What is culture?

• Color of your skin

• How others see you

• Pattern of behaviors shared by a group; food, language, religion, music, traditions, beliefs, holidays, etc.

What if someone's hair is different from yours?

• Tell them you do not like their hair.

• Tell them your hair is better.

• Give them a compliment.

• Say nothing, it's okay their hair is different.

We all should look the same?

• True

• False

We all must celebrate the same holidays?

• No

• Yes

All my friends should...

• look like me.

• speak the same language as me.

• be kind and friendly.

• be unique and love each others difference.

You should never be mean to someone just because they look different then you or have a different culture.

• True

• False

Being different is beautiful?

• No, I want everyone to have my culture.

• No, I want my friends to look like me.

• Yes, I want to learn about other cultures.

• Yes, being different is beautiful.