Tag: cultural

cartoon blog day 40: SPLIT

I believe there is an unexpressed frustration or suffering people in minority groups go through. Let’s take the example of European expats in Asia. I know this is true in India, I have discovered it’s similar in Thailand too when it comes to the way Caucasian people are perceived. To put it simply almost everybody thinks Caucasian people are rich. 

Food panda is a delivery service in Thailand. When I  was talking to someone in a meetup event from Japan. He expressed his surprise to see a Caucasian person riding a food panda scooter. 

Of course, there are reasons for this, we see images of privilege, the higher quality lifestyle from Europe, the United States and so on, not to mention the exchange rate of currencies. 

No matter where you are from, travelling to a country which is not even aware of your mother tongue can throw you off, however, it’s an experience I recommend to everyone. 

No matter how different the experiences are just remember to not be afraid, by putting yourself out of your comfort zone you have taken to road to wisdom and humility.

If you can’t afford to travel, how do you travel without travelling? READ BOOKS.  

Bonne journée.

cartoon blog day 37: You didn’t expect that 1/2

I don’t believe we are all equal yet, because we are different. You might say “I love everyone or at least I accept everyone”. You can say that when you have actually met everyone in the world. 

I am glad you are open to suggestions when you say you accept people despite their differences, I applaud that but your tolerance level is limited, limited to what you know to be differences. What if you encounter something or someone outside of the realm you call different?

 I said all that so you can be aware of it. Because not knowing all that is different is not the problem. The problem is most people not being objectively aware of their disposition towards those who are different. 

But we are happy to discover similarities with strangers despite all the cultural differences thrown at us as if having the same biological features is not enough (two eyes, one mouth, two ears, etc).

Grant Morrison (my hero) said that since we began as a single cell organism, that cell split and that cell is within all of us. Just think about that for a moment.  

To be continued…