Differences in Cultures

He wears different clothes. She speaks a different language. Why do they do that? When you begin to think about cultures other than your own you tend to think of the things that set them apart from your own culture. Why do you think that is? Is it because that is the way that we, as Americans, were brought up? Or is it simply the blindness that Americans as well as other cultures see towards other cultures that are much different than their own? Many people, as well as I, tend to make assumptions that may not always be accurate. But if a person shuts out any other possibility to a given situation it can cause great destruction to those involved like the destruction shown in The Gua Sha Treatment.
In the Movie “The Gua Sha Treatment”, misunderstanding is evident throughout the entire movie causing great distruction to a Chinese family due to the misunderstanding of another, or in this case Chinese, culture. In this essay I will attempt to illustrate how different trad...