Who told you to learn other culture is impossible? Everyone has own limitation. That why both you and me to learn other cultures.

Your conclusion is absurd that all the people from other culture should learn English culture and you do not need to learn other cultures. What you said is racism essentially.

I am not necessary to learn anything like you. I want to learn other culture because I want to make the society better. No one force you to learn anything. But if you don't learn, don't blame the separated society. Because you are the reason.

My opinion is simple. No matter what the native culture you have. No matter you or me. No one are forced to learn other culture. But we'd better learn some other culture if we want to avoid a separated society.

Don't you understand?


Quantum wrote on Nov 14^th, 2012 at 11:29pm:

Bowen wrote on Nov 15^th, 2012 at 6:14am:


I didn't say English culture I said Australian. Again, it is you who is being "absurd". One again you claim that no one should have to learn Australian culture, even if they want to live here. Yet again you claim that if Australians don't learn another culture it is their fault if there is a "separated society". Once again you are unable to understand the stupidity of this position.

1) If I learn Chinese culture it will not help me to understand my Korean neighbor. If he doesn't learn Australian culture then we are still in a "separated society". Myself learning one random culture out of the hundred coming here does not solve anything.

2) It is possible for the Indians coming here to learn Australian culture. It is possible for the Chinese coming here to learn Australian culture. It is possible for the Koreans coming here to learn Australian culture. It is possible for the Iranians coming here to learn Australian culture. It is not possible for the Australian to learn Indian, Chinese, Korean, Iranian etc culture. Each person coming here can learn Australian culture, that way we can all get along and avoid a "separated society". But as pointed out in point one, unless the Australian learns every culture there will still be separation under your plan.

3) The people living here were happy and got along before any other cultures got here. Why should we all now have to go out and learn another language to make it easier for you to come here? This itself seems to be a clash of culture right here. In Australia we do not impose ourselves onto other people. If we want something, we do not expect other people to inconvenience themselves to make it happen. Your whole argument has been that those living here should change their ways (and going out and learning other languages and cultures is exactly that) to make your integration better. In our culture we consider that attitude rude. Had you bothered to learn our culture you would know that.

I have no idea how to make this any clearer. In fact, this same argument has been going on for two weeks and you still don't get the point. This does not give me a lot of confidence if your knowledge of advance technologies when you can't even understand the simple logic of this issue.

Bowen wrote on Nov 15^th, 2012 at 10:11am:



Irrelevant.  All that matters is that they did come here.  It can't be undone.

Bowen wrote on Nov 15^th, 2012 at 10:11am:



You've been asked this before, but what has Aboriginal culture given us except street and town names? As for the others, apart from some food, what have they given us?
(Except the Jews, they have given us Marxism and neo-Conservativism).

Bowen wrote on Nov 15^th, 2012 at 10:47am:



Why should they?

Bowen wrote on Nov 15^th, 2012 at 10:49am:



We didn't kill them all, there's still many around. Have you stop running over protesters with tanks yet? Killer!

Most Aboriginals live in Western culture, not Aboriginal culture. Some have gone back to their traditional ways, but Westerners want none of it. It has nothing to offer us.