Culture: Our way of life

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Culture is a collective symbol that lets you have the ability to infer something to a group with just studying an individual belonging to that group.  It’s like pieces of puzzles that when you put together, you would know what it wants to portray and how it differs from other puzzles. Same with a group of people with the same culture, you would notice that they have unique practices and distinct way of living. In another point of view, culture is being who you are since it made a significant influence in your personality, character and perception for life. It is acting in a way your family, your friends and your environment raised you up. Also, it is showing to others how different and distinct we are from one another. But no matter how distinct our cultures are, I strongly believe that there is no right or wrong in one’s culture.

BLUGOLDS vs. LOUISIANS

Blugold is a term you use to call a student of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (WI, USA) while Louisian refers to a student that studies in Saint Louis University (Philippines).  There are a lot of similarities but it’s good to point out their differences. First: Blugolds don’t have a dress code when going to the classroom while Louisians are not allowed to wear shorts or hanging dress inside the campus. Second: Blugolds don’t wear their Blugold ID while in the campus whereas Louisians are required to wear their ID’s while inside the premises of the university. Third: In lectures, Blugolds are the ones that should be talking a lot and professors just mediate the discussion while Louisians usually listen to the instructor and only speak up when called by the instructor. Fourth: Blugolds use the English language in the campus while Louisians use both the Filipino and English language or a combination of both when speaking. But in most cases, Louisians use the English language inside the classroom and the Filipino language outside the classroom. Fifth: Blugolds are friendlier because they usually greet you even if you’re completely a stranger to them. It is a good trait because it somewhat enlightens your day and helps you modify your mood from having an undesirable outlook to a positive one.

Blugolds will always be Blugolds and Louisians will always be Louisians. They may have a bit of differences but both are students who strive hard to be good leaders of their own countries.

 -DJC