Going To Japan, By Barbara Kingsolver

A person’s culture can influence their perspective, changing the way that they see things. This is because, the way a person believes, their religion, where they come from, what they do and do not do can change the way that people see the world and other people due the their differences. One big way that someone’s culture can influence their perspective is the way that they think. For example, in Dave Barry Does Japan by Dave Barry, when he is in Japan, everyone functions in a completely different way and does things differently than how things are done here in America. He says, “One of the biggest problems is that the Japanese are extremely reluctant to come right out and say, “Nno”. Another example of this is from the text Going To Japan by Barbara Kingsolver. She talks about how she has messed up and her friend tells her how everyone is forgiving. She says how her friend living in Japan says, “‘”To forgive, for us, is the highest satisfaction. To forgive a foreigner, ah! Even better.’” she smiled. You probably made many people happy here.’”” That goes to show that in away way, because of their culture and thinking that it is impolite to say no, your culture can change your perspective by changing the that way that you think.
Sometimes one culture may see some things a certain way while we see them another. One example of this is from the text “Matrimony With A Proper Stranger” by Miguel Helft, he talks about the differences of they way life is in India opposed to the Uunited Sstates. He says, “In India, the needs of an individual are taken care of by the family and society at large, so you can take care of your own needs… Here there is no such support- you have to take care of yourself. It makes you pull into yourself and find your inner