culture post #8: reflections on other people's projects

[Andrew Lyell]

I really enjoyed all the presentations.  But I particularly liked Daniel’s presentation on the difference between the people of the city and the country.  I believe the same struggle exists in Bangladesh between the people of the city and the people of the country.  I thought it was really interesting how they pronounced words completely different and used different words to express the same thoughts, so much so that people in the cities could not understand them well.  In Bangladesh a similar thing happens because there are many different people groups each with their own language.  Slowly, as I imagine is happening in Thailand, the tribal languages are becoming more like the national language.

I think diversity is important and helps us learn more about ourselves, but communication is important as well.  The problem is that often those two ideals conflict with one another. I hope however for the sake of the people of the country that justice is served.