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What I am really afraid of is today if we are culturally disoriented there is likelihood that we lose the harmony we are living over centuries

I suppose it depends on whether you actually are culturally disoriented or not. What exactly does this mean?

My cultural compass is just fine.

Culture always adapts if it is to remain alive. i cannot see that culture can become disoriented. it is more likely that we become disoriented towards our culture, because we fail to adapt to change.

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Originally Posted by atiguhya padma

Culture always adapts if it is to remain alive. i cannot see that culture can become disoriented. it is more likely that we become disoriented towards our culture, because we fail to adapt to change.

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If someone is "culturally disoriented" that means that the individual is disoriented (in respect to culture), just as a person who is "occasionally unhappy" is unhappy only sometimes. So I think blaze and the others are in agreement with you on this point.

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Originally Posted by Red-Headed

I suppose it depends on whether you actually are culturally disoriented or not. What exactly does this mean?

My cultural compass is just fine.

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I think it would usually mean that a person lacks understanding of expectations regarding cultural structures and norms (e.g. what's funny; what is acceptable; what symbols, rituals, social transactions, etc. mean; maybe what one's place in the culture is; and other things like that). Moving to another country, people sometimes experience culture shock (their compass is often 'shockingly' wrong)--I think that's kind of what it might mean.

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Originally Posted by billl

I think it would usually mean that a person lacks understanding of expectations regarding cultural structures and norms (e.g. what's funny; what is acceptable; what symbols, rituals, social transactions, etc. mean; maybe what one's place in the culture is; and other things like that). Moving to another country, people sometimes experience culture shock (their compass is often 'shockingly' wrong)--I think that's kind of what it might mean.

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Yes, I can see that. I was just puzzled by the original post's generalisation. Anyway, I thought that was the whole point of the postmodern world we now live in! :nod: :lol:

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Originally Posted by atiguhya padma

Culture always adapts if it is to remain alive. i cannot see that culture can become disoriented. it is more likely that we become disoriented towards our culture, because we fail to adapt to change.

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I agree with your points. It must assimilate new ideas always so that it will be stronger