Why CULTURE Matters

Why CULTURE Matters

Is there such a thing as cultural exclusivity?  No way, Jose.  No one size fits all.  You can be from the White Race, Yellow Race or even the Colored Race but no culture can claim monopoly and superiority over the rest of the crop.  No such thing as a SUPERIOR culture.  Neither is there an INFERIOR culture.  This all boils down to today's piece as to why I got to pitch Why CULTURE Matters.

Even in the U.K., while there is a very admired British culture, let us not overlook the Irish culture. Besides the long list of famous Irish [I admit I'm a fan of Liam Neeson], let us not loose sight why IRELAND is famously called the 'Emerald Isle'.  But besides that, Irish culture stands out as well.  And don't forget the St Patrick's Day, the famous irish holiday celebrated from DUBLIN to TOKYO.  Besides the irish Rugby, horse racing,  shamrocks, cliffs, castles and the world famous Guinness Beer, the irish hospitality is so revered everywhere.   [NOTE:  this is NOT an advertisement]  We can continue to rattle off but this page won't be sufficient to even scratch the surface to discuss about the Irish culture.  Suffice to say Why CULTURE Matters

Even the Nordic countries like SWEDEN can't be left off from our conversation as to Why CULTURE Matters.  Besides Alfred Nobel and ABBA, do a fast forward now and we got the SPOTIFY apps and the mammoth-sized IKEAs all over the planet.  BTW, DON'T forget H&M, one of the most popular retailers today [my family never misses it when we go to the malls].

And INDONESIA? No way I'll downplay the Indonesian culture.  If there's a country I've visited more than any other place else, it is INDONESIA.  Of course Bali and Borobudur + the nasi goreng are all patented Indonesian.  But more than that, I admire their 'GENUINENESS'.  More than 20 years ago, my departing flight from Soekarno-Hatta Airport got cancelled [for reasons I'm bewildered].  And I ended up spending the night, lying down in a bench outside the airport but I felt SO SAFE as Indons were playing chess next to me.  That's one aspect of the Indonesian CULTURE.

BTW, even in the NBA, why is the Miami Heat ballclub one of the most-sought after team to be with?  It's all because of culture.  When the Boston Celtics finally nailed down the spot against Miami Heat in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics guy were saying in union that "THERE'S LOTS of DOGS" in that team.  And that boiled down again th the famous Miami Heat culture.  This is Why CULTURE Matters❗❗❗