EMOTION AND CULTURE

Everyone around us belongs and makes up a certain culture, whether a large contributor or a small one, we all make up this one culture with its own traditions. Emotion shapes society and is directly correlated, not specifically positive or negative, and not equally correlated, but to some extent all emotions have significance in shaping our culture.

The same, emotions are interpreted exactly depending on the atmosphere and context of the culture around them. Going to my friend’s houses over the years I have always, every single time, not once been denied honor and respect as a guest, not once. This is not because I have done anything to deserve this sort of treatment, but because my friends live in a culture that thrives off of the genuineness that I emit as I am so highly appreciated by them. The complexities of our emotion have all contributed to a culture, a culture that is well observed here in the UAE, in which we are so delighted to make people feel respected and welcomed.

Although this same culture does not exist in other parts of the world, it is beautiful how other cultures all hold specific emotions as a principal, and are able to form around those emotions, which most agree that they are important to the whole culture. I have experienced cultural diversities multiple times in my travels, and it amazes me how fiercely people will insist on offering you the feelings, which are associated with the emotions.  In America, I have been taken out into cities and hustled through major attractions to the point that I could hardly keep up with the pace, in some cultures this might be a sign of ignorance as there was no time to take a breath and rest. However from my point of view, I thought it was one of the most humble gestures of respect, since my friend have sacrificed his time in order to personally show me around. Similarly in other cultures, I have been stuffed with food until my stomach was filled, some might think that it is a sign of disrespect when the host ignores my decline for food, though yet again I saw this as an effort to evoke the emotion of satisfaction.