tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086006524323689012.post9054133049043923592..comments2023-10-31T04:23:46.505-07:00Comments on To think about it...: When in Rome, do as the Africans do...Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890011033915465870noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086006524323689012.post-62005345207303254542009-08-18T07:17:01.768-07:002009-08-18T07:17:01.768-07:00Bid,
true, but sadly as long as there are people o...Bid,<br />true, but sadly as long as there are people out there who look up to the west as the ideals or as the definition of modernity, then we will ALL appear to be dependent on them. To make things worse, this can lead to discrimination against fellow asians as people would prefer to listen to Western experts instead of our in-house local experts, even though we know better. Above all, it is absolutely annoying to see some pretentious wannabes walking around trying to sound and look western when their genetics and physical appearance would say the total opposite!Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890011033915465870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086006524323689012.post-40752665662010617472009-08-16T11:29:38.038-07:002009-08-16T11:29:38.038-07:00Modern is what modern is, the characteristics of p...Modern is what modern is, the characteristics of present and recent times... the literal definition however does not denote it’s attributes... from what I have seen, there are not attributes/criteria that must be fulfilled to define modern... modernization is an idea flaws in it’s fundamentals, or more appropriately the people whom claim to be modern... it is my opinion that these people are contemporary... in trying so hard to fit, to keep up with the trend, they are really stuck in the past... culture changes every second, how than can one truly define what is modern, and it is virtually impossible to personify modern... I believe being modern means being brave enough to be who you are... every choice a person makes, regardless of people’s perception on it, is modern...<br /><br />My humble conclusion is that people whom try to modernize themselves are remote, and in a way ancient in their thinking...BIDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061859327905674795noreply@blogger.com