Cultures, And Anglo-American Culture

Cultural diversity is defined as the cultural differences that one culture has apart from another culture. Although Americans do not see very many cultures other than their own there are many different cultures around the world that differ in their traditions and beliefs. Cultures vary from the language they speak to the clothes that they wear. One culture that is different than Anglo-American culture is the Moldovan culture. Moldovans have different traditions, beliefs, and diets that differ from the Anglo-American culture.

The Moldovan culture has distinct differences that makes it stand out from Anglo-American culture. Hospitality is one tradition that is highly regarded in Moldova. Moldovans will try to make their guests feel at home in their houses and bring out the best they can offer. Even if the family is poor, they will always try and give the guests the best treatment they can. When they bring the guests into their homes they are usually brought into the biggest and best suited room in the house. “Usually, the guests are invited into the “Casa Mare” (big room)-a traditional room in each house where people fast together.” (ICAFair). While the American culture does have people that are hospitable, it is very rare that they welcome strangers into their homes. One could say that one of the traits of the Anglo-American culture is selfish. People from Moldova try to make it so that everyone will feel welcome in their homes. Moldovans take pride in accommodating to guests as much as they can. When Moldovans have guests in their house they make sure to bring out the best food they can offer. The food that is most common in the homes of people from Moldova consists of meat, fish, cheese, and vegetables. Fruit is also something f...

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...pulled by horses to get everywhere we need to go. It would take so long to get everywhere that people probably would not travel very far. That is probably why most people in the country in Moldova stay within their village and do not travel. I think traveling in a cart pulled by horses as your main source of transportation would just be insane. Traveling across the country like that would just take too long. The diet that Moldovans have is also something that I’m not sure I could handle. Eating cheese made with fresh milk from goats and sheep does not sound very good to me. They do not have the variety of foods that America does and it would be hard to adjust to not having all the options that the United States has. Having grown up in a society where everything is readily available to you and easily accessible makes living in Moldova seem like a hard thing to do.