How Has Culture Changed Over Time

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In some way traditional and modern culture are alike. In fact, culture tradition changes over time. There has been a major change from traditional to modern culture, however, some things remain constant. In Yemen, there are so many things that have changed from the past culture into today's culture.One of the major changes that have changed people's life in Yemen is behavior and habits. Behaviors have changed a lot from how it used to be back in the old days. Some of these changes are respect, Feast, and weddings.

One f the major changes that have changed over time in my culture is respect. As you can see respect is the most important thing that we should have and believe in. In the old days, people had a lot of respect for each other, and

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