Fascination with other cultures

[Mezhgan]

Re: Fascination with other cultures

@TS

And what cultures were they interested in ?

@muqawwee123

May be some common folklore and history draws attention and interest in other culture. True for me.

@Deeba1234

I find it a bit strange they’re that interested but don’t have direct experience or extensive contact with those cultures though.. in this day and age it’s easy to meet people from all sorts of backgrounds and travel to see these things first-hand..

In one of the cases, I believe the interest may stem from what muqawwee described about having an interest in folklore and history. My friend has quite an interest in Scandinavian, particularly Danish, culture and this seems to have begun after taking a class during our first year at uni about the subject. I believe it was about Scandinavian literature and Norse folklore and the impact these have on the contemporary cultures. I can see why that would draw interest to a culture as folklore and culture are inextricably linked, so that makes quite a bit of sense now that I think about it.

The interest my other friend has is what I find more unusual. She has quite an interest in our culture and I’m not quite sure what this stems from. She’s had this interest as long as I’ve known her. Interestingly though, she doesn’t have much experience with our culture other than a gentleman she’s dating and couple of acquaintances. She’s even learned Pashto and speaks reasonable well. What I find more unusual and ironic is that she doesn’t seem bothered by certain aspects of our culture that most people find unpalatable.