Comments on: Cultural connections and international adaptation. http://china.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/title-682 China adoption news, information and firsthand accounts by those who have been there. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:02:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: bugmenot http://china.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/title-682/comment-page-1#comment-346 bugmenot Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:43:06 +0000 http://china-adopti.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/04/19/title-682#comment-346 Culture is obsolete. Regionalism is dead. Nationalism isn't too far behind. I am an army of one. Once the alien space ships start landing, there will be a surge of planetism but that, too, will fade with time.<br /> <br /> Macro is out. Micro is in. Your kids' culture is that of House Grant.<br /> <br /> If there are things about China you like, incorporate those things into your family. Make them part of House Grant. But, don't feel you have to incorporate things about China just because that is where the blood line runs.<br /> <br /> Both my family and Sarah's have traditions. Some we will expose Malcolm to and others we will retire. It need be no more difficult than that. Culture is obsolete. Regionalism is dead. Nationalism isn’t too far behind. I am an army of one. Once the alien space ships start landing, there will be a surge of planetism but that, too, will fade with time.

Macro is out. Micro is in. Your kids’ culture is that of House Grant.

If there are things about China you like, incorporate those things into your family. Make them part of House Grant. But, don’t feel you have to incorporate things about China just because that is where the blood line runs.

Both my family and Sarah’s have traditions. Some we will expose Malcolm to and others we will retire. It need be no more difficult than that.

]]> By: grant http://china.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/title-682/comment-page-1#comment-345 grant Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:14:38 +0000 http://china-adopti.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/04/19/title-682#comment-345 The 20th century seemed to be all about the emergence of sub-cultures -- I think that's probably some unanticipated consequence of the Industrial Revolution. Before a certain point (invention of the automobile, steam liner, railway), I think what we think of as culture was simply a local way of doing things. The more people traveled, though, the more people thought about different ways doing things. <br /> <br /> The 20th century seemed to be all about the emergence of sub-cultures — I think that’s probably some unanticipated consequence of the Industrial Revolution. Before a certain point (invention of the automobile, steam liner, railway), I think what we think of as culture was simply a local way of doing things. The more people traveled, though, the more people thought about different ways doing things.

]]> By: Chromesthesia http://china.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/title-682/comment-page-1#comment-344 Chromesthesia Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:04:08 +0000 http://china-adopti.www.adoptionblogs.com/2007/04/19/title-682#comment-344 I do not know either, it will be an issue for me in the future if all goes well, but I feel like I cross cultural lines all the time (Miso soup for breakfast, listening to Japanese rock... an interest in cultures in general)<br /> hmmm<br /> <br /> Also I must learn more about Vietnam and everything in general...<br /> I'm still not sure what culture IS or if I have a specific one... or if I just have one of my own that is very odd... I do not know either, it will be an issue for me in the future if all goes well, but I feel like I cross cultural lines all the time (Miso soup for breakfast, listening to Japanese rock… an interest in cultures in general)
hmmm

Also I must learn more about Vietnam and everything in general…
I’m still not sure what culture IS or if I have a specific one… or if I just have one of my own that is very odd…

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