Treat Others How You Want To Be Treated

Howdy  Cowboy!

I guess I would have to say that I am the most non-bias, non-prejudice (if there is such a word) person that ever lived. I love life. I love people and I love different.   I seek ways to find similarities everybody.   So to answer the question if I find myself communicating differently with people from different groups and cultures the answer is No.   One time my girlfriend invited me to go line dancing with her.   She went through her explanation of who was going to be there, what type of people and the whole time I was laughing inside.   Little did she know I could fit into setting as long as it didn't pose a threat to my life.   

When she picked me up I strutted outside with my western hat on, my blue jean vest and skirt outfit, cowboy boots, and a lasso.   She was totally shocked.   What she failed to remember what I told her I did earlier in life and that was showing Western-style horses.   When I won Best Costume a lot of other people were shocked as well!   That's how you adapt to other cultures!

Three strategies I have learned this week that will help me communicate more effectively with people or groups would be

1.       Make every attempt to learn something new about a culture you’re not familiar with;

2.      Regardless of your personal thoughts about someone or a culture respect their beliefs and their values just as you would want them to do to you and yours; and

3.      “Treat others the way you want them to treat you.”