The importance of culture

Answer 1

-Culture determines what we know-- the sum of all the angles in a triangle; what a screw driver is used for; how to use a computer to find out where Peloponnesians are.

-Culture determines what we don't know-- how to catch a fish by hand; how to build a dugout canoe and navigate the Seas without chart or compass.

-Culture determines what we want to be-- lawyer; dairy farmer; computer programmer; doctor; shaman; pearl diver

Answer 2

Food is only one aspect of cultural traditions, yet it is probably one of the most persistent. There is no cultural group and no individual for whom at least one specific food - the memory, taste, or smell of which - does not evoke a pang of loving nostalgia. Food plays an inextricable role in our daily lives. Without food we cannot survive. But food is much more than a tool of survival. Food is a source of pleasure, comfort and security. Food is also a symbol of hospitality, social status, and religious significance. What we select to eat, how we prepare it, serve it, and even how we eat it are all factors profoundly touched by our individual cultural inheritance.

Answer 3

Life would be very boring without it.