ME- AS A

Cultural Being

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 Objectives
 To give a precise insight on
me, as a Cultural being.
 Project my personality as a
product of diverse cultural
experiences and human
process interaction.
 Profile my experience in
Europe during the last 20
years (Russia, Finland) on a
personal encounter.
 To determine and explain the
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 Black Africa:- a
descriptive
terminology
 I identify more with African
culture.
 I understand Finns and most
European cultures much more
than I am understood.
 Often forced to think and
wonder how my Culture differs
and how different cultural
influences has made me as
culturally competent.
 Being part of a minority group
teaches me to acknowledge
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 Perceptions and
Misconceptions
 Fear is the substance of things
put forward and evidence of
things not seen.
 Myths and misconceptions
stem from ignorance and the
lack of knowledge.
 People are often incapable of
forming independent opinion,
thus relying on the media and
academicians.
 Most misconceptions are
relatively transient and
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 Common
Stereotypes and
Prejudices
 Africans take advantage of
better living standards in
Europe and/or Finland.
 Exploit the welfare structures
of western Europe and
Scandinavia.
 They don´t work, but claim
social benefits.
 Take away our women,
impregnate our daughters.
 Criminals, rapist and drug
dealers.
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 Lazy
 The spoon-
chopstick and
banana
metaphor
The spoon is universally used
as an eating device and
cooking utensil.
 Relative to Chinese chop
sticks, usage of the spoon is
widespread and easily
accommodated because of
convenience.
 Banana is peeled by some
people from the butt/ bottom…
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 My Identity
 I think, therefore I am what I
am…
 African, because of my
minority status, the constant
clash of cultural elements and
encounter with culture shock.
 A product of socio-cultural
interactions and multiple
human transactions.
 Global Multiculturalist.
 My values, morals and
manners make up my
identity.
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 African Cultures
Linguistic Map

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 African
Languages
 1800 languages spoken on the
continent of Africa.
 Swahili, Hausa, and Yoruba
spoken by millions of Africans
(east and west).
 There are also a variety of sign
languages (manual
communication) found in
Africa.
 Whistled language is common
today in parts of west Africa
with the Yoruba and Ewe
peoples of Nigeria.
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 Whistling is used exclusively
 The Art of
Cultural Warfare
 The Art Of War by Sun Tsu
(544- 496).
 The art of war transcends
deeply into our human nature.
 Wars are results and evidence
of socio-political, religious,
economic and cultural clashes.
 Hitherto men have waged
battles in the name of these
elements.
 Thus, the understanding and
promotion of cultural diversity
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 Mistä on
kysymys
 Lisää lopuksi selkeä lausunto,
jossa on tiivistettynä oma kantasi
tähän aiheeseen.
 Kertaa esityksen pääkohdat, jotka
haluat yleisön muistavan.

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 Seuraavat
vaiheet
 Kerro yleisöltä vaadittavista
jatkotoimista.
 Kerro omista jatkotoimistasi.

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