It is interesting to note how diverse cultures communicate with one another in this modern age when people are moving out of their country and they are not anymore rooted where they are born. In the Philippines where I live, there are many types of people around. There are Americans, Europeans, Chinese, Japanese, Indians, Malaysians, Arabs and many more. The interracial marriages made the Philippines a country with people of different cultures yet it amazes me to note that while there are different people living here the fact remains that people do not look at them differently. The communication is totally something normal among people. The small difference in culture is not a problem where communication is concerned.

Communicating across cultures makes people more aware of the different types of people around the globe. This helps the person learn about the different cultures. It is then easier for different races to communicate and understand each other better even if people do not have one language that they speak. The way people socialize with each other through communication is very important because it removes the barrier that is dividing the different nations all over the world. Now that Internet has allowed people of all corners in the world to communicate, the barrier dividing people of different cultures is finally starting to be broken down.

The new computer age has introduced a new way of cross cultural communication and with the very convenient and easy access to Internet, people of different cultures are communicating comfortably with each other. People who are miles and miles apart are becoming friends and trying to easily fill the gap between them. Cultural differences are not anymore a hindrance when it comes to friendship. Millions of people globally are communicating with each other and the cross cultural communication has become easier for everyone around the world.

When I was a little girl, we have a neighbor whose friend was an American. We were not able to communicate with the American because we didn't know how to speak English but we understood him when he talked to us. We communicated with actions and we merely listened and smiled as he talked lovingly to us. I have developed love and respect to Americans since I was a child because they have shown us all the good values that I didn't expect from a foreigner in my country. That made communication with Americans easy for me. When I moved to the city I had some pen pals from the United States whom I communicated with and talked about the differences in our culture. We became good friends and one even came to the Philippines to see me. Unluckily we weren't meant for each other and he married another woman from the countryside.

Communication across cultures could be something very interesting. Having met different kinds of people I could say that although we have different cultures, one thing does not change. We are all the same people talking different languages. The way people talk, think and act are similar in some ways no matter what culture and no matter what race.

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