Differences in Emotional Expressivity
Claudia Acosta
5/22/17
Emotional
Expressivity
Emotions play a very important role in every day of our lives. All of
us every day are witness a great variety of emotions, both ours and also of
others.
All of us express our emotions in different ways, sometimes verbal,
corporal, facial, written, etc.
Signs of body language and gestures sometimes have different meanings
according to different cultures. In some cultures more than others, the
emotional expressions of people from other countries and cultures are expressed
in different ways and depending on the culture of the people. They are also
interpreted differently.
In some cultures it is considered offensive to demonstrate negative
emotions in the presence of a person of authority.
In others, couples can't be take the hand of his / her boyfriend, girlfriend,
wife, husband and give a kiss or a hug in public because it is offensive.
My
personal experience
In some countries like Uruguay, for example, breastfeeding a baby in
public is something very normal and natural. No one is going to look at you
weird and do not even pay attention to what you are doing because it is normal.
Of course some women are more reserved than others, but it is not something
that draws attention to the Uruguayans and also in other countries where this
is just as normal and natural.
One Sunday morning I was in the church, this was a Hispanic branch with
people from different cultures and also some Americans. I was sitting next to a
sister from Uruguay, she had her baby in her arms and settled to breastfeed the
baby.
I had very little time in this country and for me that was very normal,
however, some people showed their not very pleasant emotions with expressions
on their faces and other sisters said: "sister, you can’t do that
here!"
Of course the sister felt very sorry, but another sister very kindly
approached and explained briefly that in American culture that did not look
good and helped the sister to reach the maternity room.
Conclusion
Education and knowledge go hand in hand. If we are going to visit or
live in a country that is not our homeland it is important to know a little
about the culture and its traditions.
It is important to be able to accept and adapt to certain cultures and
traditions of the place where we are living out for respect to others and thus
avoid embarrassing moments.
As a teacher, I would love to teach students the culture and traditions
of the country where they are living and also give students the opportunity to
teach the class about their own cultures and traditions.
As we get to know cultures and traditions, some things may be embarrassing,
normal, funny or indifferent for some students, according to the country to
which they correspond. We must always be open to learning, knowing and
accepting each other's emotional and cultural differences.
You are teaching me dear
ReplyDeletegood that you think give the opportunity to teach their culture to others, I liked the experience that you related, and although in our countries it is normal for a mother to delact to her son, in the liberal countries this is something scandalous
ReplyDeleteI like how you've organized this post. It's easy to read and communicates your thoughts well.
ReplyDeleteBreastfeeding in public is currently under debate right now, in the United States. It has been considered taboo to breastfeed in public for many years, but many are trying to create awareness and normalize this very normal interaction. There are actually laws in the U.S. that state breastfeeding in public is legal. But, it still shocks many.
Great ideas for creating cultural awareness in the classroom.