America is largely a nation of immigrants, but soon people settle into their new culture and become… well … Americans.
They know the rules, how things get done, what works and what doesn’t. They know what to say and what not to say. Then when the new guys arrive, it is not difficult to forget that they (or their parents, or grandparents) were also once cultural illiterates, struggling to understand America and her seemingly-incomprehensible ways.
Tags: cultural fluency, cultural literacy
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