Many people believe that a person’s culture is defined by their country of origin, while others believe that it has only minor influence. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

Culture
has become an identity for some people or some countries. It is argued that people think that a home
country
has
big
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influence
in shaping
individual’s
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an individual’s
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culture
, whilst others believe that
country
of
origin
has
small
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a small
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influence
. In my opinion, an
origin
place can define
person’s
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a person’s
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culture
, but we have another influencer that
contribute
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to their
culture
. On the one hand, family is a major factor
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can
influence
people’s
culture
, even though they live in a certain place for a long time. Parents, especially, are the influencers and teachers whom their children learn from.
For example
, an Asian family who live in western countries for generations. Even though they have been living in a
country
with different
cultures
since they were born, they still teach their children
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their
origin
’s
cultures
,
such
as give a respectful attitude to the elders or celebrate their traditions and
cultures
once a year.
On the other hand
,
people’s
action can be influenced by the environment where they live in and it can be changed over time. They can be easily adjusted
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the new norms and
cultures
and the changes will slowly
influence
their actions. It usually happens with people who are constantly moving to a new environment,
such
move to a new city or a new
country
.
Thus
, in
this
case, the
origin
place gives a small proportion in shaping
people’s
action
instead
their
cultures
are changing
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on their surroundings. In conclusion,
origin
country
has a big
influence
on
people’s
culture
though they can adapt
with
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a new environment and adjust
with
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to
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the new customs.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Cultural norms
  • Values
  • Traditions
  • Practices
  • Festivities
  • Cuisine
  • Language
  • Religion
  • Beliefs
  • Social systems
  • Institutions
  • Globalization
  • Media influence
  • Multicultural societies
  • Migration
  • Personal choices
  • Experiences
  • Education
  • Knowledge exchange
  • Economic factors
  • Homogenized
  • Cultural identity
  • Geographically concentrated
  • Individualism
  • Collectivism
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