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To: Dale Baker who wrote (92750)	10/31/2008 3:38:36 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541908

The only sharp cultural differences now come from language, religion and skin color in most cases, if then. I don't see it that way. I think that cosmopolitan vs rural is a big item. Risk takers vs conservators. High tech vs old school. Gamers and dopers vs everyone else. Jocks vs geeks. Teamers vs loners. Intellectuals vs average Joes. Slut vs chaste. Shoppers vs savers. Entrepreneurs vs bureaucrats vs assembly line workers. Families who eat dinner together vs independent microwavers. Home schooled vs private schooled vs public schooled. Working moms vs stay at home moms. My first draft of the EPA reinvention package included the problem of people who work best alone and the new practice of teaming. Cultural diversity used to mean something other than race, religion, and ethnicity. Miners had a "culture." So did cheerleaders.

To: Dale Baker who wrote (92750)	10/31/2008 4:46:43 PM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 541908

Anchorage is a new city that barely existed 60 years ago. We have the original Alaska natives, Americans from outside, and many recent immigrants from around the world: Filipinos, Koreans, Japanese, Samoans, Tongans, Central Americans, etc. Lots of ethnic food and cultural events. And now a sudden influx of refugees from Sudan. Since I come from white bread America, all these people and their diverse languages and culture seem incredibly exotic to me. Soon after I first arrived, my Filipino neighbor had a birthday party for one of her kids. Afterwards she brought me a plate of delicious leftover Filipino food that I had never imagined. That's what I call cultural diversity! <g>