Comments on: Expand Your Culture Comfort Zone: Sit Next to the Black Guy http://interculturaltalk.org/2008/09/19/expand-your-culture-comfort-zone-sit-next-to-the-black-guy/ Stereotypes in Advertising, Intercultural Communications, Multicultural Parenting Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:29:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: shoss http://interculturaltalk.org/2008/09/19/expand-your-culture-comfort-zone-sit-next-to-the-black-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-238 shoss Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:12:39 +0000 http://interculturaltalk.org/2008/09/19/expand-your-culture-comfort-zone-sit-next-to-the-black-guy/#comment-238 Thanks so much for sharing this, Anne, and great insight on your resolution or 'takeaway' from the experience. If only we all realized our power to spread positive energy with our every action. Thanks so much for sharing this, Anne, and great insight on your resolution or ‘takeaway’ from the experience. If only we all realized our power to spread positive energy with our every action.

]]> By: Anne http://interculturaltalk.org/2008/09/19/expand-your-culture-comfort-zone-sit-next-to-the-black-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Anne Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:29:49 +0000 http://interculturaltalk.org/2008/09/19/expand-your-culture-comfort-zone-sit-next-to-the-black-guy/#comment-211 I'm Caucasian, but Muslim, and I wear a head scarf. In March, I attended an education conference in New Orleans. When I entered the room, about sixty people seated at large round tables turned and stared at me. Only one smiled. The only person who behaved different was the only African-American there. He leapt up from his seat, strode to the door, invited me to join his table, escorted me across the room, and even pulled out a chair for me. He introduced me to the others at the table. Incidentally, he was the best-dressed man in the room, in a beautifully tailored but conservative business suit. Many of the other participants, theoretically professional educators, were wearing ratty t-shirts and jeans, as though they were going to the park instead of to a professional conference. This gentleman taught me a lot about public manners. From now on, when I see that someone is different, I'm going to go out of my way to make her/him comfortable, wherever we are. . I’m Caucasian, but Muslim, and I wear a head scarf. In March, I attended an education conference in New Orleans. When I entered the room, about sixty people seated at large round tables turned and stared at me. Only one smiled.

The only person who behaved different was the only African-American there. He leapt up from his seat, strode to the door, invited me to join his table, escorted me across the room, and even pulled out a chair for me. He introduced me to the others at the table.

Incidentally, he was the best-dressed man in the room, in a beautifully tailored but conservative business suit. Many of the other participants, theoretically professional educators, were wearing ratty t-shirts and jeans, as though they were going to the park instead of to a professional conference.

This gentleman taught me a lot about public manners. From now on, when I see that someone is different, I’m going to go out of my way to make her/him comfortable, wherever we are.
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]]> By: Deanna http://interculturaltalk.org/2008/09/19/expand-your-culture-comfort-zone-sit-next-to-the-black-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Deanna Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:40:17 +0000 http://interculturaltalk.org/2008/09/19/expand-your-culture-comfort-zone-sit-next-to-the-black-guy/#comment-200 Thank so much for the insight. From that perspective, I wonder if in the original context the quote was a directive, rather than an insightful observation. Thank so much for the insight. From that perspective, I wonder if in the original context the quote was a directive, rather than an insightful observation.

]]> By: Gori Girl http://interculturaltalk.org/2008/09/19/expand-your-culture-comfort-zone-sit-next-to-the-black-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Gori Girl Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:15:21 +0000 http://interculturaltalk.org/2008/09/19/expand-your-culture-comfort-zone-sit-next-to-the-black-guy/#comment-174 Good, simple suggestion! However, just a warning: Kipling tends to get many people's backs up, due to his colonial/imperialistic writing. Good, simple suggestion! However, just a warning: Kipling tends to get many people’s backs up, due to his colonial/imperialistic writing.

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