When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, it was more than just a big wall coming down. It marked the end of a long separation between the eastern and western parts of Europe. This separation was about different governments and ways of thinking and had a big effect on people's lives for many years. The wall coming down didn't just mean a structure was destroyed; it symbolized the end of these differences in thinking.
After World War II, Japan was defeated and the winning Americans wanted to learn about Japanese culture. They asked Ruth Benedict to help, and she wrote a book called “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword.”
According to cultural scientists, a cultural code is a set of characteristics that help identify a culture. For example, it is precisely the elements of the national cultural code that directors use to show that the location of the film is conditionally Paris. You will be shown a table for two with wine and baguette, the sunset will play with colors in the sky, and behind the scenes there will be music by Maurice Larkange. You don’t even need to see the Eiffel Tower to understand that the heroes will now either go for a walk along the Champs-Elysees or rob the Louvre.
We all know about IQ - the level of intelligence, the ability to think logically and solve rational problems. EQ or emotional intelligence is also well known. It shows how well we can express our emotions and read the feelings of others. And we started talking about cultural intelligence quite recently.
People have a tendency to copy each other actions - and this applies not only about good behavior, but also bad. The broken windows theory is based on this phenomenon. Originally, it explained the impact of minor offenses on the overall level of crime, but it can be applied in everyday life.
On December 21, 1989, Nicolae Ceausescu, the communist dictator of Romania, organized a massive support rally in the center of Bucharest. Shortly before this, the Soviet Union stopped helping the East European communist regimes, the Berlin Wall fell, revolutions engulfed Poland, East Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia. Ceausescu, who has ruled Romania since 1965, believed he could withstand the tsunami despite the riots against his rule in the city Timisoara. As one of his countermeasures, he staged a grand rally in Bucharest to show the Romanians and the rest of the world that the majority of the population still loves him - or at least fears him.
There are two terms: genotype and phenotype. Genotype - DNA, where information about heredity is encrypted. It is impossible to change it. Phenotype - external manifestations of the genotype. Everything that can describe and characterize a person: from the color of hair, eyes, skin, facial features, height, body weight to temperament and behavior. Many traits of the phenotype can be changed under the influence of the environment.
The human body is a complex and mysterious mechanism. Most often, we don’t pay attention to the signals that give us the body and brain, and they should be heeded.
Double standards are different principles for assessing the same situation by the subject, depending on their attitude to the participants and their own prejudices. And often race, nationality, gender, age- play an important role. One of their actions will be forgiven, while others will be condemned.
The pandemic and further crises showing that it is difficult to build long-term plans: the world is changing too quickly. Many people begin to relate to life in a new way: they refuse to donate what they can get right now for a happy future. This approach is called YOLO-« you only live once».