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The idea of looking at culture as a disability that prevents us from understanding people of other cultures and appreciating how much they know in their own terms is a really interesting one. I'm thinking about how certain cultures pride themselves on being "open to new ideas" such as the "melting pot" of America. The US is supposed to be full of freedom and more welcoming towards immigrants and new cultural fusions than many other cultures out there - and yet the US definitely has this disability! Are there any cultures out there that are so open-minded that they do not have this narrow view of other cultures? Or is this just the way it is until we can shift our view and understand our culture as a disability?

- Sara T