I had an experience of a cross-culture with a British man in Miri. Miri in my own description would be a wonderful place to live in, as it is a small town, no traffic jams, with beautiful beaches and lots more. But what surprised me was that, a British man, a friend of my mum, described Miri as, "What is this? What is that?" It was his first time visiting Malaysia and to him it …showed first 75 words of 878 total…

…showed last 75 words of 878 total…we belong to different culture and environment that we were brought up in. In conclusion, different cultures have different practices. There are no right or wrong in one's practices but we have to respect one and other's culture. References B. Downes & S. Miller. (1998). Media and Language. In Media Studies. (p. 39). London: Hodder & Stoughton. Schirato, T. and Yell, S. (2000), Communication and Cultural Literacy: an introduction (2nd ed.). Allen & Unwin: Australia.