"Stephanie Weil" wrote in message
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On Oct 7, 5:15 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:

Culture can be acquired, and frequently is, by living among a culture
that
is not that of one's birth.

David, why do you bother? It's like talking into a cardboard
box. . :-/

Why? For the same reason I was in the debate club in school. In fact, I
remember one topic I had to defend was a mock UN debate on "El Ecuador ha
sido, es y siempre será país amazónico" which was basically the same as the
slogan, "haz patria, mata un peruano."

What some people fail to understand is that culture is acquired, not
hereditary. I know an American / Anglo family that adopted two kids from
Mexico... the kids are as American as anyone born here. Or look at the Jolie
/ Pitt adopted kids; despite their birthplaces, they will be as American as
their parents.