responses 7 The Values Americans Live By

Every country has different values. Some of them are very controversial from one country to another; I think this is because the culture and belief are different. Robert Kohl’s wrote some values from America culture which are mentioned below:

1. Environment/Responsibility
2. Natural and Positive
3. Time and its Control
4. Equality/Fairness
5. Individualism/Independence
6. Self-Help/Initiative
7. Competition
8. Future Orientation
9. Action/Work Orientation
10. Informality
11. Directness/Openness/Honesty
12. Practicality/Efficiency
13. Materialism/Acquisitiveness

Robert mentioned the Americans are very independent and unfriendly people, I agree with him, but I do not agree that everybody is punctual. Not in everywhere in United States. It is the same in every country, we can have a lot values, but not everybody respect them in the same way. Around the world some persons have dreams, so they can be completive, independent, efficiency and have positive values.

It is true how largely different one country's values are with another. However, we should go past these differences and move on to our common goals and aspirations. Going past the differences does not mean we ignore the countries traditions, custom or their values. It means we respect their culture, not because we need to deal with them at the end of the day. It should be because they deserve the respect for their own set of tradition as everybody else in the world does.