Bitter-sweet influence

Cultures are influenced by the outside media. Whether it is for good or bad, whether the gain is sweet or bitter. The problem with outside influence is that cultures can lose their identity. What I mean by this is cultures can  get coverage and be more broadly know and recognized, celebrating their unique qualities and diverse knowledge. But also, they can also be more interested in an other culture rather than their own. For example, when the whalers came to the North, Inuit wanted what they Caucasians had to offer, such things as guns, vehicles, motors, etc, rather than using their previous knowledge. I believe that cultures should be able to see/hear/watch whatever appeals to them, it can be Canadian, American, Russian, Italian, Spanish and the list goes on and on. The point is that you can gain some much more perspective and understanding of how things and the world operates. Another example, the Shafia trail, where they are from, I'm just going to say Pakistan (very bad assumption, I know, shame on me), it was okay for them to murder their children because they brought shame upon their family name because of the way they dressed, boyfriends and such, but in our culture, Canadian culture, it is not in the slightest just. There is more to the world than just one culture. What might be fine and dandy with Inuit culture, might not be okay in the Romanian culture. We should not limit our selves in terms of knowledge, but we should not lose our identity, whether it would be Inuit, Canadian or American, whatever your culture is. As long as you are in touch with your identity and comfort with where you from, they knock your self out with the awesome British accents. (I know I would never shut up if I had a British accent). So, as long as you are comfortable in your own skin and would benefit from outside media/culture, than you have nothing to lose but only more to gain to become a well-rounded person.  -E