why are some countries reluctant to have contact with other cultures?
409944
Fear,you can take that in a thousand different directions but it all comes down to FEAR!
428532
I don't think it is but you miss out on things when you only associate with one group of people. My life would have be boring with out my friends from different cultures. I wouldn't have learned how to speak Vietnamese if I didn't have friends from different cultures. Don't let fear or misunderstanding ruin your life. You never know what will happen when you take the chance
43032
Because that would be costly, chaotic and just one big problem!  There are too many religions, cultures, etc...If all of these people were forced to live in one country, war would be inevitable and a lot of lives would be lost.  As long as people are different, there can not be world peace.  Sad, but true.
762544
It just depends on where you are and how you've been raised! I know plenty of europeans, and they seem just fine. Go any where in the u.s. and i'm sure that some state will have an issue with another state. Like kansas and arkansas. Now they don't think to highly of each other. It's not about the country, but the people and how they've been raised.
131018
Because we're a superpower and we do what we want rather than what the world wants us to do.  And we don't let other countries push us around.  Besides, we're a little more conservative than most of Western Europe.  Oh by the way, you forgot to mention we're responsible for the Crusades.
175156
I wouldn't think so as it is not very nice to some cultures...
919456
Hi, Triumph.  Every big brother has a tendency to poke his ugly nose into the affairs of the younger ones.  US is no exception.  Till the commencement of Second World War, the US was a non-interfering country and it was busy in the development of its own people.  When it became a super power, it started to think that it has got a right to inerfere in the affairs of other countries as if it is the protector of the entire globe.  This attitude of superiority complex has become the major hindrance for the international peace because some other countries also want to follow the same principle.
756208
Because believe it or not, the welfare of other nations affects the US.  Imagine if one of the top nations with which the US did trade went into poverty.  Or if many of the nations that are in poverty today were to be taught how to use their resources.  In the latter case, America could gain a trading partner and more resources that might not have been readily available from the land of other already prospering nations.  It's also a humanitarian thing.  Some citizens in developed countries that have a good standard of living want to show other countries how they can acheive this, and provide said countries with the aid necessary to do so.  It's a good thing.
801284
if you cannot feel any difference in your country, elsewhere in the world it can be felt by the way the governments reacted. Everyone is happy that America will measure better its foreign policy before taking any radical action, like war. A single country cannot control a whole world.
548343
Dear Friend,\n\nThat's a very interesting question.  \n\nPart of the problem is that the peoples of different nations believe many different things.  The religions of one nation condemn the religions of their neighbors.  The way of life in Nation A can be repugnant to everyone in Nation B.  As long as ideas are at war, people will be at war.\n\nIn addition to the culture clash, there's the general sense of people everywhere that political control should be local.  The feeling is that decisions concerning our lives shouldn't be made by people "over there" who don't have the sense of how our day to day life progresses.  \n\nLastly, there's a philosophical shift that we'd have to make between being a citizen of our nation and a citizen of the world.  It's in the works -- witness the EU -- but slowly, and with much resistance.  And that's normal.  Big changes take time.\n\nYour Friend,\nFrancesois
677786
Because that's the primary thing that we know. Our own ethnocentricity is what we were raised to know about. It surrounds us as children and is what many times motivates our moral and ethical decisions. It's almost hardwired into us and for some is almost impossible to overcome. Others find it easier, thank goodness. Hope this answered your question.
74019
Asia is a continent, comprised of many countries. Some of those are in the U.N. and others aren't.
742952
if there were better relations with other countries, there wouldn't be none of this nonsense
75601
Yes, partly to help you get around easier and partly out of respect for the other people in that country. At the very least learn to say "I don't speak (insert language here) so they don't feel snubbed if they asked you a question and you don't answer. I'm currently living in Germany. Got a few of the basics down before I came here and am learning more all the time.
908830
I understand your question, but, unfortunately the answer isn't an easy one.  Apparently you disagree with the type cast or stereotype.  But, look around the world.  That is the choice that their culture has made.  SInce the early seventies I have spent several months in the middle east nations for a variety of reasons.  And yes, I have met some very wonderful people.  However, throughout that part of the world there is a constant undercurrent of hatred for the west... the devil... the evil of democratic western countries and that list is topped by the U.S.  Which leaves us in a precarious position as a society.  We don't understand why they hate us, but they do.  So it is natural as culture to hate back.  So goes the viscious cycle.
53427
do try to ask or answer questions that devoids cultural prejudices. Some people tend to be sensitive over some issues. If you're really ok, then maybe some people just dont feel too friendly toward you. If someone turned down your offer of friendship, move forward, anyway there are lots of people out there who can be your friends
1036385
The relationship between countries is based on their proximity to each other and the borders that they share.  For example, some people would argue that the history of the United States' relationship with other countries was greatly affected by the fact that the U.S. is separated from nearly all other countries by two large oceans.  Think along those lines ... communication, ability to physically come in contact with others, etc.