First week of classes is behind, and I learned that Purdue has its distinctive culture. Crowd of students walking, running, biking and skating in a campus, flying planes, noise of boiler sirens can somehow be features of this culture.
I would agree with Hess that in some degree the world is becoming more homogeneous. The internet and television have made possible for people to spread the information at the speed of light, immigrants are moving from their home country to find a better job. By this way different cultures are mingling together, making the world more homogenous.
However, the countries do still have borders which separate their culture from others. Each country has a peculiar traditions, climate, laws which define its culture. When some acts are considered normal in one country, same behavior would be strange in another. For example, students in my country don’t bike or skateboard to get to the university, as Purdue students do.
I find my thoughts quite similiar to what you've written. Purdue has its own culture, which in itself has a group of varied cultures. People from all over the world have come here to study and make a difference. Like I live in India, I don't see people on skateboards. But I'd like to try skate-boarding, since I see people doing it and it sounds fun! This is how culture mixes up. People who are willing to try something new are the reason that the world is getting more homogenous. (engr103)
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