The lose of something beautiful

**mostaque** · #1 09-25-2008, 07:58 AM

As present trends go, we as a people are copying a lot of western trends. In doing this are we not afraid that we might lose our own culture. I know that some will say that this is progress and others like me will say that we are afraid that what the grass on the other side looks like that is green but in is in fact not. Let’s have your opinion on if this is a good thing or not.

ferdous_23 · #2 09-25-2008, 06:41 PM

Nice (& maybe controversial) topic. Different people think in different way. So, there may be differences among opinions.
It would be better if we could only take the good things from western society. Alas! I'm afraid that reality is totally different. When you open your window, not only fresh air comes through it, but also many bacteria, virus, insects come along with that.
After living for 3.5 years in 2 western countries, it's my experience that there are a lot of good things to be learned from western society (as well as bad things). We can learn to be hard-working, honest, punctual, liberal & so on. What we are usually taking from them?- their fashion, music, cinema, alcohol-drinking habit, fast food culture. I'm not talking about all but I'm talking about many of us. I can see some people are fasting in this month on holy Ramadan. But I saw them drinking alcohol at bar, restaurants and even at their home. Many of them get support from their partners as well, sometimes they also participate. Still I think, many Bangladeshi people are doing very well professionally, doing hard work, leading a balanced life, earning honestly, doing everything him/herself.
To me- I would like a western honest people than a so-called religious, dishonest Bangladeshi people as my friend.

**mostaque** · #3 09-26-2008, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ferdous_23

Nice (& maybe controversial) topic. Different people think in different way. So, there may be differences among opinions.
It would be better if we could only take the good things from western society. Alas! I'm afraid that reality is totally different. When you open your window, not only fresh air comes through it, but also many bacteria, virus, insects come along with that.
After living for 3.5 years in 2 western countries, it's my experience that there are a lot of good things to be learned from western society (as well as bad things). We can learn to be hard-working, honest, punctual, liberal & so on. What we are usually taking from them?- their fashion, music, cinema, alcohol-drinking habit, fast food culture. I'm not talking about all but I'm talking about many of us. I can see some people are fasting in this month on holy Ramadan. But I saw them drinking alcohol at bar, restaurants and even at their home. Many of them get support from their partners as well, sometimes they also participate. Still I think, many Bangladeshi people are doing very well professionally, doing hard work, leading a balanced life, earning honestly, doing everything him/herself.
To me- I would like a western honest people than a so-called religious, dishonest Bangladeshi people as my friend.

What I am trying to say is this, I was brought up in the west from the age of 1, but I was in the fortunate position of being sent to Bangladesh on a regular basis; the reason for this was that my father wanted me to have a better understanding of my own culture and not to be ignorant of it. Yes do take the good bits from both, but I have seen people from Bangladesh who have been abroad for a short time and have totally discarded their culture and become totally westernized. Is this good or bad; I for one say that this is bad.