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INTER CULTURAL DIALOGUE. SPACE VALENCIA APRIL 2008 Lars Lynge Nielsen - EURASHE. INTER CULTURAL DIALOGUE. INTER- Definition: 1. between; from one to another 2. together; mutually Implication: Among equals !
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INTER CULTURAL DIALOGUE SPACE VALENCIA APRIL 2008 Lars Lynge Nielsen - EURASHE
INTER CULTURAL DIALOGUE
INTER- Definition: 1. between; from one to another 2. together; mutually Implication: Among equals ! (Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1994 )
“If one is truly to succeed in leading a person to a specific place, one must first and foremost take care to find him where he is and begin there. This is the secret in the entire art of helping. Anyone who cannot do this is himself under a delusion if he thinks he is able to help someone else.” Danish Philosopher: Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855)
CULTURAL • NATIONS • LANGUAGES • RELIGIONS • POLITICAL CONVITIONS • SUBCULTURES CULTURES TRANSCEND BORDERS
”CULTURE IS HABITS” Poul Henningsen, Danish designer and essayist, (1894-1967)
CULTURE It may not be in our blood, - but it certainly is in our brains !
DIA-LOGUE Etymology: DIA: about; between LOGOS: words
INTER CULTURAL DIALOGUE: Exchange of views between equals with different cultural experience, understanding and outlook. - and how to make it succesful…?
Always remember: • “The shortest distance between two people • is a smile !” • Victor Borge, Danish-American entertainer (1909-2000)
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