I was an international student at Brunel University West London. When Sunday came, sometimes I would wear my Nigerian Attire (Agbada and Fila) to church. I got sarcastic cheers from colleagues and the odd chuckles here and there lol. Happens that, the jeerers were mostly of African Descent albeit affiliated with Britain from an early age. I noticed that the more frequent I wore it with time passing by, the less jeers I received. This brings me to my next point that Ethnocentrism can be eroded or made benign when cultural infusion consistently occurs. You cannot consistently laugh at someone for 4 years otherwise the joke would be on you.
I’ve witnessed a couple times where American men who wore kilts into the supermarkets and people would stare and laugh at them, but it was all in good heart though, I even gave him a thumbs up because I thought it was pretty awesome to be so charismatic. It does take a specific kind of confidence to wear traditional attire during a normal non holiday. Imagine if a German man walking into downtown wearing a lederhosen, I bet a lot of people would stare, laugh, and cheer him on.
For some folks in America never has studied the other cultural or leaving from their comforts zone. And only watch and hear from social media, than jump a head no knowledge of their own.
If they used social media, I feel they'd have a better understanding. But yes, I run into a lot of people who have absolutely no desire to understand other cultures.
@Zosia Aniela I'm starting to get the jest that you guys think I'm Chinese...? Erm..I am not, I'm Korean xD (Sae Mi Kim is my real Korean name but I guess when it comes to Asian names, most of you think it's Chinese) I've heard Ghenhis Khan is considered a hero in China but to me, like you said Zosia, he sounds like a mass murderer who roamed around on his horse slaughtering other people. And about your immigrant grandparents, I think it's equally disgusting how they (and their descendants) are treated as outsiders and excluded from American societies purely because of their backgrounds. Talking about being discriminated, I've felt that all my life growing up in Southern England as often the only Korean kid in the neighbourhood so I know what it feels like to feel completely excluded. Though I've met way more nice people than racists. I've briefly learned about Irish, Polish and other immigrants getting injustice treatment in American history and like you said, they deserved better than that.
@@Glumping Not the first time xDDDD I'm used to it but it is funny how they're going on about the discrimination they received and completely ignore the fact that they can't tell Korean names from Chinese names (and I assure you, the difference couldn't be more obvious, only if they paid a little more attention lol). Then I'm no different, I wouldn't be able tell the difference between Russian names and say, Czech names. So I kept quiet about it...till now....xD
When I was a new immigrant to canada , one of the co-workers spelled out a a package of frozen lunch letter by letter and and pretend to mockingly teach me how to read it and read it after him. He thought or pretended to think I do not know how to read because I am a filipino , a third world inferior country so he thought I am uneducated and unable to read. While I kept quiet, my other co-worker (canadian) shut him off telling him that I've probably read more books than he has in his lifetime and that I can actually count numbers in 3 other languages too.
Hi John! I am a student at Elon University as I was planning using this video as a source for my essay. Which credentials did use and where did you get this information from.
What can we do in the United States to update standard curriculum and persuade teachers to teach about more different cultures and parents and role models to promote tolerance and acceptance instead of prejudice and ethnocentrism?
Mexicans are Native Americans too. They are made up mainly of the Aztecs, Mayans, and Inca(n)s that fled north to avoid Spanish conquistador rule and established the country of Mexico.
The only ethnocentric thing I'm guilty of is judging people based on their accents. If someone has a hard to understand accent, I may think that they need to spend more time learning the language that they are speaking, without first thinking of how well they speak their native language, as well as other secondary languages. 😅
1:41 I disagree mister, there is no advantages of ethnocentrism. Nations are not much to love to begin with, borders and states and tolls etc are just tools of who can govern what, throughout history people have created and disbanded nations as a means to keep their current power to themselves, nation states to begin with are a bad sympthom of ethnocentrism, world leaders through history have used nationalism and culture as a means to play on peoples feelings in order to create borders and in turn gain power. Logically the more globalized and less bordered the world gets the more we’d be able to develope technology, work together as humans and cure deceases and discover the secrets of space or even the depths of our own seas. “Generating pride and self-confidence” that is something each individual human has to do for themselves. Gaining self-confidence by simply embracing pride in your “ethnicity” is just a weird and really desperate way to gain self confidence. Find a meaning with life, start working out and eating healthy, get good jobs, good educations and start a family then you should get a way to gain true self pride and self confidence.
What about that cultural thing where a parasitic culture or nationality tries overriding other national identity and cultures.....Britain sound familiar.....also this is not what ethnocentrism is....your video completely misses the actual meaning......look into....for example Britain invading Asia... America...Ireland....etc....and then trying to force the "culture" of their "lovable" nation on those countries in particular......because it's egocentric to it's own cultural values...
Perhaps, if you go around shouting "all other men are not as good looking" (per your personal preferences) to non-Mexican men, then you are being ethnocentric and racist: as it is the action of power over your ethnocentric views which makes it racism. If you keep it in your head, then it is just personal preference, then not. (sorry for the lengthy response but i teach this stuff)
vacationboyvideos no, you are allowed to have a thing for Mexican men in particular, that’s fine, if you went around saying to men of other races that they weren’t attractive because they weren’t Mexican, that would be ethnocentric.
There is nothing wrong with liking Mexican men but thinking other races are inferior or ugly will make you a racist. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; nobody is inherently beautiful or ugly especially a whole race. Just keep that in mind and you will be fine. Treat everybody equally and respectfully.
You need to get educated or get a life. The natives of this land (some call America) might feel like the feather is way to much. Ones culture can be different person to person. Just because hisher is native American doesn't suggest they'd be wearing feathered headgear. Stop focusing on skin and culture and instead focus on love. Have some respect
I was an international student at Brunel University West London. When Sunday came, sometimes I would wear my Nigerian Attire (Agbada and Fila) to church. I got sarcastic cheers from colleagues and the odd chuckles here and there lol. Happens that, the jeerers were mostly of African Descent albeit affiliated with Britain from an early age. I noticed that the more frequent I wore it with time passing by, the less jeers I received.
This brings me to my next point that Ethnocentrism can be eroded or made benign when cultural infusion consistently occurs. You cannot consistently laugh at someone for 4 years otherwise the joke would be on you.
Spot on.
Great point
indeed
Powerful point.
I’ve witnessed a couple times where American men who wore kilts into the supermarkets and people would stare and laugh at them, but it was all in good heart though, I even gave him a thumbs up because I thought it was pretty awesome to be so charismatic. It does take a specific kind of confidence to wear traditional attire during a normal non holiday. Imagine if a German man walking into downtown wearing a lederhosen, I bet a lot of people would stare, laugh, and cheer him on.
Very informative and understandable in terms of definition and examples of Ethnocentrism. Thank you and keep up with your work.
For some folks in America never has studied the other cultural or leaving from their comforts zone. And only watch and hear from social media, than jump a head no knowledge of their own.
Ok
If they used social media, I feel they'd have a better understanding. But yes, I run into a lot of people who have absolutely no desire to understand other cultures.
One thing I never understand about those Americans that tell others to go back to their land. 'What are you doing on THEIR land yourself...?'
Like how the chinese oppressed koreans for hundreds of years themselves? No race is really free from the blame of being ethnocentric
@@successkim7920 I guess so. At least they could stop being so nationalistic after all these years.
@Zosia Aniela I'm starting to get the jest that you guys think I'm Chinese...? Erm..I am not, I'm Korean xD (Sae Mi Kim is my real Korean name but I guess when it comes to Asian names, most of you think it's Chinese) I've heard Ghenhis Khan is considered a hero in China but to me, like you said Zosia, he sounds like a mass murderer who roamed around on his horse slaughtering other people. And about your immigrant grandparents, I think it's equally disgusting how they (and their descendants) are treated as outsiders and excluded from American societies purely because of their backgrounds. Talking about being discriminated, I've felt that all my life growing up in Southern England as often the only Korean kid in the neighbourhood so I know what it feels like to feel completely excluded. Though I've met way more nice people than racists. I've briefly learned about Irish, Polish and other immigrants getting injustice treatment in American history and like you said, they deserved better than that.
@@sae-mikim9385 they were racist to think you were Chinese 💀 that’s just utterly sad
@@Glumping Not the first time xDDDD I'm used to it but it is funny how they're going on about the discrimination they received and completely ignore the fact that they can't tell Korean names from Chinese names (and I assure you, the difference couldn't be more obvious, only if they paid a little more attention lol). Then I'm no different, I wouldn't be able tell the difference between Russian names and say, Czech names. So I kept quiet about it...till now....xD
When I was a new immigrant to canada , one of the co-workers spelled out a a package of frozen lunch letter by letter and and pretend to mockingly teach me how to read it and read it after him. He thought or pretended to think I do not know how to read because I am a filipino , a third world inferior country so he thought I am uneducated and unable to read. While I kept quiet, my other co-worker (canadian) shut him off telling him that I've probably read more books than he has in his lifetime and that I can actually count numbers in 3 other languages too.
You should be top comment. That ethnocentrism is more relatable than, like, "the Nazis," or, "the KKK."
Maybe he was just trying to help u bc he wasn't sure
i guess I am pretty randomly asking but do anybody know of a good place to watch new series online?
@Adrian Carl lately I have been using flixzone. Just search on google for it =)
Great video! Clear definitions and examples. I am taking a business ethics class and your video is very helpful. Thanks :)
It helped me alot to know about this term.
Thnx for this video 👍
Dr Mpofu referred this video to us his students.....it's helping me a lot with ethnocentrism topic
This video helps me to understand the topic. I know what to do now in our group project. Thank you for making this video. God bless
For a second i thought u might be my group mate cuz we got a group representation on this topic but then i saw that u commented this 2 yrs ago lol
Can you please tell me Online Games App comes under which model of EPRG
You are indeed a good teacher. Your explanations are quite coherent.
Thank you profusely for that.
Brilliant explanation. thank you.
thank you so much for your video, i really understand now what's ethnocentrism, i wish you were my teacher.
can you do an video for philosphical relativism? where it came from and what were the examples
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Very educative, thanks!
Thanx for the videos👍👍
Great explanation thankyouuu ❤️
very good. Thank you!!
Hi John! I am a student at Elon University as I was planning using this video as a source for my essay. Which credentials did use and where did you get this information from.
thanks, bro!
Really useful and quite understanding. The speaking voice need more clearer. Thanks a lot letting me understand and know more.
That's why we give them reserves to live in.
What can we do in the United States to update standard curriculum and persuade teachers to teach about more different cultures and parents and role models to promote tolerance and acceptance instead of prejudice and ethnocentrism?
You are delusional.
it was a great piece, an eye opener
very very helpful thank you this video
4:40 that one scene is brilliant
THANK YOU!
Any sources of this information, or just stuff you made up...
Cool video
Great video! Based on your accent, I'm guessing you're Thai
sino letter A. topic sa USCP?
POC have always and will always be the most ethnocentric people on Earth.
Very informative.
turn the music up I can almost hear you
May superior ba o inferior na kultura?
4:45 - And you to Europe, sir. 😄
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I literally have no idea what you are talking about, but it seems like you do so good job?
Mexicans are Native Americans too.
They are made up mainly of the Aztecs, Mayans, and Inca(n)s that fled north to avoid Spanish conquistador rule and established the country of Mexico.
Fobs act like this big time at the workplace.
It's okay to be a European or of European descent, actually it's better.
The only ethnocentric thing I'm guilty of is judging people based on their accents.
If someone has a hard to understand accent, I may think that they need to spend more time learning the language that they are speaking, without first thinking of how well they speak their native language, as well as other secondary languages. 😅
wonderful analysis
1:41 I disagree mister, there is no advantages of ethnocentrism. Nations are not much to love to begin with, borders and states and tolls etc are just tools of who can govern what, throughout history people have created and disbanded nations as a means to keep their current power to themselves, nation states to begin with are a bad sympthom of ethnocentrism, world leaders through history have used nationalism and culture as a means to play on peoples feelings in order to create borders and in turn gain power. Logically the more globalized and less bordered the world gets the more we’d be able to develope technology, work together as humans and cure deceases and discover the secrets of space or even the depths of our own seas.
“Generating pride and self-confidence” that is something each individual human has to do for themselves. Gaining self-confidence by simply embracing pride in your “ethnicity” is just a weird and really desperate way to gain self confidence. Find a meaning with life, start working out and eating healthy, get good jobs, good educations and start a family then you should get a way to gain true self pride and self confidence.
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that was a great video thank you ! Mahalo !
Subtitles could be nice, your speech is not very clear.
Why would that be ironic?
and a little bit to fast
Ugh, what's wrong with his accent??? hahahah I'm kidding bro, this is a great video. Well done.
Why make that comment? Why not just leave it as "this is a great video"?
@@alenamary3137 I believe the comment was meant to be an ironic joke showing Amir's understanding of ethnocentrism.
@@AnatoleMeliae ohh lmao i forgot about this. I can see that now ty :) i was rly pressed about anything back then xdd
What about that cultural thing where a parasitic culture or nationality tries overriding other national identity and cultures.....Britain sound familiar.....also this is not what ethnocentrism is....your video completely misses the actual meaning......look into....for example Britain invading Asia... America...Ireland....etc....and then trying to force the "culture" of their "lovable" nation on those countries in particular......because it's egocentric to it's own cultural values...
Most ppl I know are like this but they seem very sad,lazy, closed minded
WOW SUPER "COOL", IF YOU MADE THIS ABOUT MOTHER RUSSIA I WOULD AT LEAST ENJOY IT A BIT!
you are right
if he did that, the video would be better
@@superakita5159 OF COURSE I AM RIGHT LONG LIVE RUSSIA AND PUTIN AND LET STALIN COME BACK TO LIFE %&*^$^@!Q&()@%&UQ M)(*#$^@(
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I thank Mexican men are the best looking and other races dont look as good. I'm i a racst? Or ethnocentrism
Perhaps, if you go around shouting "all other men are not as good looking" (per your personal preferences) to non-Mexican men, then you are being ethnocentric and racist: as it is the action of power over your ethnocentric views which makes it racism. If you keep it in your head, then it is just personal preference, then not. (sorry for the lengthy response but i teach this stuff)
@@gayatrinambiar-greenwood5308 so it only makes it racist if I take it to action and power??? I'm lost
vacationboyvideos no, you are allowed to have a thing for Mexican men in particular, that’s fine, if you went around saying to men of other races that they weren’t attractive because they weren’t Mexican, that would be ethnocentric.
There is nothing wrong with liking Mexican men but thinking other races are inferior or ugly will make you a racist. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; nobody is inherently beautiful or ugly especially a whole race. Just keep that in mind and you will be fine. Treat everybody equally and respectfully.
You need to get educated or get a life. The natives of this land (some call America) might feel like the feather is way to much. Ones culture can be different person to person. Just because hisher is native American doesn't suggest they'd be wearing feathered headgear. Stop focusing on skin and culture and instead focus on love. Have some respect