Language is culture. Culture is language.

photo of women talking to each other

When you learn a second language, or even analyze your own mother tongue, sometimes it’s hard to say whether something is language, or whether it is culture. For example, we always say how are you, but often it is just a way to begin a conversation. In Japanese, most of the time it’s strange to say this, and we tend to talk about the weather to get the ball rolling. Is this language? Or is it culture?

To me, language and culture are the same thing. Language is how you express your culture. But culture is also how you express your language.

Cultural exchange is one of the best ways to develop innovative ideas. If we all learned how to better express ourselves and our culture, we could better work together and help each other to form new ideas that advance the human race. That is why I am all for second language learning in any context.

ENJOYED THIS? HAVE MORE.

MOUNTAINS OF WISDOM

Subscribe to my yamabushi newsletter

RECENT BLOG POSTS

Quit waiting for perfect
red flower on white sand
Is your heart in it?
photo of pathway surrounded by fir trees
The path more traveled

YAMABUSHI BLOG POSTS

Why everyone needs to go to the mountains
close up shot of scrabble tiles on a white surface
Why you should prioritise tasks by utility
person in red long sleeve shirt
So you make it

RANDOM POSTS

photo of man standing on top of mountain
Extraordinarily extraordinary
Is more options always the best option?
pensive ethnic man listening to answer in paper cup phone
You never know who’s listening
Tim Bunting Kiwi Yamabushi

Tim Bunting Kiwi Yamabushi

Get In Touch

Sakata City, Yamagata, Japan 

tim@timbunting.com

Share this:

Like this:

Like Loading...
Scroll to Top