Do you think most people don't care about cultural traditions?

Answer 1

It's not that they don't care about all traditions. It's just that people are getting smarter every generation. And now they are questioning more of the old traditions. How many old traditions do you know of, but don't know the origin or original meaning?

Answer 2

Ah!

The Tyranny of Tradition...!

Some cultural "traditions" are good, and some are bad.
I think people tend to care more about the traditions that are more "mental" than "physical."
Celebration traditions that don't involve too rigorous a "ritual" are usually more popular than hereditary traditions that require Old World practices that are no longer purposeful or practical...
But I do care about other people's cultural traditions, and try to respect them whenever I encounter them or learn about them.
The more exposure to cultural traditions, the less shocking or "different" they seem, and I think that helps people better understand how to live together in this crazy cultural world we all live in...

Answer 3

More specifically, I don't think that most Americans have an understanding of other cultures. Also, some other cultural traditions aren't aware that white Americans have a traditional culture also. Most white Americans don't care about the ethics that go with their ethnic backgrounds. In fact, if you listen long enough, you could come to the conclusion that white is not a color, where ethnics is concerned. Sad......

Answer 4

Here in the United States, most cultural traditions get lost in the hugs size of the country and the huge melting pot that is the population. Sometimes what seemed so important in the Old World becomes useless or unneccessary in the New World.
For instance, Halloween and New Year's in the Old World meant making noise, ringing bells, and driving away 'evil spirits' to prevent bad things from happening in the winter or the coming year. But in America, without such a history of ancient people or such a collection of millions of old ghosts, both holidays have become excuses for parties and excess, because we don't believe or have experienced such a direct connection between bad things happening and the spirits of our ancestors. Most of us don't even know half of our ancestors!
The other thing about America and Americans is that most of us are so far removed from our culture we have little or no connection to it. The only thing German about me is I like really good sausage. I hate polkas, I'm allergic to alcohol and beer (go figure!), I'm the worst farmer even though I come from farm stock, and I like mashed potatoes and gravy and I hate sauerkraut! I've had to read about old customs in books printed before 1970, because my relatives all live 1000 miles away on the other side of the country (I'm in California, they're in New York - that's a huge difference.)
It's not that we don't care, it's just we don't know and there's no one else around to participate. The days are long gone when everyone from the village participated in the wedding, in fact, half of my invited guests never came to mine!
We want culture, but the traditions are no fun if we are the only ones trying to keep them.
That's just how it is here in the U.S., at least here in California. I can't speak for the South...

Answer 5

unfortunately our younger people seem to be non interested in cultural traditions. and that's a shame. our cultural traditions say alot about who we are and where we have come from. it's an important part of who we are. but it's slowly dying. and we are losing ourselves to a modern world that seems to no longer needs us and our traditions. soon our old traditions will be replaced with new traditions. and it's the new traditions that will lead our children and grandchildren into a new future

Answer 6

Cultural traditions are interesting but it should not take over your whole life and make you so stand apart from everyone else.Then you find you have nothing in common with the locals.. that is when you know your overdoing it.
It does have its place in your history, but it should not be crammed down people's throats like its the best way. You have to live where you live and adapt to where you are... if you insist on speaking your own language and ignoring your surroundings you might as well go back to the land you came from you aren't going to fit in and then whine that nobody likes you.

Answer 7

I don't... traditions are for weak minded people who can't come up with their own ideas

Answer 8

Yes there are people who don't care about this. These people are too careless.