Can you adopt to a foreign tradition easily?

I don't think it's that hard... People change & adopt to different situations everyday... And I believe that's all it is, tradition is just another situation, foreign or not... When people are forced into a situation, it's faily easy to change... I remember when I came to United States when I was 14 years old... I didn't speak any English at all... I was put into a school where there were virtually no one that spoke my language... I had figure out at an age of 14 how to get by in school everyday... I know it's easier when people are younger... As people refer to older generation how they are "set in their ways...". Relatively in short time, my parents learned to live in different culture... Now I'm 41 & have spent more time in states than I have in my own country, I guess you can say I'm more "Americanized...". I would feel more comfortable in U.S than I would in my own country... Don't get me wrong, I'm proud to have come from where I came from... I just looking at the situation more realistically... I spent 14 years in Korea, from the time I was born to when I was 14... I've been in U.S. for 27 years now & majority of the time when a normal person would spend developing social skills, I spent in U.S... Socially, I relate closer to western way than I do with eastern way... If I were to move to another country right now, I think it would take me few month to get to know their ways & may be a year or two to learn enough of their language to get myself around... With that, I don't believe I'd have too much problem with adjusting my ways to survive in other country...

Adopting a foreign tradition is not that easy. I think it will takes a lot of time in order for me to accept their tradition. Here in the Philippines, We Filipinos are influenced with the Chinese tradition especially when it comes to luck, that's why when we heard anything about Luck or Money then we would really apply that kind of tradition.

I think thats great! And as you state in the latter part of your discussion, she was in a chinese school. That makes sense. Its a bit different maybe if one just gets up one day and decides, "hey Im going to celebrate Ramadan", for example. I do however see it as a wonderful way to bridge the gap of understanding on the values and cultures of those around us. Now all of the people that came to her celebration will have more of an understanding of the chinese culture. Now as for me, since i have always been here. Just changing suddenly to a different culture would just not feel right. But Im sure I could adapt eventually.

TO me would be very very hard I have my own way of thinking and what I celibrate mostly the tradisional ones we have here. But then I have lived with it 71 years lololol

i think thats cool...i wanted to adopt other countries tradition...but not all...some only that i think is cool...i really wanted to go to europe and see whats there for me...

I think that your sister was influenced by Chinese tradition because of her experiences. I don't see nothing wrong about that. Maybe she grew up with other chinese people, had friends with chinese people, maybe that's why she's in to that tradition. I think it's cool, as long as she's not forgetting her own tradition or completely eliminating it from her life.

It is a nice story to hear about your sister. I can imagine that she is no more different than a real Chinese:) I think she follows the Chinese New Year tradition well:) As to me, I think here more and more people are effected by the foreign tradition, too. Such as we also celebrate the Christmas and it seems it has become to be a popular festival here. And we also celebrate other foreign festivals such as April Fool's Day:) The world is shrinking. I love China

yes you are right on your part that it is not an easy task to adopt a different culture altogether. here you have said that your sister have reasons to adopt the Chinese culture and she have been so much involved in that culture that now she is thinking and acting like a chinese. well this kind of difficulty of adopting a different culture altogether takes place when you have to start a business in a foreign nation, you have been transferred to another country for work purpose etc. then without willing also you are bound to assimilate with the culture. but yes given an option it will be really a difficult job for me. you know one thing in our country we are slowly adopting the western culture,the young people and their believe have driven the ways and lifestyle of the western culture in our country.and it is expected that within few years it will be a tough job to retain our own country's culture.