Stereotypes and Prejudice

One of the sections that I found interesting about the chapter was the section on prejudice and stereotypes of other cultures. In the book it talks about why some intercultural contacts can be frustrating.  “We often enter them with preconceived attitudes that impede the possibility of understanding. Among these attitudes are stereotypes and prejudices.” (page 338)

I have to agree. Sometimes when we don’t understand a person’s culture or their reasoning for the way they do something, we may think is odd, and usually we prejudge. I know sometimes I have been a person to prejudge someone or even believe a stereotype sometimes. I think when we don’t understand something it is foreign to us so we may think it is odd. Sometimes we may think our culture we grew up in is better than or superior to another’s because we feel we have more relatable culture than someone who hasn't lived in the United States.