Discover Your Neighbors!Asia-Pacific Culture Expo 2010lunchbox_oz1.jpg


It's Lunch Break!

Andy who lives in Melbourne opens his lunch box.
See what he's got for his lunch.



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At the same time Taka who lives in Tokyo also opens his bento (lunch box in Japanese). What kind of food can you see in it?



What do you think made their lunch so different?


Likewise, the Chinese keep the lunar calendar and celebrate the "Lunar New Year." The Maori living in New Zealand believe in the ocean and some of the Japanese believe in the ancestral spirit. The Micronesian wear grass skirts daily and many Australian often wear jeans. Go to restaurants where you can see and taste the Chilean, Japanese or Chinese traditional food. How different are they?
Different people do and believe in different things!

As shown above, in different parts of the world people have distinct ways of living, called 'CULTURE'.

Then, what creates its own culture?
What makes a culture distinctively different from others?


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