Re: People that can’t understand cross-generations

Okay, but that still doesn't tell you why it is enriching? Because it helps you broaden your field of vision. You get insight in values you hadn't learned in your own culture. That is good for yourself and for the world. Unless you think that your own culture, your own view is flawless. It is assumed that this is good, but that is not necessarily the case. What's good about it? It depends. If you are completely satisfied with your own vision of reality, it cannot achieve much. But if you think that an exchange of insights and feelings helps you understand different aspects of life, then yes, I would call that an enrichment. Of course, there are also a lot of values of other cultures you will reject. Such exchange may go as a hop step jump. Besides, going to another culture is not the same as having a friend from another culture. It is indeed not the same. But anyone who has a strong relationship with someone from another culture knows that the relationship can best flourish by accepting, respecting and understanding the other person's cultural background. That's not easy. It requires the willingness to look through the lens of the other and to look for the best communal ground. If you disagree with the above, I'm curious why you think there is no value in understanding other cultures.