How do cultures differ from one another? Above all, in their customs. …

Ryszard Kapuscinski
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How do cultures differ from one another? Above all, in their customs. Tell me how you dress, how you act, what are your habits, which gods you honor, and I will tell you who you are. Man not only creates culture, he carries it around with him. Man is culture. ✨ Ryszard Kapuscinski (2009). Travels with Herodotus, p.80, Vintage
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