How does the individual integrate within society? What helps the individual connect to society?
“All sorts of things in this world behave like mirrors.”
— Jacques Lacan
We are all products of the society we’re living in. Where we are born has an effect on how we dress, what we eat, what sports we play… But also, affects how others perceive us and how they approach us.
As a Turkish person living in Montpellier, France; (i was born and lived in Turkey until i was 19) I believe i serve as a mirror to others, even if they’re not really aware of it. In addition, since the demography of Montpellier is very mixed the same thing applies to me
We all understand if somebody we’re talking to has an accent. My point here is being aware of differences doesn’t necessarily equal being exclusive or racist. But since our brains try to categorize every sort of information to make sense, a differentiation occurs. So this might influence what words we’d say or what sort of body language we’ll use.
- The language is flexible and adaptive. But also very…
