The Importance of Being Culturally Aware

I feel like there's something so awkward about explaining these things or explaining your discomfort and really talking through these situations with someone who may not be interested in knowing why it's making you uncomfortable. I remember the whole time I responded in English to show. I didn't want to be rude and be like, stop speaking in Korean to me because I felt that he was trying to be nice. But I spoke in English back and he didn't pick up the hint sadly. So, oh no. He's like, oh, I guess she's just practicing her English. Right? Yeah, definitely. And I would first take a step back because I recognize that there are different backgrounds that you can