It was nice to socialise with all the different people. Because of the setting we were all 'forced' to talk to each other. We had a interesting talk in our study group (we are divided in to 3 smaller study groups because of the big amount of people. The study group is a place to talk freely about what ever comes to mind). Some of the small nationalities (the nationalities with only two of three attending students) found it difficult to find their place in the big group. I guessed it was because they didn't have the same safety zone as the big nationalities like the Spanish and danish people had. Then Daniel, a Spanish guy, sad that he actually envied people from the small nationalities because they where 'forced' to interact with others from different nationalities then their own. As he sad he haven't been traveling 2-3000 km to talk Spanish with people from his own nationality. But still the big nationalities have a urge to talk with each other in their own language. So the big challenge for us the Danish and the Spanish people is to interact with different nationalities then our own and when we interact with people from our own nationality speak English!
Ethnographic perspective:
Being there. Live with the culture you are studying. More dynamic and more subjective. Looking at cultural practice and what makes sense to the participants.
Cultural studies:
Historically perspective, traditions, values ect. more static and objective, contextually. Looking at differences and similarities between cultures.
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