Star Wars: Silence or Applause?

I am always fascinated by cultural differences in the world. Our LST team noticed in Buenos Aires how little money was put into externals of a given structure but that they were almost always surprised by the beauty and cleanliness inside the building. Ann Davis recalled similar memories from the Ukraine. I recently watched a documentary on the Star Wars movies. The marketers of the first movie described their initial fear when they showed Episode IV in Japan. At the conclusion of the movie, the Japanese people sat in complete silence. Only later did the marketers discover that this was actually the highest form of a compliment to a movie! In the USA, we are very concerned with external appearances and if we do anything in a movie to acknowledge its greatness, we do something with sound!
Now I could talk about the stereotypical superficiality of Americans or our reckless loudness...but I won’t! *grin* Instead, I want you to consider how unique and wonderful and challenging other cultures are. Ask and answer these two questions for yourself: Have you shown a willingness to learn about other cultures? Do I really live like the gospel is for all or just people like me? Let’s humbly answer these together.