CULTURAL CULTURAL AWARENESSAWARENESS

in GALATIin GALATI

ROMANIAROMANIA

20122012

The students in our school, “Dimitrie The students in our school, “Dimitrie Cuclin”, Galatzi, have answered a Cuclin”, Galatzi, have answered a questionaire about the importance of questionaire about the importance of cultural awareness especially in our cultural awareness especially in our town. town.

Most of them think that cultural diversity is Most of them think that cultural diversity is an advantage for the development of a an advantage for the development of a country, but only if minorities accept and country, but only if minorities accept and adapt to the values of the majority. adapt to the values of the majority.

They believe that minority groups have They believe that minority groups have equal access to education in Romania, equal access to education in Romania, since both Europeans and Romanians since both Europeans and Romanians respect, in their opinion, cultural diversity. respect, in their opinion, cultural diversity.

However, they agree that there is However, they agree that there is cultural discrimination in our country cultural discrimination in our country and they know at least one minority and they know at least one minority group in their area, whose holidays group in their area, whose holidays and customs are pretty well-known by and customs are pretty well-known by them.them.

Despite that, most of them have Despite that, most of them have never been to a cultural event never been to a cultural event organized by a local minority. organized by a local minority.

The best part of them have a few The best part of them have a few friends who belong to a minority friends who belong to a minority group and both they and a few of group and both they and a few of their friends (from any cultural their friends (from any cultural group) would get involved in cultural group) would get involved in cultural activities related to minorities in their activities related to minorities in their town if they were organized. town if they were organized.

They reckon that it is important to They reckon that it is important to involve minorities in cultural events, involve minorities in cultural events, even though they don’t know exactly even though they don’t know exactly whether there are organizations in whether there are organizations in our town that deal with issues related our town that deal with issues related to cultural minorities. Most of them to cultural minorities. Most of them know a few actors who were born in know a few actors who were born in Galati, such as Vlad Vasiliu or Gina Galati, such as Vlad Vasiliu or Gina Patrichi, monuments and festivals. Patrichi, monuments and festivals.