Quotes About Culture

I learned that the Canadian government is very supportive of their native artists. As a rule, at least half of the play list played on Canadian radio stations must be of national origin and any non-Canadian headlining artists must include at least one national act on their bill. This kind of support has established Canada as a creatively fertile ground for some of music's greatest artists. The

Lalun is a member of the most ancient profession in the world.

It takes a great deal of Christianity to wipe out uncivilized Eastern instincts, such as falling in love at first sight.

There are nine and sixty ways of constructing tribal lays,And every single one of them is right.

Lesser breeds without the Law.

Ship me somewheres east of Suez, where the best is like the worst,Where there aren't no Ten Commandments, an' a man can raise a thirst.

And what should they know of England who only England know?

Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun.

It is not illegal for an adult male to 'thigh' or enjoy a young girl who is still in the age of weaning; meaning to place his penis between her thighs, and to kiss her.

It's a sort of piss-take on culture, because a drag queen is a clown - a parody of our society. It's a sarcastic spoof on culture, which allows us to laugh at ourselves - but in a way that is inclusive of everyone.

It's as if our culture is addicted to fear and the flat screen is our drug dealer.

Through my observations, it became clear that most of society's rules and customs are rooted in fear and superstition!

My drag is less about looking like a woman and more about saying F.U. to the cult of systematic masculinity I was bombarded with as a little boy.

I barely speak English, but I'm fluent in throwing shade.

I feel bad for men in our culture. I think we do everyone a disservice by hiding our emotions.

My American friends were full of kindly scorn when I announced that I was going to Canada. "A country without a soul!" they cried, and pressed books upon me, to befriend me through that Philistine bleakness.

Listen, in England people are already writing their memoirs at the age of 23.

Everybody at home speaks mandarin except me.

The function of hegemony is to transform ideology into culture, into a "world view" that is seen as "normal" and "natural" by everyone from the controlling classes to the subordinate classes. Today, the major means of establishing the hegemony are the mass media.

The European languages have their strengths, but for the purposes of cursing out loud you can't beat some of the Indian languages for range and originality.

It is no use getting upset about delays in India; they come with unfailing punctuality.

The Land of Regrets, someone had called India; but for me it was a land of acceptances.

The nettles stung me viciously on the hands and face, and I cursed in my best Hindustani. The European languages have their strengths, but for the purposes of cursing out loud you can't beat some of the Indian languages for range and originality.

Never mind,' said Mr Kishore. 'If you're tired, I know just the thing for you—a nice cup of tea.' I think it was Malcolm Muggeridge who said that the only real Englishmen left in the world were to be found in India.