How can we look at other cultures?

When you look at someone through your glasses, you do not see him, but you just see your impression about him.

When you try to look at him through his glasses, you do not see him neither, but you just see his impression about himself.

The only way you can see someone is to use both glasses when you look at him to see him between these both impressions.

Same thing when try to look at a different culture.

Prejudice is so deeply rooted in human nature, but that does not mean it can never be eliminated, or at least minimize its effects, the question is how.

Samovar, Porter & McDaniel (2013) considered knowledge as one of components of intercultural communication competence that influence one’s ability to interact effectively and appropriately in another culture. I think we cannot treat everyone with fairness and equity before we know their point of view and perspective.

But how can we learn about others' cultures? You cannot be tolerant of others' differences if you will try to perceive their differences based on your culture. That will lead to impede empathy in intercultural communication. So, you need to perceive others differences based on their cultures, not your culture.

We need to be able to see the world from others’ point of views and perspectives, not to see others from our point of view and perspective, and then we will be able to apply the professional and ethical standards that are free from cultural bias.