The equality concept often makes Americans appear strange to others. Seven-eighths of the world feel quite differently. Class and authority give people in those societies a sense of security and certainty. In the U.S., an individual is seen as unique, and therefore, precious and wonderful. While Americans join groups, they still consider themselves individualistic, and they leave groups as easily as they enter them.
Privacy is hard for many cultures to understand.
Some don't have the word in their language. Privacy may be seen as negative by some nationalities, suggesting loneliness or isolation from the group. Competition and free enterprise. As a result we tend to devalue the past. All educational programs conducted by Ohio State University Extension are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability or Vietnam-era veteran status.