DQ 3

What is culture?  Culture is "the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one group or category of people from another."  Cultures have many layers, such as regional, ethnic, and religous.  Many different companies in the world have different cultures.  Culture seems to affect many people and ideas all over the world.  In the article "Scientific beliefs vary by culture" show how each country views flu experts, evolution, and other scientific topics differently.

In the article in says that Americans are more likely to trust flu experts than Europeans.  It is interesting to see the cultural views because each country could have their own evidence to back up their decision.  I would like to know why Europeans do not trust flu experts because they could have a really good reason.

"Another striking difference was in trust in flu pandemics experts -- 69 per cent of American respondents said they trust what scientists say, compared to only 31 per cent of European respondents. Scientific American ties the difference to the Geneva-based World Health Organization's handling of the outbreak and controversy over the billions of dollars' worth of vaccines and antiretroviral drugs ordered up to combat the virus that turned out to be milder than initially thought. "
I agree to what the Europeans think about the flu because the flu pandemic was less milder than what the United States said it was going to turn out to be.  Each culture around the world have many good ideas and opinions.  It does not mean that if you are from the United States that everything scientists do could be right.  This article shows that it is good to be open to other opinions from other countries/cultures because they could offer other countries valuable information. 
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Scientific+beliefs+vary+culture+says+global+poll/3566792/story.html