What is Culture

          Dos often gave the appearance of being vague. Sometimes it is not only an appearance, he can be vague. Today though, he did not have a vague expression on his face.

          Dos asked Padoke, how would you describe culture?

          Padoke sat up as though he had been alerted to a sound that must be identified. He then plonked back down and mumbled, citizens, they are always trying to understand themselves.

          He sat back up and took the pose of a smart dog and said, Dos, as far as I understand things, there is no answer for your question.

          Except for the television, the room was quiet for several minutes, then Padoke spoke.

          Culture is an extremely broad term, which results in the word being used willy nilly.

          From the perspective of a dog that lives amongst citizens, I would say that the use of the term culture has to be in conjunction with a qualifier and it is the qualifier that is as important.

          Take Western culture for example. Western could mean a million things and the word culture could be meaningless.

          This makes the context in which the term is used, most important. All parties would need to understand all that is implied. This is of course impossible. The only thing that is very clear from all of this, is that citizens cannot agree on very much.

          Padoke asked, does that answer your question Dos?

          Dos replied, no, not really.

          Padoke responded, why did you ask a talking dog with green ears to explain something as complex as that for?

          Dos, returned to his vague daze and didn’t answer Padoke’s question.