Is anyone listening?

[Regina]

Even if people are listening, it doesn't mean that they can understand. As Brian said, we all have our biases and our points of view. People from different cultures view things differently and may not pick up on key details that you mean to convey. You may likewise be just as deaf to them as they are to you.

I hate the word "culture". It is no less superfluous than the words "religion", "nationality","political view" "economic view" and even "race".

It isn't a denial that conflicts exist based on those things, they do and should not be ignored.

I would also add, conflict exists within these so-called "cultures".

Within any culture there is immense variety of viewpoints, personalities, degrees if religiosity and nationalist sentiment. For example, what is often packaged in the West as "Islamic culture" is actually a far-Right regressive political movement that tramples over people, even those who identify as Muslim, who disagree with the draconian nature of it. 

Using the word "culture" homogenises people and sets up a competition to see who can be the most authentic, sometimes with horrible consequences. It also stands in the way of progress, because it defends awful backwards ideas under the assumption that "the culture" (used in the context as a synonym for "the people") want it.