Letter to the editor

Dear Editor:

These days it is more common to travel and thus experience other cultures than it was 50 years ago. Globalization is a phenomenon that has expanded to the extend of vanishing the imaginary barriers that used to keep the world divided and the different cultures composing it detached from each other.

Therefore, it is crucial children acquire a global perspective sharing constantly with diverse cultures different to theirs and their parents', so then valuable principles such as tolerance and international acceptance are developed. Because of this, I strongly believe third-culture children must preserve this important quality that will led mankind to the global citizen of he future, liberated from today's relentless prejudices.

However, I partially agree with the article published in your newspaper. Yes, parents must retain their children's native cultures, because national identificiation is crucial to achieve tolerance among other cultural realities. But, they must encourage their sharing with other cultures too.

Respectfully, 

Vincent Van Dijk