This is a debate for "all cultures" to chew on forever. It just happens that we are on a site that addresses this culture up to debate. Heck, I don't fit into any culture if I had to base it on a community based bias on "their own culture."
I feel I am like 99.9% of world where I have my own comfort zone. There are things I am just flat out afraid to do. This isn't saying that there are things I just won't do, but simply a bit fearfull of doing. I haven't ever mingled with local deaf community. Fact is, I'd love to, but I think I'm fearfull of that big word called rejection. I think like most things, it just takes one person to open up to me, invite me, and teach and mentor me amongst those in the community. In the rest of hearing world, I am fearfull of not being understood, or misunderstanding someone else.
There are a few people in this world that are just flat out awesome people in being tolerant and understanding to everybody. That is a talent in and of itself. Just like on the opposite side of the spectrum, there are a few that are so completely shallow that I wonder why anybody on the planet ever wants to associate with them.
