What I consider to be a perfectly normal thing to do might be downright scary to someone who grew up in another culture. For example, I work in a US retail store that receives visitors from all over the world, many of whom are from Brazil. There are times when I am having a conversation with a customer and a Brazilian traveler interrupts our conversation and asks me for help even though I am helping another customer. The first couple of times this happened I thought they were just rude people, but after seeing it several times I realized this must be a normal part of their culture. This is an action that is truly scary for US citizens, but is completely normal for those in other areas precisely because this is what we were raised on. We say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay Cultural relativism takes note of the fact that different cultures have different morals that they live by, that something that is seen as normal in one society might be abhorrent to those of another society. Since there is no universal agreement on “right or wrong,” we cannot say that a culture is wrong simply because it has different morals. Compared to other ethical standards we can see that cultural relativism emphasizes what is right or wrong based on the social norms someone is accustomed to. This can lead to negative consequences if someone visits an area where they are unfamiliar with social norms. The bribery process in Mexico City is actually a more efficient method of paying for a traffic violation than in other nations. The ethical justification is that this is a social norm and that it is seen as the right thing to do by most people in that culture. Here in the United States, if someone has bribed a police officer, I believe they can be arrested for the action, I believe this can happen at the mere mention of the idea. I don't see how a bride can be considered ethical in the United States. Cultural relativism is a complicated way of living life, especially in a world where we as people are so blended. Cultural relativism might be fine if people stayed in the societies they grew up in and are used to, but the fact is that many people like to travel which causes different social norms to interact and conflict with each other. This can cause some negative interactions between those who do not understand each other's cultural differences. I think we should be aware that other cultures have different social norms, but I believe there should be a more universal code of ethics to live by. Most people will not condone an action that they consider abhorrent because it is what they are used to, and we should be aware that, unfortunately, most people will not go out of their way to understand cultural differences.