Lesson 10-the green Banana II. Ethnocentrism andotherrelatedterms Ethnocentrism can lead to making false assumptions about others' ways based on one's Ethnocentrism own limited experience. The key word is (种族优越论) assumptions, because we are not even aware that we are being ethnocentric. That is people don't understand that they don't understand For example, American people often talk about British drivers driving on the wrong side" of the road. They dont just say,opposite side"or even "left hand side". Everybody can be ethnocentric, as all of us around the world assume things about other people's ways W BTL E To be continued on the next page.W B T L E Ethnocentrism can lead to making false assumptions about others' ways based on one’s own limited experience. The key word is assumptions, because we are not even aware that we are being ethnocentric. That is people don't understand that they don't understand. For example, American people often talk about British drivers driving "on the wrong side" of the road. They don’t just say, "opposite side" or even "left hand side". Everybody can be ethnocentric, as all of us around the world assume things about other people's ways. Lesson 10 – The Green Banana To be continued on the next page. Ethnocentrism (种族优越论) II. Ethnocentrism and other related terms