BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Shanghai BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:CST TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260601T204531Z - 2668@iZuf69e0i0z4ibdboqb33jZ DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260607T160000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20260607T180000 CREATED:20260601T204531Z DESCRIPTION:DisAgree: How Necessary Are Old Cust oms? \nThere are so many things we do simply because "it's been that w ay for generations" but is it always the right thing to do? Is there a poi nt where one can decide not to do it at the risk of insulting tradition? S hould the father always be the one to give away the bride? In the West\, i t's common for men to have bachelor parties before they get married to enj oy their last night of freedom with some debauchery. Is this still a good idea? Does it depend on the man? His wife? The man's friends? The family? What about the custom of kowtowing to one's elders in China? What about ci rcumcision in Jewish culture? The list goes on. The truth is it's very eas y to look at another culture's customs and objectively say that it doesn't make sense but when it comes to our own\, our response may be different\, and less objective. So in this debate\, we'll talk about the customs of d ifferent groups of people. As always\, there's no judgment\, only an hones t effort to speak clearly and listen attentively. It's not about winning o r losing\, in fact\, we never declare a winner. It's about stating a point of view logically and listening to others with openness. Let's debate! Co me explore explosive topics like these\, and see where the argument takes us! Controlled arguments help build skills like expressing yourself clearl y\, listening deeply\, and disagreeing respectfully\, all while letting yo u learn more about others and yourself! As we talk\, we will analyze some of the best (and worst!) ways to discuss and debate in English. 我们做 很多事情只是因为“自古以来就是如此”，但这总是正 确的吗？是否存在这样一个临界点，即人们可以冒着侮 辱传统的风险决定不这么做？婚礼上，应该总是由父亲 把新娘交给新郎吗？在西方，男人通常在结婚前举行单 身派对，以放荡的方式享受最后一晚的自由。这在当今 仍然是个好主意吗？这取决于男人吗？还是他的妻子？ 亦或是男人的朋友？还是家人？我们如何看待中国人给 长辈磕头的习俗？犹太文化中的割礼呢？这样的例子不 胜枚举。 事实是，我们很容易用客观的视角看待其他文 化的习俗，说它没有意义，但当涉及到我们自己的文化 时，我们的反应可能是不同的，我们不再那么客观。在 这场辩论中，我们将讨论不同文化中的习俗。 [...] DTSTAMP:20260601T204531Z LOCATION:China\,\, Shanghai SUMMARY:DisAgree: How Necessary Are Old Customs? END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR