In a non-exclusive, non-exhaustive way, culture
identified as, in a French-style inventory, a
small, privileged space.

with the senses

Self-criticism
Cultural diversity
Influences from neighboring countries, both on and off our borders
Welcoming people, without always fully understanding what that means
Remembering or forgetting historical facts.
The French complex
Doubt and the Cartesian spirit
The relevance, we hope, of its artists, philosophers, scientists and intellectuals
Its feeling of being the heart of Europe.
Its taste and know-how for luxury and an art of living that doesn't compete with its neighbor's dolce vita.
An inability to manage the consequences of colonialism in a responsible and humane way
The aspiration, attraction and cultural influence of the USA.
The way it looks at the world
The way it is attracted to Eastern philosophy
The way it is quick to lecture others.
Of its pride in having written the Declaration of Human Rights
Of revolution and social struggles
Of finding itself better than its neighbors while maintaining the impression of the opposite
and its taste for exoticism in general
Of the extent of its public service
Of its right-left political oppositions (as if to define the march? )
From the amicable separation of church and state
From the weight of guilt linked to a Judeo-Christian upbringing
From a form of open-mindedness
From bien-pensance, and propriety
ready-to-wear and ready-to-think
latent racism
generosity
development of social welfare
pride
difficulty or inability to admit mistakes
desire to be a leader
desire to set an example
military power
intellectual tradition, literary and political tradition working for the good of mankind
Its enrichment through the various nationalities that have influenced it
Its enrichment at the expense of others
Its influence from the top of an iron tower
Its Age of Enlightenment
The invention of cinema, like others...
Of the heritage of Greco-Latin civilization, of European, Anglo-Saxon and Celtic culture, of Judeo-Christian, Muslim and Jewish religion
Of the great composers of verse, prose and music
Its unique protection and support of artists
Its state funding of culture and the arts
Its aesthetic currents in art
Beaumarchais' idea of creating copyright
The place of the inventor, the patent
Its cuisine and haute couture
The "cultural crossroads" syndrome
Diderot and d'Alembert's encyclopedia.

...And if this can also be found in other lands, other cultures, under other terms, let's bring them to light, compare and enrich!

Cultural Intelligence:

means knowing how to listen, how to appreciate others, and how to make others appreciate your true worth, without evaluating the nature and content of exchanges quantitatively but qualitatively.

It is also
a representation of universality
the transmission of a cultural and emotional aesthetic
the art of linking representations, people and techniques.
put into perspective the issues of popular culture and elite culture, the economy of culture, copyright, in the age of globalization
establish the links and limits between cultural intelligence and artificial intelligence.
raise the question of the use of languages, the right to difference, to particularity.
prevent the risks of acculturation for individuals who unknowingly undergo it
admit that a culture can also cover up negative, destructive and oppressive practices under the guise of habits and traditions.
strive for equal access to art and culture
understand the need for everyone to express themselves through artistic representation
free ourselves from homogenization according to a dicta that globalizes the production of thought, objects and cultural practices
analyze and understand how a particular context gives rise to a new cultural practice, object or concept.

Clément Révérend