Cross Cultural Tolerance or intercultural tolerance... This is the need of the hour where tolerance levels are extremely low.

Another aspect on which it may be interesting to work, which is linked to the acceptance of cultural diversity, communication and cultural humility is the relationship between the local and the global. From the personal point of view, the relationship between you and me (the different from me), expressed in the thought of Martin Buber.

In the experience of coordinating intercultural exchanges of students I have deepened from a theoretical and practical point of view the importance of knowing one's own context, one's roots, and then knowing other contexts. The importance of knowing oneself, of being aware of one's own values, to then meet and get to know others always with "a clear understanding that one's own values, beliefs and practices are not inherently 'right' nor necessarily shared by the person with whom one is communicating" (as suggested by Vivian J.C.).

I strongly agree with Vivian and Nicola. Self-awareness of one’s own cultural context is essential – and should lead to cultural humility. This is the first point and starting point in what I term as intercultural GPS. Certainly, intercultural communication also needs to be addressed. I caution with regard to focusing on the individual. There is no doubt that the individual is unique and that there are endless variables in personality regardless of the culture. However, we are no longer looking at culture but rather personality and psychology. In order to avoid confusion, I would suggest teaching about the individual, personality, etc. as a separate unit.