InBennett'sarticlehementionsthegoldenrule('dountoothersasyouwouldhavethemdountoyou'),andhowironicallytheprinciplebehindthiswell-intendingidiomcanactuallythwartandskewinterculturalrelationships.Theproblemwiththisru

　　InBennett'sarticlehementionsthegoldenrule('dountoothersasyouwouldhavethemdountoyou'),andhowironicallytheprinciplebehindthiswell-intendingidiomcanactuallythwartandskewinterculturalrelationships.Theproblemwiththisrulewhenlookedatmulticulturally,isthatpeoplefromparticularcultureswanttobetreated'good'inthewaythattheyknow(basedontheiruniqueculture).Storti'smodelsreflecttheproblemsthatoutsidersfacedwhentryingtogetalongwiththelocals,andalsotheproblemsthatlocalshavetryingtoacceptoutsiders.Oftentimesweintendtobenicetoothersanddoitinthewaythatweareusedto,consequentlyoffendindordistancingourselvesfromthoseofdifferentcultures.