foreign point of view theme

A culture is seen through the eyes of an outsider.

41 total · 3 choice · 29 major · 9 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ds94x08 choice Humans were savages with nuclear weapons and cigarettes from the point of view of the Ferengi.
movie: Lost in Translation (2003) choice We were shown Japanese culture trough the eyes of the Americans Bob and Charlotte.
tng1x14 choice The humans found it mighty odd that women were in charge and treated men as chattel on Angel One.
columbo1971e2x04 major British culture was seen through the eyes of the American police detective Lt. Columbo.
ds92x26 major Quark insisted on Benjamin reappraising his negative opinions of Ferengi on account of humans having had WMDs and concentration camps in the past.
ds93x13 major Jake and Nog came to a better understanding about respective species' various disgusting customs.
ds94x05 major The Bajoran Kira went on a mission with her Cardassian nemesis Dukat. They spent much of the episode discussing their backgrounds, with an emphasis on cultural differences and (perhaps) putting them aside.
ds95x12 major Miles and Kieko participated in a Bajoran birthing.
ds95x21 major The Klingons' alien morals were pointed out and Jadzia understood them.
ent1x03 major T'Pol argued recurringly that the alien ship was not responding because some cultures simply do not want to communicate, and that they should stay away from it.