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Silak12 Posted 12 years ago
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Mutual undersatnding?

Hi! everyone.
Could you tell me what "mutual understanding" mean here?
The festival promotes mutual understanding among cultures and honors diversity.
Does mutual understanding mean tolerance?
Thanks!
  

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silak12 Hi! Thanks! If you and I have "mutual understanding" it means that I understand you and you understand me.

— CalifJim

  • silak12 Hi!
  • Thanks!
  • If you and I have "mutual understanding" it means that I understand you and you understand me.
  • In other words, it's a relationship that goes both ways.
  • Mutual understanding is somewhat related to tolerance without being exactly the same thing.
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silak12Hi! everyone.Could you tell me what "mutual understanding" mean here?The festival promotes mutual understanding among cultures and honors diversity.Does mutual understanding mean tolerance?Thanks!
If you and I have "mutual understanding" it means that I understand you and you understand me. In other words, it's a relationship that goes both ways.
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CalifJimrelationship that goes both ways.
By this, you mean both have same feelings for one another.
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silak12By this, you mean both have same feelings for one another.
Yes. That's what "mutual" means. You can have mutual love or mutual hate between two people or between two groups of people, for example.

CJ
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