e Americans are much more tolerant. Their tolerance lies in their cultural peculiarities: immigrants from all over the world have to coexist peacefully. Tolerance is not an inherited trait of personality; it develops within communication and presupposes flexibility, readiness for dialogue, mutual respect and equality. It has a relative character. For example, it is hard for the Americans to understand why the Russians live in uncomfortable conditions or violations of consumer laws, violations in laws for debtors, vandalism, etc. The Russians, in their turn, do not understand why the Americans being so tolerant for sexual minorities and religious hostility in some cases cannot accept debatable questions about the role of women, politics and so on. Intolerance (when values ​​and lifestyle of own group are at the first place) can be demonstrated through impoliteness, neglect to others or even genocide. Main forms of intolerance are: mockery, outrage, negative stereotypes, prejudices, ethnocentrism, discrimination, restriction of the human rights, etc.into account the diversity of cultures, ever raising number of contacts we should put at the first place the educating tolerance. The basic notion here is dialogue which allows to unite in our minds and actions completely different cultures, forms of behavior and values. One of the purposes of such education is to create suitable conditions for peoples integration (students exchange) and to work out skills of effective communication with each other.are several stages to form tolerance:. Acquiring general knowledge about another culture
To realize some peculiarities of cultures for effective communication
To find ways to experience intercultural communication in neutral situations to feel these peculiarities. Language
To develop language skills through self-education (tapes, films, newspapers, magazines, live communication)
To accumulate vocabulary for the stage I
To use acquired skills and knowledge as much as possible. Acquiring profound knowledge about the culture
To collect and research information about cultural diversity of the country
To prepare oneself to the cultural shock
To listen to the experience of other people who is in close touch with the culture. Sitaram and R. Ckogdell worked out practical recommendations to form tolerance:
To respect another culture as much as one s own
To try to understand religion of that culture
To respect cuisine, dress traditions, avoiding demonstration of disgust to new smells
Not to judge people by their accent or colour of their skin
To try to understand that eve...
