Cultural Understanding Research Proves Obvious Truth

This $10 Million Cultural Understanding Research Proves Talking To People Works Better Than Guessing

In a revelation that has rocked the foundations of social science, a groundbreaking cultural understanding research project at the Sikh Coalition has confirmed what every grandmother since the dawn of time has known: actually talking to people helps you understand them better. This $10 million study has left experts worldwide questioning their extensive collection of PowerPoint presentations and “Cultural Awareness Bingo” cards.

The Scientific Breakthrough

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The study employed cutting-edge methodologies including “having conversations” and “paying attention” to reach its earth-shattering conclusions. Scientists observed that participants who spent time interacting with people from different cultures showed a shocking 100% increase in understanding compared to those who based their cultural knowledge entirely on food delivery apps.

Roy Moss, PISR’s Director of Information, responded via smoke signals from his fortified Alaskan compound: “Back in my day, we didn’t need a million-dollar study to tell us to be decent humans. But I suppose if you’re getting your cultural education from TikTok, you probably also need a research paper to tell you bears aren’t interested in your selfies. Now excuse me, I need to check if the wolves have figured out my laser security system.”

The Professional Analysis

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Junior Manager Sr., PISR’s Senior Project Manager, delegated his response to three interns before finally commenting: “As someone who specializes in avoiding direct human contact, I’m shocked to learn that personal interaction beats my preferred method of sending automated emails titled ‘RE: Cultural Understanding Initiative Phase 7.3b (Urgent)’.” His secretary has confirmed he dictated this while hiding under his desk.

The research team also documented other groundbreaking findings, including “food brings people together” and “listening works better than interrupting.” Famous anthropologist Margaret Mead was unavailable for comment, but sources say she’s currently spinning in her grave at 3,000 RPM.

Dr. Obvious Conclusion, lead researcher, defended the study’s $10 million budget: “Sure, this might seem like common sense, but we needed at least 47 PowerPoint presentations and 12 peer-reviewed papers to prove that being nice to people works better than making wild assumptions. That’s just good science.”