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[quote=Anonymous]It’s an interesting questions.  The definition of being cultured is a bit personal.  To me it means caring about, learning about and investing time in an art form. And learning about other cultures by research and travel.

I love music, go to live shows and play an instrument.  I also love the visual arts - l have no talent to make visual art but l have studied art history and go to a museum or gallery a couple of times a month.  I now have a group of art friends that l go to events with and usually a meal or drink before or after.  It’s not Woody Allen level discussion but we have s common interest and varied levels of knowledge about art.

I also love reading.  I used to be on s gear book club but haven’t been able to find one here where people actually talk about the book.

The love of music and reading was passed down from my mother.  The love of the visual arts is just something innate in me.  We had a big book on art history at home that l browsed dozens of times as a teenager, that’s how it started.

When there is an intersection between talent and interest that’s awesome, but it’s not necessary.

The other component is travel.  The US is such a big county with huge regional cultural differences - it doesn’t need to be Europe.  I find learning about different cultures to be fascinating.

I’m thinking about Jane Austen’s “accomplished” young ladies - she made fun of them and obviously preferred Elizabeth Bennet who was no good at languages, painting or music - she just loved to read and observe people. Whatever you go for do it because you love it, not to become cultured or accomplished.  
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