When two different cultures meet face to face for the first time, their ethnocentric view of each other may cause conflict because one culture behavior and looks may not be accepted by the other.This happened with the British colonists and the First Australians who first met on January 26 in Sydney. The British described the First Australians as barbaric and savage animals because of the lack of clothes and knowledge. The British did not accept the Aboriginals culture, they did not accept the way they lived, their beliefs and religion which later on caused conflicts to erupt between both sides. Nevertheless the aboriginals did not accept the British either. They felt disrespected because the British came out of nowhere destroyed their trees, land and crops claiming the aboriginal's land to be theirs. The British had no problem with that, since they claimed to be superior then their ethnocentric view of the aboriginals being animals, they forcefully took whatever they wanted, not thinking of the consequences. Sooner or later, after patience from both sides, conflicts erupted; War began. Since the British are more advanced in weapon and knowledge, they were in advantage against the aboriginals leading to a total massacre. These conflicts could have been avoided if people could accept each other the way they are, if they could interpret each other's cultures outside the box, not through their own. If the British had not such an ethnocentric view towards the Aboriginals, then maybe the two cultures could have settled their problems and disagreements peacefully.
