As soon as I finished high school, not only have I worked with, but also lived with

diverse populations. Ive never had any issue with them since we have been treating each
other with understanding and mutual respect. For many years, I worked as a medical
emergency technician in a hospital, where the coworkers were from different cities. We
were differed in culture, social status, skin color, and language accents. Therefore, we had
created an environment of a diverse population. I have always been patient and have been
placing my self in their position in hypothetical situations. For example, if I had difficulty
understanding my coworker due to his or her accent, I first tried to figure it out by
myself; otherwise, I would ask him or her in a way so they do not feel bad or
embarrassed.
Further, since I moved out of my country, Ive been interacting with diverse populations,
living and again working with them, but in a broader spectrum. I remember, when I was
student in another country, I was debating with one of my very young classmates about
why I needed to talk with my friend who is from the same country, and speak my mother
language during breaks. In that situation, without getting upset or angry, I just explained
the reasons to make it clear for him. At the end of the discussion, our professor and most
the classmates were agreeing with me, and afterwards, that specific classmate and I were
closer than before. In addition, diversity could include people with physical disability that
I would treat them the same way as other types of diversity people.
Living, working and interacting with diverse populations requires understanding, mutual
respect and a logical approach towards the issues that rise up due to differences such as in
the culture, social statues, and race.