Whatever your day to day activities are, from corporate professional, charitable or non profit support to a life of leisure and everything in-between, it’s likely to involve other individuals or groups in some way.

How you interact with others, (whether formally prescribed, informally or somewhere in-between)  is the defining attribute of the culture you are most immersed in (assuming this about a regular day by day role you perform ongoing).

How do you feel about your culture?

I like the definition of culture fron anthropologist  E.B.Taylor.   “that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.”

When you consider the culture you are immersed in as part of your daily routine, do you like it?  This is a subjective question typically influenced by your own values.

If the cultural complex whole you are a part of on a regular basis does not map to your basic beliefs, morals, custom and habits (i.e., the underpinning of values) then you are likely to be unhappy.

Influencing, Adopting, Maturing

In the case of a cultural mismatch, changing your circumstances is certainly an option.  Other choices are changing yourself and adapting to the culture or influencing changes in the culture itself.

Choosing to stick it out and live with your unhappiness is probably the worst option to choose.