@punkfolkrocker.

I am the same GUEST who said "There have always been multicultural societies where people avoid day-to-day conflict through a combination of tolerance, courtesy (maybe of a formal kind) and sensitivity to others."

Sensitivity to others includes explaining your traditions to others when you recognise that they do not understand. It could also include changing your behaviour when people misunderstand it - but that doesn't do much for tradition or multiculturalism.