“The cultural influences in our country are like the floo floo bird. I am referring to the peculiar and especial bird who always flew backward. To keep the wind out of its eyes? No. Just because it didn't give a darn where it was going, but just had to see where it had been.”
The speaker likens cultural influences to a backward‑flying bird, suggesting that traditions often look to the past rather than forward, yet still shape identity.
In simple terms: Culture often looks back to define itself.
Culture is rooted in history.
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Focusing only on the past can hinder innovation.
