As an anthropology student, doing research in the welfare states with a system that is already stable and have a good governance has difference challenges. This experience also encourages me to respect and not taken for granted any communities. Language is not the only obstacle, but also the difference habit and some “inferiorities” sometimes make people unpleasant with stranger, particularly when we asked in English in non-English countries. In this case, strengthening selection of paradigms is one of the ways to learn and study with communities in these countries. Besides that, when doing research outside Indonesia, especially in post-industrialist societies, I must learn a lot to understand the culture of privacy with very clear boundaries. Researching outside Indonesia is a very valuable experience because I found that in the end there is no superior or inferior culture. Every culture has its own uniqueness and distinctiveness.

Key words: diversity, welfare state, paradigm, methodology, experience