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Although there is of course overlap, the two concepts are actually quite different. 'Cosmopolitanism' means "an appreciation of different languages and cultures". By contrast, 'universalism' means "everyone should speak the same language and have the same culture (for their own good, of course)". I consider myself to be a cosmopolitan, not a universalist. When I visit Germany, Italy or Japan, I try my best (however poorly) to respect their customs and to speak German, Italian or Japanese. Universalists, by contrast, believe that there should be no distinctions between people, or at least they should be considered irrelevant in terms of identity and interpersonal relations.
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