Roland S. Persson's (2012a) piece is extremely comprehensive, timely and very relevant especially in light of a growing appreciation of cultural diversity and the emergence of a global community--which is an inevitable offshoot of globalisation that goes beyond world economy and international markets. It covers multiple themes; ranging from cultural bias in research to a movement towards creating a more culture-sensitive research paradigm, and some concrete recommendations as to how this can best be facilitated. Furthermore, it raises a number of polemical issues about cultural dominance and its implications in international publications that would undoubtedly ruffle a few feathers. It also makes any young researcher more critical of the socio-political lens being used as one reads through the literature on gifted education research and what constitutes "publishability" in international academic journals in light of "dominance by scientific output". Given the breadth and depth covered by Persson's (2012a) well-researched piece, the author only raises a few comments and issues in this commentary. She begins with the concept of universals or the supposed etic perspective in research which presupposes that there exists general and predictable principles that transcend different cultures: an exclusively positivist paradigm that searches for nomothetic scientific explanations or universal truths. She also points out some of the issues and problems inherent in facilitating cross-cultural appreciation in research including: (1) accessibility of databases--particularly emerging empirical research that may not be published nor available internationally; (2) research studies that may be written in the non-dominant language; and (3) the need to develop a guided empathic understanding and sensitivity that balances a rigorous scientific attitude with a global worldview that honours cultural diversity.