1.   But though the movie is rooted in the specificity of New York Latino culture, Martin maintains that it simultaneously transcends that culture.

2.   In physical beauty, for example, a certain mathematical proportion between hip and waist size seems to transcend culture.

3.   It transcends cultures and crosses sociological barriers and jumps economic lines.

4.   This transcends culture.

5.   But Eisenberg says the kind of humor he really likes, transcends most cultures.