(I.Preface) He encounters a wealth of information to document which he selects and organizes as an objective portrait of past events and cultures. However, Herodotus writes about cultures from a different kind of relativism as he investigates cultures he has well experienced and finds customs he agrees with, finds shameful, or accepts. First he writes about a culture as objectively as possible, listing and describing its distinct aspects. Being a native Greek, Herodotus formulates his opinions as he is conditioned by the Greek moral code. His natural instinct is to reflect on a particular custom in relation to what is the status quo in his Greek culture. This is demonstrated by Herodotus' retelling of Darius' social life