Appropriate Behavior In American Culture Essay

What scrips about appropriate behaviors did you learn from the cultural setting of your childhood?

As a child growing up, respect was and is still a big thing in the Jamaican culture. Jamaican people would say that “manners will carry you a long way”. When you are respectful to people they are more likely to help you, and be respectful to you as well. Furthermore, greeting everyone you pass by especially the elderly was a sign of respect as well taught appropriate behavior.
Interrupting someone’s conversation especially a conversation between two older individuals was looked upon as disrespectful, even when you say excused me. Parents would rather you wait until the conversation is over before you say anything. When it

For instance, Jamaican believe that a pregnant woman should not look at a disfigured person, or else that unborn child will born with an abnormality. Furthermore, to prevent misfortune, a person who is building a house must kill a fowl (chicken) and pour its blood along with white rum on the ground at the four corners of the building. In addition, the mournful howling of a dog at night means that someone will die soon. Not to mention, the burying of the umbilical cord under a tree or planting a tree where the umbilical cord is buried is the belief that the child will stay connected to their

It is also said that they are all fast runner, dancers, they are poor, having dreadlocks and that they all smoke marijuana. When people think of Jamaicans they also think of the beaches, food, music and their dialect. I don’t believe that Jamaicans are aggressive, I do believe however that they are opinionated. They like to tell you as it is without a filter. Others would say that Jamaicans aggression stems from how they were treated during slavery. In the process of conversing with others in creole Jamaicans tend to express themselves in a high-pitched voice as well as hand gesture, maybe that’s where the arrogant, loud stereotype comes