Around December of 2008, My parents decided to travel to Yemen to join our family that are living there. I was born in the State of Michigan; so this was my first time traveling to Yemen. Even though I am going to experience a lot of things in that country, there is going to be plenty of difference between the United States and Yemen. Three of these differences are the lifestyle, education, and holidays. Till this day, most of these things still occur in the family such as holidays and lifestyle.
When I first arrived Yemen I noticed many different things. One of the huge things I experienced and seen was the different lifestyle. First, people over there work so hard to feed their kids and makes sure that they are living healthy and strong.
In the United States I do not really see that much love and care to their family. A huge percent of parents do not try to help their kids and make sure they have a nice future. Yes, they feed them and take care of them but sometimes when there children become 18 they make them go their own ways. Also people in Yemen treat others equal and as brothers and sister even if you are rich or poor. In the United States you see people harrassing the homeless and many people treat others different either because of color or culture. Secondly, is the different food and cultural clothing. In Yemen there favorite dish is called “Aseed” which is made up of whole grain flour, water and soup. In the United States their favorite food is pasta, pizza, burgers and etc... Lastly, The people living there all speak a different language which I had trouble speaking and understanding. However, education also has a massive difference between the States and Yemen. Firstly, in Yemen there is no preschools or kindergarten like the America, it is usually first to twelfths grade. Secondly, there is no state exams they only state exam is when you take ninth grade. In the United States there is usually state exams from ninth to twelfth grade. Also, teaching in Yemen schools is still old school, students still get punished by a ruler. In the states there is no punishments teacher would just give you a zero because it is your choice to pass or fail not theirs. Yemen is a Islamic country. There is going to be a huge difference in holidays from the United States. The United States celebrate Christmas because they believe that it was the birth of Jesus. On the other hand people who live in Yemen do Ramadan because they believe that god revealed the first verses of the holy book of Islam. People in the United States also celebrate Easter because Sunday as the day of Jesus resurrection. But, Yemen celebrate Eid because that's the day people celebrate their accomplishment on fasting a hole month.
since the The Arabians were ravaged and lived in poverty. Many of them lived as refugees
If one were to visit different countries and societies throughout the world, they may notice the many differences and similarities each region shares. This makes the world a very unique place because there is constant change and diversity everywhere we look, no matter the distance traveled. A prime example of this would be the similarities and differences between the United States of America and Mexico. Although the two are neighboring countries, there is a great deal of diversity amongst them that deserve a thorough examination.
As I grew older, between the transition of a child to a teenager, I learned more about my family, its culture and background, and even some back story about how they came to the United States to the first place. Back at home, my parents are certainly not home for long and everyday we weren't
Although the United Sates and Saudi Arabia present the United States and Saudi Arabia’s relationship as excellent, there are actually two nations who have bitter disagreements but who allies through oil. The only thing that has held this alliance together is the US dependence on Saudi oil. The United States has felt and still fells that it is a necessity to have bases present in the Middle East to protect oil, and silently to protect Israel. The relationship began in 1933 when Standard Oil of California signed an agreement with the Saudi government. In 1943 FDR affirmed that the defense of Saudi Arabia was a vital interest to the United States and moved troops into the region. Future presidents would emulate this declaration and mobilization of troops to Saudi Arabia. Again in 1945 Abd al Aziz, the Saudi king, and FDR would cement this alliance, on a US warship in the Suez Canal. Soon after, airfields were constructed at Dhahran and other spots over Saudi Arabia; beginning a long tradition of US military facilities in Saudi Arabia. Abd al Aziz was the first of his line of successors to meet with US presidents. The relationship was only strengthened with the onset on the Cold war, as the US used the bases in Saudi Arabia as potential air force launch sites to the USSR and constructed more military facilities. In 1941 Harry S. Truman made another assertion of Americas protection and alliance with Saudi Arabia to Abd Al Aziz. Truman stated that “support for Saudi Arabia’s territorial integrity and political independence was a primary objective of the United States.” (Countrystudies.com) Another stipulation of this pact was that the US established a permanent military training mission in the Saudi Arabia. That mission lasted until 1992. Soon after the pact between Truman and Aziz was agreed upon the US-Saudi relationship would endure its first major disagreement. On May 14th, 1948 Israel was declared an independent state in the former Arab dominated Palestine. Israel’s independence was backed the United States. Saudi Arabia refused to acknowledge the country of Israel and to engage in any relations with them. The Saudis concerns of the Israel-US relationship were reinforced in the 1970’s and 1980’s when the US sold arms to Israel, but refused to sell arms to Saudi Arabia. In some cases congressional leaders refused to sell arms to Saudi Arabia on the grounds that Saudi Arabia might use them against Israel.
The world can be organized by scientists and geographers in a variety of ways. One of the main distinctions when separating countries is whether they are developing or if they are developed. A developing country is a country that is struggling in many ways including lack of agricultural technology, control over its population, and has yet to become highly industrialized. A developed country on the other hand is farther along and has worked on stabilizing most of the problems that developing countries often face. Egypt, being a developing country, and United States, being a developed countries, show many differences between the two types of countries. These differences are most notable in the population control and agricultural differences between
Women’s rights in Yemen have not changed since (or before) the unification of North and South Yemen in 1990. Since the unification, new laws and a constitution (that are still placed on Islamic Shari ‘a law) that are in place unfortunately hold these statements to be true. According to Amal Basha some of Yemen’s laws that stereotype, discriminate, and demeanor women include: the value of the life of a woman, or girl is equal to half that of a man or boy and if a man performs a “honor kill” the maximum punishment he can face in prison is one year, compared to women who face death if they dishonor their husbands, women cannot leave the country without permission from a male relative, if women are imprisoned and do their punishment, they are not allowed to leave prison unless a male relative approves of it, there are no lega...
First of all, Saudi Arabia and China have some similarities. The former has the international airports and the latter has too. Saudi Arabia keen on literature just as China does. Fast food is popular not only in China put also in Saudi Arabia, for examples, Mc Donald's hamburgers, French fries and Kentucky fried chicken. In addition, both Saudi Arabia and China have made a mutually enriching exchange of cuisine. There are Chinese restaurants in Saudi Arabia, where diners can enjoy Chinese food, for instance Chinese meal in Suzhou with rice, shrimp, eggplant and vegetable s...
D Women, especially, use their religious and cultural traditions to adjust to their new country, sustain their families, and build more secure communities
I was dreading this trip because I was not excited to be in 100 degree weather and be surrounded by people speaking only in Arabic. However, during my time there, I saw how living in Egypt shaped my parents values and influenced their lives. Even though they lived in America, they stayed true to their Egyptian heritage by valuing family, education, and their faith before anything else. It was evident that the customs, food, and language in Egypt greatly varied from other cultures and I began to learn how to appreciate these
Yemen a great desert in the Arabic peninsula, located south to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and left to Oman, has also a shore : mainly on the Red Sea and on the Gulf of Aden. Yemen has some natural resources (oil) but unfortunately it is considered as the poorest Arabic country. Yemen is now the Republic of Yemen because of the reunification made on 22nd May 1990. Before that day Yemen was divided into two separate countries, the first known as the North Yemen Republic which was controlled by tribes so far the worst tribal system in the world, on the other side, the Yemen of the South known as the world’s worst communist regime. But in 1994, a civil war turned the south and the north against each other.
Every country has differences if I will compare with another country depend on culture, size, history, and population. Also, if I want to compare between two cities inside one country there are a lot of differences. Because that the comparing between Saudi Arabia and United States of America it is huge different. It impossible to compare about the size because it is continent and city of continent. I was living in Riyadh the capital city of Saudi Arabia and now I am living in Dallas city of Texas. I have been in America for five months. I have culture shock about some differences here in America. The three big differences family, driving, and education.
According to Allen Fromherz, in spite of the rapid modernization in Qatar, the conflict between modernity and traditionalism that modernity is meant to create, is absent in the nation. Fromherz argues that the western assumption about modernity leading to loss in historical and traditional values is not applicable to Qatar. The smooth way in which the nation changed from a place of poverty to a nation having one of the most successful economy in the world is astonishing. The traditional and tribal affiliations that should have been eradicated by the modernization were instead more strengthened by the economy brought by the oil industry. However modern the country may look to an outsider, the tribal and traditional values are not lost in the mindsets of at least the older generation of Qatari citizens. Fromherz suggests that Islamic modernism somehow shielded Qatar from the ill – effects of postmodernism.
The first few weeks went swimmingly. My grandmother would cook hearty Syrian meals for us and my grandfather would tell more stories than Stephen King. Then one day after school, I went downstairs to deliver their mail and good ole grandpa returned the favor with a lecture.
As it is known in Saudi Arabia, most of the Saudi families have large numbers of children. I grew up within a big family that contains five sisters and two brothers. We lived, ate, played and did everything together in the same house until everyone got married, which is a big house that consists of three floors. My parents accustomed us to assist and respect each other. We also meet and discuss the urgent family issues together.
From the eleven hour plane ride that I luckily managed to sleep through, to the eleven hour plane ride back into Canada, it felt like I had simply blinked and the whole thing happened in my mind. However, armed with a heavy suitcase filled with souvenirs, a ton of family photos, to be placed next to old ones from our last trip to Egypt, I knew I had the best family vacation. I had spent time with my relatives, who had grown and changed so much since our last visit nearly a decade ago. Catching up on the events of their lives and spending time with them touring the major city locations will always be in my memories. Visiting all the ancient historical sites in my homeland helped me to reconnect with my cultural roots, inspiring me to relearn Arabic, my parent’s native language. The trip’s inspiration may have come about rather spontaneously, but my father’s perfect execution and planning skills led to a smooth sailing trip, maximizing on our time revisiting our roots back in our homeland of