One tradition that has made every country different is its culture. A culture represents and creates the country’s history and traditions. From the hard working environment in China to the laid-back lifestyle in America, these are some examples of unique cultures. Even with different cultures, travelers can experience the hardships that occur when traveling. One article “ Adventure of a lifetime” demonstrated these difficulties when a family moved from America to Peru and their struggles during their transition. During their stay, Lawrence and her children experienced new ideas that were different from America. Some complex situation that arises while making a step in their new culture is the adjustment to the new environment and the language …show more content…
barrier; however, it opened up their minds to the vast world that they live. Even with the expansive world, adjusting to a new environment is difficult as shown in Lawrence’s children experience. With many different countries and habits of the previous country, adjusting to a new country can be challenging.
In her travels to South America, Lawrence and her children experience the culture of South America. While her children were used to their previous standards at an American school, they noticed that guidelines were different in Peru as they “[were] not allowed to have wet hair, your top button unbuttoned, talk, or even move during class”(Bastoni). As opposed to the American class setting that allows one to talk and even in some instances have no uniform, the children did not follow these new rules and did not want to be here. Even in some other cases, the children realized that “There’s a lot more counterfeit money here” and “tried to give the lunch lady a 20 soles bill, but she said it was fake”(Bastoni). As depicted, this bad history associated with Peru along with its poor economics had led to a misunderstanding of innocuous children. These events did make the children uncomfortable, but the knowledge that they gained throughout the experience taught them a different approach to this new culture. As the children struggled to adapt to the culture of Peru, they also have to become knowledgeable in
Spanish. One change that is necessary with every country is the language. Each country has an associated language that mainly spoken in their country. This challenge certainly had an impact on Lawrence’s children lifestyle. With a new culture, the children eventually struggle with “learning the language”(Bastoni). In every class, they were losing pace during the class and could not understand what the teacher said. Fortunately, the children started to pick up Spanish little by little. Finally, they began to be able to converse and understand Spanish. From that point, Lawrence’s children realized that “At first hearing all of that Spanish all day long hurt my head a lot. But now its fine because I understand it more”(Bastoni). Consequently from their experiences, they became more aware of their surroundings and were able to comprehend the lecture presented in class. From this experience, they began to understand the different culture that they lived and opened up their view of the world. From their experience in South America, the children showed a different behavior in America which shows that, “Cultural exchange stretches kids and opens their eyes to this big world”(Bastoni). While her children learned a new culture, I also took a route similar to hers. For me, I traveled to Hong Kong for a month to celebrate New Years. While in Hong Kong, I began to see a different environment from that of America. Instead of driving to work, there were plenty of buses to take us around town. As a family, we did not even need a car while we were living there. Even the citizens there were more friendly and spoke a different language. During this process, I learned to understand more Cantonese and viewed the world differently. After returning to America, I knew that I expanded upon my knowledge of the world. Lawrence has significantly understood this notion and also took it upon herself to travel. By understanding a different culture and living in one, it substantially supports and increase one’s knowledge of this world. While making a new leap into a new culture and its language, it shows the amount of knowledge needed to adapt to a new culture. While it is not necessarily easy to make changes and gain new habits, it benefits outweighs the struggles. This event also increases one’s cultural awareness towards other countries as well as their own. As a result, it should be ultimately necessary to make an effort to understand and be aware of the different cultures that are offered around for us.
Something that has always fascinated me is the confrontation with a completely different culture. We do not have to travel far to realize that people really lead different lives in other countries and that the saying "Home sweet home" often applies to most of us. What if we suddenly had to leave our homes and settle somewhere else, somewhere where other values and beliefs where common and where people spoke a different language? Would we still try to hang on to the 'old home' by speaking our mother tongue, practising our own religion and culture or would we give in to the new and exciting country and forget our past? And what would it be like for our children, and their children? In Identity Lessons - Contemporary Writing About Learning to Be American I found many different stories telling us what it is like to be "trapped" between two cultures. In this short essay I aim to show that belonging to two cultures can be very confusing.
Folklores are stories that have been through many time periods. Folklore include Legends, Myths, and Fairy Tales. Legends are traditional tales handed down from earlier times and believed to have a historical basis. Myths are ancient stories dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes. Fairy Tales are fantasy tales with legendary being and creators.
What is culture? Culture is such a complex concept that it is not defined by one simple thing. When studying the culture of a particular group of people we look at their beliefs, fashion, art, music and even food. By simply trying food from a particular culture we can learn much about its history and even geography. Recently I had the opportunity to try authentic Peruvian cuisine. Not only did I get to try new food and get to learn about a new culture, I also got to be able to compare it to my own Colombian culture.
Stepping out of my first plane ride, I experience an epiphany of new culture, which seems to me as a whole new world. Buzzing around my ears are conversations in an unfamiliar language that intrigues me. It then struck me that after twenty hours of a seemingly perpetual plane ride that I finally arrived in The United States of America, a country full of new opportunities. It was this moment that I realized how diverse and big this world is. This is the story of my new life in America.
American and German sports cultures have various similarities and differences. Sports are a big part of both of our cultures but the sports that are valued the most do differ. America and Germany have influenced each other with sports that they play and the exercise techniques we both use. Both cultures are known for a great successful history of sports with many different famous individuals and teams coming from each country.
A sudden change in one’s surroundings can result in culture shock. Culture shock refers to the anxiety and surprise a person feels when he or she is discontented with an unfamiliar setting. The majority of practices or customs are different from what a person is used to. One may experience withdrawal, homesickness, or a desire for old friends. For example, when a person goes to live in a different place with unfamiliar surroundings, they may experience culture shock. Sometimes it is the result of losing their identity. In the article “The Phases of Culture Shock”, Pamela J. Brink and Judith Saunders describe four phases of culture shock. They are: Honeymoon Phase, Disenchantment Phase, Beginning Resolution Phase, and Effective Function Phase. These phases denote some of the stages that exemplify culture shock. The four phases are illustrated in the articles “New Immigrants: Portraits in Passage” by Thomas Bentz, “Immigrant America: A Portrait” by Alejandro Portes and Ruben G. Rumbaut, “When I Was Puerto Rican” by Esmeralda Santiago, “Today’s Immigrants, Their Stories” by Thomas Kessner and Betty Boyd Caroli, and lastly, “The New Americans: Immigrant Life in Southern California” by Ulli Steltzer, and are about the experiences of some immigrants. This essay will examine the four phases of culture shock and classify the experiences of these immigrants by the different phases of culture shock identified.
Differences in culture make country has its own traditional customs. Wedding, an extremely important event on one's life, has specific ritual observances. However, thanks to the cultural exchange, Vietnam wedding customs and those of a foreign country – America, have both similarities and differences.
This book serves to teach readers about the varieties of cultures, social
However, the collision starts when the challenges and problems face them in the host country even less joy of some or fade! Some of them suffer many of the problems that might hinder their studies. It is often the problems occur in the first year of traveling to the study, which represents the real beginning for a new life in a society that is different in terms of religion, customs, traditions and the way of life. Eva Hoffman is the author of “Lost in Translation” was happy when she moved to Canada but, she had never thought that the life is not easy there if she didn’t prepare herself for it. She faced many things that made her uncomfortable. According to Eva Hoffman “It was Saturday when she went with Canadian friends to McDonalds. They got their orders from the drive-in and they sat and eat in the car and that made her finicky distaste.” She didn’t feel comfortable because their cultures are different. When I came to the United States, I felt as Eva Hoffman’s feeling. I was studying English Language at TLC with my Colombian friend. Our religions are different and he was my best friend. One day, we were studying together then he went to order dinner for us. He didn’t asked me what I want! So, he brought a
Kellie Schmitt’s purpose in writing this narrative is to highlight the differences between two cultures and share her experiences in attempting to surmount social and language barriers. The audience could be students of China and its culture or tourists interested in the challenges they may face in going abroad. The audience may want a perspective different from their own on topics such as social graces in this particular culture, or funeral rituals. More than anything, it is a narrative showing just how important it is to most people to be accepted. Schmitt is far from home, and is writing about the yearning for a friend. This is something almost all the audience can relate to.
Daily life for colonial Georgians was centered around the home and farm, as they were fairly isolated among themselves and from the rest of the colonies. Georgia was a community of small farmers, but grew quickly in later. Most people in the colony Georgia were small farmers. Each family was given a small farm, which was what the men would work on. The people were somewhat isolated from the rest of the colonies, and mail hardly reached Georgia, especially farther from the coast. There weren't roads to connect settlers, and the only town was the small village of Savannah. There were no schools in colonial Georgia. Although wealthy boys in the colonies were sent to schools or tutored at home, most children learned skills around the
The U.S. and China are two really successful industrial countries in the world.They are both very similar in nature, but there are also contained a lot of differences between the American and Chinese culture and values. People are wondering, how different these cultures are? Aspects such as the role of men and women? or the method that raising a child?
Looking to the story “volar” when she said, “When it was her turn to speak she would more often than not, try shifting the topic toward her desire to see her family in the Island. ” you can see that when people move to other countries as an adult is very difficult to leave their culture behind, they always bring part with them. In the story “Girl” everything emphasis on what the girl need to know about the culture. What it’s been consider a lady in their culture and how to get
Her message on the different reasons why immigrants come to new countries and cultures is highly perceived in her story. Her use of rhetorical devices helps success her in her story. The usage of ethos, storytelling, word choice and structure played a major role in aiding her beliefs and illustrating them to her audience. Ethos helped her compare her and her sister’s beliefs on their culture and lifestyle in India and America. Storytelling made it possible for readers to connect with her thoughts and stay entertained throughout the paper. Her word choice and structure also helped the outline of the story and made her beliefs sound more
Recognizing the influence of culture is an important aspect for social workers when working with diverse populations. The client is a 30-year-old single African-American (AA) single woman with a child. Culture identifies a set of values and beliefs in a community and its corresponding worldview. As the AA culture has been forced to assimilate into the dominant culture, their own culture has been slowly forgotten. The client has deep roots to her ancestors and has mainstreamed into a new dimension. The client is reconnecting with her Baptist faith as she has lost the support from spiritual leaders. “African-Americans have developed abilities and coping mechanisms to deal with racism, and they rely on their social systems that have been perfected over the generations” (Marsiglia & Kulis, 2009, p. 187). The client represents a very diverse cultural group and the intersection of social class and gender which contributes to her oppression. The client is a single AA female with a son, living in poverty, lack of education, unemployed, with a felony charge, and receiving cash assistance from the state to support her son.