Essay On Difference Between Ethiopian And American Culture

The difference between my native culture and American culture Many people moved from their country to another to have a better life, moreover; they would adopt another culture and shifted to new culture. when I first come to the United States, it is hard for me to interact with culture because American culture is different from Ethiopian culture. For some Ethiopian people is easy, they actually adopt American culture. today, it is going to be hard to leave and to come in the United States as immigrant because of the new president of The United States, Donald Trump. There are two differences between Ethiopian and American culture such as, have a right to speak and how they are respect the elders. One of the difference between Ethiopian and

In Ethiopia, people respect the elders even if one age of the difference. For example, if you are in the bus or taxi, you should stand up and let the elders have your sit. we also respect elders when we come to the food which is we have to serve first the elders before the children eat. It is a culture to serve the elders first in Ethiopia. When we eat a dinner, first my dad has the plat before everybody and then my mom, my older sister and the last person will be the youngers. In contrast, in American culture, children come first when they serve the food and then the elders. One day I went to one of my friend’s house who have been in America for the past 20 years and they are doing certain thing like American people. The time was late and they ask me to have a dinner with them, and my friend and her family gather to the dinner table and her mom start serving in every plates. She first start severing from myself and my friend, but I refuse her and I tell her to start with her husband. In America, elders do not want to have your sit in bus or train. One day when I was going to work on the train. one women probably, she will be 65 years old come and stand next to me I was sitting on the chair and I ask her to sit. as soon as she saw me standing, she starts saying something that I did not expect. She said, “young lady I can take care myself, I do not need your help”. I feel shock at