I touched two new cultures at Washington State University (WSU). I met a Southern Arabian guy and a Chinese girl.
I was interested in Southern Arabian traditional clothes and his way of thinking about alcohol. Southern Arabian people wore their traditional clothes. It looked so new for me. Whenever they go outside; go to their school, go to their firm, they wear the clothes. When they have to go to a formal meeting, Sothern Arabian people wear both the clothes and “Shima”; that is, like a hat. Also, I was really surprised at his way to thinking about alcohol. In his country, we cannot buy any alcohol, because of their religion. He had never drank alcohol.
I also had a great time with a Chinese girl and the time removed a prejudice Chinese from me. She was a talkative, gentle, and humble person. She taught me about her country, especially her government policy. The country has a one-child policy. I have learned it at my junior high school so I knew it already, but I didn’t know only city persons promised it. In the country side, s/he has some siblings. She was also gentle. At the cafeteria, she asked me, “What do you want to eat?” and waited for me to take my dishes. Finally, she was humble. Sometimes, I didn’t understand what she said due to her Chinglish pronunciation. Whenever I said, “I’m sorry. I don’t understand”, she said “I’m sorry. My pronunciation is so bad.” I was astonished, because I thought Chinese people to not reflect on themselves very well. I had some prejudice toward her, Chinese people, that they were so selfish, because Japanese station said bad news, that is, Chinese attacked our territory. I had had a bad image toward them, however, she wasn’t like the person.
The visit to this university led to my learning about new culture and also swept away my prejudice about the Chinese.
I was interested in Southern Arabian traditional clothes and his way of thinking about alcohol. Southern Arabian people wore their traditional clothes. It looked so new for me. Whenever they go outside; go to their school, go to their firm, they wear the clothes. When they have to go to a formal meeting, Sothern Arabian people wear both the clothes and “Shima”; that is, like a hat. Also, I was really surprised at his way to thinking about alcohol. In his country, we cannot buy any alcohol, because of their religion. He had never drank alcohol.
I also had a great time with a Chinese girl and the time removed a prejudice Chinese from me. She was a talkative, gentle, and humble person. She taught me about her country, especially her government policy. The country has a one-child policy. I have learned it at my junior high school so I knew it already, but I didn’t know only city persons promised it. In the country side, s/he has some siblings. She was also gentle. At the cafeteria, she asked me, “What do you want to eat?” and waited for me to take my dishes. Finally, she was humble. Sometimes, I didn’t understand what she said due to her Chinglish pronunciation. Whenever I said, “I’m sorry. I don’t understand”, she said “I’m sorry. My pronunciation is so bad.” I was astonished, because I thought Chinese people to not reflect on themselves very well. I had some prejudice toward her, Chinese people, that they were so selfish, because Japanese station said bad news, that is, Chinese attacked our territory. I had had a bad image toward them, however, she wasn’t like the person.
The visit to this university led to my learning about new culture and also swept away my prejudice about the Chinese.