Comparing Culpepper's Vacation In Globe, Arizona And France

Since finding a tourist temporarily staying in the United States to interview proved to be too difficult of a task, I decided to interview my aunt, Jennifer Culpepper, who recently vacationed in England and France. Jennifer was born and raised in Globe, Arizona and, other than a few short trips to Mexico throughout her life, has remained in the United States her entire life. Since Jennifer was raised with a Mexican mother and predominantly Mexican family, and perhaps because of Mexico’s proximity to Arizona, she says she did not experience the same culture shock on her trips to Mexico as she did overseas. “I can speak enough Spanish to communicate any major needs,” she explains. ”I don’t speak any French so I could not do that in Paris. There were a …show more content…
“I think that the most glaring misconceptions that I had between the two places was how clean and pretty England was and how dirty Paris was.” She went on to explain that even though it still had its own beauty, with all of romance associated with it, she assumed England would have been the dirtier of the two. “I’m sure the language barrier alone created many misperceptions, but the French speaking people in Paris were not as friendly or welcoming either. If they did not speak English many would just stare and it did come off as a little rude.” This did wear on her and her friend after sometime so they had to go to Disneyland Paris to find their “happy place” she went on to joke. Other than feeling unwelcomed during a few interactions in Paris, she said it was a wonderful experience and she would love to return. She also went on to explain that the sense of history in the architecture was something that struck an emotional chord within her and was something that she would miss upon her return. “Just the intricacies and detail put into the construction of those buildings was like nothing I’ve ever experienced in the United