Conformity And Gender Differences

The first way I have conformed was when I met my boyfriends family. My boyfriend is Vietnamese and was raised in a semi-traditional Asian household. I myself am not Asian, and our families are culturally very different. My boyfriend is very American, he as "conformed" to the American lifestyle. But when we are with his parents, I do things very differently. When I come over to their house it is expected that we take off our shoes, and we say hello. My boyfriend says hello first, and then I say hello. When we are eating, we allow my boyfriends father to sit first, and then show us where to sit (we are creatures of habit, so we pretty much sit at the same place), we do our absolute best to finish everything on our plate. Of course, his parents have conformed to parts of the American lifestyle. By doing all of these things when we are at their home it allows me to show them that I love and respect them. …show more content…
I wanted so badly to fit in I'd do things that were not characteristic of me, like wear trendy clothing, wear make up a certain way. In middle school I was so worried with how I was viewed, but by high school I pretty much got over it. The friends I have, too this day, were also "cool kid rejects." Although, one of my best friends was my childhood bully. Everyone conforms one way or another in late elementary to middle school, even the people the intimidate us during those times. By conforming I was able to learn that I was happy being my own person, and I'm much happier with my life having had that