If you every traveled abroad, you experienced that tourism aspect that makes you stand out like a sore thumb. Imagine if you just up and moved to a foreign country not knowing much about their culture, but your preconized thoughts. Can you imagine how hard that would be trying to adapt to an unfamiliar environment? Well, that is what happens to many foreigners that come to America. The reason behind this societal disconnection foreigner may experience when assimilating into American stems from, apposing ethical home environments we endured while growing up. An unaccustomed society that’s unlike ours values interdependence, rather, our inherent society that encourages independence. We can see the arising conflictions when the two cultures meet.
African culture portrays the concept of dependence, in ways of showing unified …show more content…
I noticed that this is a major disconnection Africans embrace when they come to America. From a video documentary called the Lost Boys of Sudan, which was about this group of male African refugees coming to America during a time of war in Sudan. This video documentary not only let us sees how Americans interact with each other, but with people of a differing culture. The one part of the video that stood out the most was when one of the refuges said “You can just go [visit] to your [random] neighbor house” (Chuor). This situation of not being able to just visit your neighbor house shows us that American society isn’t as friendly and unified as theirs. This stems from a family system of unity which creates a more integrated society. From an Article I read, titled The African Mother Principle, it talks about family being the key foundation in one society. Understanding how to work together first in one home, as a result will show
African culture portrays the concept of dependence, in ways of showing unified …show more content…
I noticed that this is a major disconnection Africans embrace when they come to America. From a video documentary called the Lost Boys of Sudan, which was about this group of male African refugees coming to America during a time of war in Sudan. This video documentary not only let us sees how Americans interact with each other, but with people of a differing culture. The one part of the video that stood out the most was when one of the refuges said “You can just go [visit] to your [random] neighbor house” (Chuor). This situation of not being able to just visit your neighbor house shows us that American society isn’t as friendly and unified as theirs. This stems from a family system of unity which creates a more integrated society. From an Article I read, titled The African Mother Principle, it talks about family being the key foundation in one society. Understanding how to work together first in one home, as a result will show