Essay On Texas Culture

Although I reside in Texas now, I was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. I am still growing as a person and though I am now accustomed to Texas tradition, my home country still holds a strong place in my heart. Growing up in different environments and being influenced by different cultures is truly an impactful gift. I have spent about half of my life in Nigeria and half of my life in Texas and growing up in these two vastly different environments has lead me to be more adaptive of my surroundings and more accepting of others and their cultures.
In general, Nigerian children have less freedom and have stricter rules than the children in America. Although my parents were more lenient with their rules, Nigerian parents as a whole were strict people who demanded respect and good behavior from their children. There were many rules and traditions that would be considered "weird" by someone born and raised in Texas. For example in Nigeria, it is seen as a sign of disrespect for a child to give an adult something with their left hand. In my opinion the rule is a little harsh, but that could just be the Texas side of me speaking. …show more content…
Most of them could sleepover at their friends houses and could be out late, while I was not allowed to. Thankfully, the more time my family spent in Texas, the more my parents adapted to the culture and therefore, became more lenient with their rules. However, the first couple of years in Texas were hard for me. Not only did I struggle with my parents strict rules, I had to adapt to the new culture and language. In Nigeria we used British English but in America even the English was different! "Colour" was now "Color", "Trousers" were now "Pants", "Pants" was now "Underwear". Needless to say I had many arguments with my English