Culture basically means the characteristics of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. The meaning of family is different from place to place because of their culture. One definition of family cannot describe family from everywhere. Like in China children are raised apart from their father and mother, but still count themselves a family. Today’s modern family is different from the traditional one where grandparents raise their grandchildren; there are lots of families like adoptive families, foster families. Nepali family structure is different in comparison to family structure in America. As no two cultures are same, America and Nepal have two different cultures.
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Nepalese people respect family norms ad values, they are more committed to their family. Whereas here in America, the Americans are individual oriented, the individual values gets prominence than the family values. The Americans are more committed and limited to themselves only. When we talk about family norms and values, in Nepali culture, people have to be in disciplined and respect elderly people. It is highly valued traits in Nepali culture. Nepali people don’t call their elders by their names. That’s why I still have problems today calling elderly people or my American professors by their first names. Also, pre-marriage sex is still a ‘Big-Issue’ in Nepal. Nepalese parents make it such a big deal when the truth that their child is in a relation with someone else reveals. In the context of America, pre-marriage sex is not a big deal instead, it is said that the parents fear if their child doesn’t have a girlfriend or a boyfriend. In simple words, the relation between a child and a parent/guardian in America is very friendly which does not need any kind of privacy between …show more content…
It seems really different to western culture, how two unknown people get married. Yet in Nepal, more than 70% of couples get married without knowing one another closely. While Nepalese parents consider their children’s marriage, they try to look for a bride or groom of same financial level as their son or daughter, and has similar education background and respect in their local community. Where in USA, youngster search their husband or wife by themselves. They don’t give priority to each other’s family background or their status. This uneven background and status I believe, has also been the reason in USA for divorce. We can also see parents divorcing smoothly in family, where their children learns same and do the same. American culture as compared to the Nepalese culture has much freedom. This many of the times is appropriate for the individual development of a child but at times, this freedom might bring about some really in appropriate consequences. The Nepalese culture has many restrictions, from every small thing like greeting a person to what religion is to be followed. Nepalese need to be bound in rules and regulations of the family, society and community. Whereas, in America, no one cares about the society. It is not that important too. Every person is concerned about their own affairs and no one has time to waste gossiping about what is going on in someone
Nepalese people respect family norms ad values, they are more committed to their family. Whereas here in America, the Americans are individual oriented, the individual values gets prominence than the family values. The Americans are more committed and limited to themselves only. When we talk about family norms and values, in Nepali culture, people have to be in disciplined and respect elderly people. It is highly valued traits in Nepali culture. Nepali people don’t call their elders by their names. That’s why I still have problems today calling elderly people or my American professors by their first names. Also, pre-marriage sex is still a ‘Big-Issue’ in Nepal. Nepalese parents make it such a big deal when the truth that their child is in a relation with someone else reveals. In the context of America, pre-marriage sex is not a big deal instead, it is said that the parents fear if their child doesn’t have a girlfriend or a boyfriend. In simple words, the relation between a child and a parent/guardian in America is very friendly which does not need any kind of privacy between …show more content…
It seems really different to western culture, how two unknown people get married. Yet in Nepal, more than 70% of couples get married without knowing one another closely. While Nepalese parents consider their children’s marriage, they try to look for a bride or groom of same financial level as their son or daughter, and has similar education background and respect in their local community. Where in USA, youngster search their husband or wife by themselves. They don’t give priority to each other’s family background or their status. This uneven background and status I believe, has also been the reason in USA for divorce. We can also see parents divorcing smoothly in family, where their children learns same and do the same. American culture as compared to the Nepalese culture has much freedom. This many of the times is appropriate for the individual development of a child but at times, this freedom might bring about some really in appropriate consequences. The Nepalese culture has many restrictions, from every small thing like greeting a person to what religion is to be followed. Nepalese need to be bound in rules and regulations of the family, society and community. Whereas, in America, no one cares about the society. It is not that important too. Every person is concerned about their own affairs and no one has time to waste gossiping about what is going on in someone