How To Assimilate To The American Culture

Before coming to United States, I was pretty confident that I could assimilate to the American culture easily because I spent a whole year talking and learning with American professors at high school. However, the culture shock just blew my mind after starting my college life in the Ohio State University. The American culture that I knew from my high school professors was just a tiny piece. Here are the three main culture shocks I encountered in my freshman year.
In China, particularly in my hometown, sport culture is not cultivated enough into people’s lives. However, in the United States, Most Americans are obsessed with their national sports ---American football. When it comes to the football seasons in the fall semester, almost all the family members will go to the stadium to support their teams; Even though many of them are not able to get tickets, they will still gather together in camps outside the stadium or in the bar to watch the live broadcast. I am really nervous and embarrassed when I walk through those crowds and get high five while have no idea what is going on. I decided to change myself to assimilate to this sport culture because I won’t grow if I keep isolating myself. As a result, I started to know American …show more content…
and in my hometown. I am very impressed that in U.S. classrooms, the lecture is mostly composed of student participations and group discussions, which, I believe, can really help students better absorbing the knowledge. In order to get more involved in the classroom, I determine to get more prepared before class. For instance, I do all the preview assignments and think of questions that might be asked in class. However, I am really shocked that students in class can eat or even go outside during the lecture, which is absolutely rude or even disallowed in my hometown; I will just try my best not to do these because I think these are disrespectful after