Culture is a way of life shared by people in a society. Culture is exceptional, although it may have other things in common with other cultures. Culture is all about religion, food, dressings, language, and music, believes, greetings, behavior, and other things. According to Live Science, the United States is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. Nearly every region of the world has influenced American culture, as it’s a country of immigrants. Within its vast area, Nigeria has over 250 different ethnic groups, all with their own languages and heritage. Cultures are followed according to the society or family one comes from or was born in.
Americans are extremely informal, friendly, and call most people by their first name. Most people who come to the United States may already know a few things about the people through TV. Although this is of course a skewed reality some of the stereotypes are true, especially American friendliness and informality. People tend to not wait to be introduced, will begin to speak with strangers as they stand in a queue, sit next to each other at an event, etc. Americans are very casual in greeting. A handshake, a smile, and a 'hello ' are all that is needed which I really agree with but in Nigeria where I came from, all this is like lack of respect. Nigerian culture expects the younger ones to respect elders in any way possible. Young girls are to kneel down while boys are to prostrate, young girls or boys are not allowed to call elders by their first names. They are expected to put an honorific prefix at the front of their name for example, Good Morning, Mr./Mrs./Miss/Sir/Ma Johnson. I understand that respect should be given to those that are older than us but I just Americans don’t do this because everyone kind of understands each other. Some Americans like to hug people they know very well. But when Nigerians see this, it becomes a cultural shock for them because they think it’s not appropriate for a man and women who have nothing to do with each other to hug because people might get the wrong …show more content…
Some cool Nigerian parents sit their children down and talk some sense into them: telling them to always do the right thing at the right time. For me, I knew I deserved the beating my father gave me when I was in Nigeria before I came here. I kept on doing what I knew my parents didn’t like. My parents always warn me not to stay out late but I always disobey them. So one day that I came home late, my mother sat me down and advised me never to do that again. The second time, I did the same thing I came home late and my father was sitting in the living room waiting for me. That day my father gave a nice beating and I cried. The next day I sat myself down and thought about what I wanted to do with my life. My father beating me that day really helped to change my ways. Today I am a changed person. All am saying is that some children are really very stubborn and the only way they can stop misbehaving is if their parents really do something to help them. Am not parents should start beating their children, but they should sit them down always to advise
Americans are extremely informal, friendly, and call most people by their first name. Most people who come to the United States may already know a few things about the people through TV. Although this is of course a skewed reality some of the stereotypes are true, especially American friendliness and informality. People tend to not wait to be introduced, will begin to speak with strangers as they stand in a queue, sit next to each other at an event, etc. Americans are very casual in greeting. A handshake, a smile, and a 'hello ' are all that is needed which I really agree with but in Nigeria where I came from, all this is like lack of respect. Nigerian culture expects the younger ones to respect elders in any way possible. Young girls are to kneel down while boys are to prostrate, young girls or boys are not allowed to call elders by their first names. They are expected to put an honorific prefix at the front of their name for example, Good Morning, Mr./Mrs./Miss/Sir/Ma Johnson. I understand that respect should be given to those that are older than us but I just Americans don’t do this because everyone kind of understands each other. Some Americans like to hug people they know very well. But when Nigerians see this, it becomes a cultural shock for them because they think it’s not appropriate for a man and women who have nothing to do with each other to hug because people might get the wrong …show more content…
Some cool Nigerian parents sit their children down and talk some sense into them: telling them to always do the right thing at the right time. For me, I knew I deserved the beating my father gave me when I was in Nigeria before I came here. I kept on doing what I knew my parents didn’t like. My parents always warn me not to stay out late but I always disobey them. So one day that I came home late, my mother sat me down and advised me never to do that again. The second time, I did the same thing I came home late and my father was sitting in the living room waiting for me. That day my father gave a nice beating and I cried. The next day I sat myself down and thought about what I wanted to do with my life. My father beating me that day really helped to change my ways. Today I am a changed person. All am saying is that some children are really very stubborn and the only way they can stop misbehaving is if their parents really do something to help them. Am not parents should start beating their children, but they should sit them down always to advise