My visit to Virginia Beach for thanksgiving with my Filipino friend Jimmy and his family, was an intercultural experience that showed me why it’s important to understand and appreciate different cultures. It is widely understood that different cultures have their own way of communicating, living, as well as embracing certain values, beliefs, and practices. Having the opportunity to experience culture other than my own was amazing and gratifying. My trip to Virginia Beach all started with a phone call from my friend saying that I needed to hurry up and get to VA before his family started serving dinner. However, due to my flight getting delayed multiple times, his family had to make some adjustments to their thanksgiving schedule.
After my long two-day, annoying flight I finally made it to VA with a warm welcome from Jimmy and his father. As we were riding in the car I could hear Jimmy and his father speak Tagalog, a language used in the Filipino culture. I have known Jimmy for most of my life, and until this day I still find it hard to understand and comprehend Tagalog. In my family during the holidays or during other events we typically speak English, although some of my family members are bilingual. As stated in Intercultural Competence, there are various styles in …show more content…
They are very affectionate people who love to hug, kiss, and touch, but they also enjoy interacting with one another. One of Jimmy’s family interests whenever they have family parties, is whipping out the karaoke machine and singing Celine Dion tunes all night. Though they carry on tunes from other greats besides Celine Dion, it was amazing to see how all Thanksgiving they interacted with one another. In my family we would only interact with one another during Thanksgiving if we were playing UNO or spades, besides that we would just lay around watching TV or sleeping after indulging in
After my long two-day, annoying flight I finally made it to VA with a warm welcome from Jimmy and his father. As we were riding in the car I could hear Jimmy and his father speak Tagalog, a language used in the Filipino culture. I have known Jimmy for most of my life, and until this day I still find it hard to understand and comprehend Tagalog. In my family during the holidays or during other events we typically speak English, although some of my family members are bilingual. As stated in Intercultural Competence, there are various styles in …show more content…
They are very affectionate people who love to hug, kiss, and touch, but they also enjoy interacting with one another. One of Jimmy’s family interests whenever they have family parties, is whipping out the karaoke machine and singing Celine Dion tunes all night. Though they carry on tunes from other greats besides Celine Dion, it was amazing to see how all Thanksgiving they interacted with one another. In my family we would only interact with one another during Thanksgiving if we were playing UNO or spades, besides that we would just lay around watching TV or sleeping after indulging in