“I vividly recall how, as children, we were reminded never to interrupt while adults especially in the company of adults, whether these people were kin, friends, or strangers” (Ojeda 235). The respect that both Ojeda and the Ihedigbo family show to the elderly and adults are similar. In Ojeda’s “Growing Up American”, she says that they American children would call each other and adults by their first name. For Ojeda, that was not an appropriate thing to do. Calling an individual who is older than you by their first name is highly
“I vividly recall how, as children, we were reminded never to interrupt while adults especially in the company of adults, whether these people were kin, friends, or strangers” (Ojeda 235). The respect that both Ojeda and the Ihedigbo family show to the elderly and adults are similar. In Ojeda’s “Growing Up American”, she says that they American children would call each other and adults by their first name. For Ojeda, that was not an appropriate thing to do. Calling an individual who is older than you by their first name is highly