Although I have lived in America for almost all of my life, I grew up in a Ghanaian household, with parents who strived to make sure I never forgot where I came from. As I grew up I learned that my upbringing was not the same as some of my American friends’ upbringing, through different situations, such as the way I interacted with adults, my involvement in social activities, and getting an allowance. In my Ghanaian culture you are not to speak back to an adult; usually what they said goes and they are not to be argued with. It was not until I was eleven years old what I realized how different my upbringing was from some of my friends. Once, my friend was talking to her mother, she wanted her mom to take her to the mall but her mother said
