When defining the word ethics, I think of it as a moral guideline of what is right and wrong. How do we define what is right and what is wrong is based upon how we were taught and raised. As a person with Chinese background, I believe culture plays a huge role in defining ethics. Born as a Chinese American, I often find it hard for myself to fit into the “Chinese group” while attending at Penn State. Probably because I never had any Chinese friends prior to college. I grew up in a small town in Florida, and I was the only Chinese American in my school. My social group was surrounded by Caucasians, African Americans and Latinos. My social norm and aspects on certain things would be completely different compared to my international Chinese friends.
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When I ask her how she is able to afford it, she would say their parents give her monthly allowances. But when I dig deeper, I found out that she was lying to their parents, saying that she needs to spend more money on school related activities or other things related to school. Lying to her parents to get extra money and spending it on unnecessary goods is what I find to be unethical. Especially, when the money isn’t yours. I personally believe you have to earn what you get and your parents’ equity does not mean it is yours. To me, I don’t think it is the right thing to do. Not only is lying to your parents unethical, but also wasting their hard working money is also not right. I would never lie to my parents and I would always keep them updated with my latest activity. But to my international friends, it seems like I am dependent on my parents and that I still have not grown up. They would say that it is meaningless to talk to your parents all the time, and sometimes you just need to be independent. But, I don’t find myself to be dependent just because I communicate with my parents. Different culture brings different norms, and different aspects on …show more content…
Majority of my international friends only have their permit, and they are able to purchase cars in Pennsylvania. Not only would they text and drive, but they would also be careless on stop signs and sometimes run red lights. As a passenger sitting in your car, I think the driver should be aware and be responsible for my safety and be more careful instead of being a reckless driver. It becomes unethical when tragedy happens and it is too late to be remorseful. All of these negative stereotypes on international students have made my parents worried if I hang out with the wrong group. My mom view international students as bad influences and that I should not hang out with them. But my point is that, yes there are bad students, but there are also good students. Just because they drive recklessly does not mean they are bad people. From what I understand, driving in China is more lenient than it is in the US. For example, my Chinese friends said that, they would automatically receive their license in China instead of receiving a learner’s permit and then license compared to in the US. Police officers in China also don’t pull you over for speeding because there are cameras all over the streets. They also don’t have a point accumulation system, where your license will be suspended or revoked because of certain number of points. According to most of my friends, “everything can be taken care by
When I ask her how she is able to afford it, she would say their parents give her monthly allowances. But when I dig deeper, I found out that she was lying to their parents, saying that she needs to spend more money on school related activities or other things related to school. Lying to her parents to get extra money and spending it on unnecessary goods is what I find to be unethical. Especially, when the money isn’t yours. I personally believe you have to earn what you get and your parents’ equity does not mean it is yours. To me, I don’t think it is the right thing to do. Not only is lying to your parents unethical, but also wasting their hard working money is also not right. I would never lie to my parents and I would always keep them updated with my latest activity. But to my international friends, it seems like I am dependent on my parents and that I still have not grown up. They would say that it is meaningless to talk to your parents all the time, and sometimes you just need to be independent. But, I don’t find myself to be dependent just because I communicate with my parents. Different culture brings different norms, and different aspects on …show more content…
Majority of my international friends only have their permit, and they are able to purchase cars in Pennsylvania. Not only would they text and drive, but they would also be careless on stop signs and sometimes run red lights. As a passenger sitting in your car, I think the driver should be aware and be responsible for my safety and be more careful instead of being a reckless driver. It becomes unethical when tragedy happens and it is too late to be remorseful. All of these negative stereotypes on international students have made my parents worried if I hang out with the wrong group. My mom view international students as bad influences and that I should not hang out with them. But my point is that, yes there are bad students, but there are also good students. Just because they drive recklessly does not mean they are bad people. From what I understand, driving in China is more lenient than it is in the US. For example, my Chinese friends said that, they would automatically receive their license in China instead of receiving a learner’s permit and then license compared to in the US. Police officers in China also don’t pull you over for speeding because there are cameras all over the streets. They also don’t have a point accumulation system, where your license will be suspended or revoked because of certain number of points. According to most of my friends, “everything can be taken care by