Cross cultural experience
I live in Spokane Washington and had a little trouble finding a true cultural experience, there seems to be more opportunities for them in the summer months vs winter. I decided that I would like to try an ethnic restaurant for two reasons; 1) Date night with my husband, 2) get out of cooking dinner. Again, Spokane is not inundated with ethnic restaurants and there is only a handful, and some had bad reviews and the food looked downright scary. I ended up choosing Top of India which serves authentic Indian food, curry and all. I am not a very adventurous person when it comes to food and spiciness so I have never tried Indian food, the mentioned of curry has me turning up my nose. Maybe, in part to the horror stories
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The main course choices were beef, chicken, lamb and shrimp served a top onion and peppers and other vegetables. Most of the dishes were similar to one another with the variations coming from different types of curry and how much heat you wanted. I, decided on the sample platter and my husband on a yellow curry and lamb dish. We, also ordered a cucumber vinaigrette salad which reminded me of a just that, a cucumber vinegar salad your grandma would make for a summer picnic. I would assume that this would be a fermented dish if we were actually in India. All meals were served with basmati rice and we opted for an addition, of plan naan, a leaven white flour flat bread baked in a Tandoori oven. The naan was served with a variety of chutney, the mint being my favorite, chutney was originated from the Indian cuisine and the more familiar version, made of tart fruits was derived from this Indian staple. All of our dishes were cooked in the Tandoori oven, which is a clay cylinder clave partial buried in the ground and the meat is skewered and cooked inside, while the naan is slapped on to the outside and cooked, very different from our modern ovens. The food was amazing, filled with flavor and cooked to perfection and the meat was tender and moist. I tried the yellow curry dish my husband ordered, and as I expected I was not a fan, …show more content…
I would definitely feel what Hansen refers to a cultural “bump” a slight uneasiness in the unfamiliar if I were to visit India (Lynch, 2011). Indian culture is deeply spiritual, but it is also complex made up of mystic, mythology and superstitions. (ISHA, 2014). Unlike, the American culture, which if religious, is mostly comprised of Monotheistic religions (one god). Another, vastly different practice is the Caste system in India, which you’re socioeconomic and social status are determined by your birthright. Meaning, that you can never climb the social class ladder, your future and success are predetermined. So different from the US, where here you personally in charge of your future success and could be born into a low socio economic family and still rise above your circumstances through hard work and education. Money, is America’s social class system regulator, and the more you have, the more your status, power and influence increases. Here, is another unusual fact I learned from a previous anthropology class, India is the only culture to recognize a 3rd gender possibility, which are called Hijras (Nanda, 1999). While, they are not always socially accepted, they are tolerated, and justified through mythology and serve a place within society, all be it, not a high one (Nanda, 1999). America has come a
I interviewed my friend, Artina Tarokh. She is 13 years old. She goes to Portola and is in 8th grade. She came to America in 2016. She came from Cyprus, which is a country in the Eastern Mediterranean. Artina was born in Iran and left when she was 6. Artina left behind her family in Iran and moved to Cyprus. She was 11 years old when she came with her mother to San Diego. Her dad came a year before. She immigrated to America because her parents saw more opportunities here.
The sweetness and delicacy of the food made more curious to know how the food is prepared. I went to the cook and enquired making Indian chicken tikka masala. The cook explained to me
In museums today various pieces are displayed in such a way as to show people that these pieces are what they are and to explain their original uses etc. In Paris for example, a new museum was built in 2006 called Quai Branly and it displayed a collection of Benin pieces including
The person whom I've decided to interview for this interview project is Julie. I have known her and her family for the majority of my life. So, I thought that she would be an excellent candidate for the project. Already being very comfortable with one another we could have a good informal interview after dinner one night, which is just what we did. She was born and raised here in Greeley, Colorado, in the United States; she is of mixed racial, ancestry, Mexican American and Caucasian, she is currently thirty-one year's old. The oldest of four daughters, and has been married to her husband for ten year's now, he is of Caucasian ancestry, they have no children themselves. Last year she was finally promoted to the general manager of a different
To guide my research, a variety of methods was implored. A few years ago, I was afforded the opportunity to study the development of Intercultural Education policies in communities of African descent in Ecuador. At the time, the country had started to make the plight of Afro-Ecuadorians more a part of the national discourse, and many new initiatives addressing the economic and social development of Afro-Ecuadorians had been erected. During the research study, I spent time visiting schools and community organizations aimed at fomenting educational opportunities for Afro-Ecuadorians in Chota Valley, Guayaquil, and Esmeraldas- regions that have the highest population of Afro-Ecuadorians. Although I was overwhelmed by the veracity of organizers, government officials, and school personnel committed to educational advancement for students of African descent, it was the efforts of leaders in Esmeraldas that
In Ellensburg, where Veronica lives, English is the primary language used. There are some negative attitudes about second language learners and their need to speak English. The town is make of wealthy, middle class and poor, although it is predominately middle class. The Census in 2010 showed that 85.7% of the population was white, 1.5% African American, 1% American Indian/Alaskan, .2 Native Americans/Pacific Islander, 3.2% Asian, and 9.7% Hispanic (Census 2014) (they can be classified as many different races. The power in the town is predominately while and it does reflect the population of the community.
I am proposing a ministry that builds cross-cultural bridges to unreached people groups currently residing the South Puget Sound region of Washington State. Specifically, this ministry strategy focuses on building relationship bridges addressing the basic needs encountered by new immigrants and refugees as they face the daunting task of integrating into a new culture and society. The two basic elements of this strategy are English language learning and job coaching. These two needs are both mutually inclusive and highly dependent on each other.
Unfortunately, technology today is helping criminals commit money laundering off of their profits made from drug crimes and prostitution in cyberspace and the ease of transportation and smuggling operations. Drug trafficking is associated with organized crime and violence linked to human trafficking and money laundering schemes that can also support criminal activities in several countries including terrorist activities. The increase of technology is allowing people to shop online and is used for the purpose of exploiting pornographic images and the ease of purchasing and transporting illicit drugs and prostitutes from anywhere in the world. Transactions online cause difficulty in tracing criminal operation because they can be located in the
During the interview, I told Anna of many health risks that Filipino immigrants have. Stanford University’s website says Filipino immigrants are considered at risk of hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes at midlife and old age, and other metabolic problems. Liver cancer among Filipino males and females was second only to the Chinese and three times higher than among whites. Geographic separation or alienation from family and financial difficulties are found to be common stressors among clinically depressed Filipinos. Older Filipino men committed suicide more than women, mimicking the trend for the general population of older Americans. Compared to other Asian groups, the incidence of suicide is low among older
Culture Class was where Essence and I first meet. Her first impression of me was that I was very high strung she believed that I didn’t know how to let loose and enjoy life.
For my second culture immersion project I went to eat at a Mexican restaurant. I went with my group members Ryan, Brian and Brian's girlfriend. I went this pass Tuesday after we had our group meeting. I don’t recall the name of the restaurant but I know it was downtown Appleton near by the Walgreens. . This was good choice for the project because I never have eaten at an actually Mexican restaurant before.
The restaurant intends to sell fresh Asian foods, beer, fruit drinks, wines, and others. The competitive advantage of the products provided by Asian Spicy Food relies on the combination of dishes in the menu and on their originality. The restaurant's cooks will be selected based on their experience and creativity. This is because the owner of the restaurant intends to develop a business in this industry based on original products, different from those of competitors, but while maintaining traditional principles of the Asian cuisine. Asian Spicy Food will be
The city truly full of eateries of all assortment, countries and vintages. Hungry travelers can devour everything from substantial Mughlai curries and hot Punjabi dishes to light South Indian idlis (rice cakes) and delicious Chinese food. Most eateries and restaurants in Chandni Chowk have been there since centuries and some of these like the Ghantewala Halwai are extremely old. You can get so many different cuisine, such as Mughlai, Thai, Moroccan, Chinese, Lebanese, and so on. No dinner here can be finished without a kulfi, which is an Indian adaptation of frozen yogurt, or the paan, a betel leaf mouth freshener.
These studies have resulted in identifying five dimensions. These dimensions are masculinity-femininity, power distance, individualism-collectivism, uncertainty avoidance and long term vs. short term orientation. Social psychology between and within many cultures are being investigated actively in many respects and has acquired its own momentum over a long period of time. According to (Draguns, Lee & McCauley, 1999) comparisons with in the cross cultures can be made with the help of personality variables within that culture. As opposed to this, dimensions can also be derived in multicultural research projects can be used to study the relevance and the proximity to their home culture.
The various dining hotspots offer sumptuous meals and enchant every gastronomies palate. Savor the Japanese cuisines at Samurai Restaurants or the Exotic meals of the Indian Origin at Taj.