First Week In February

This week we had that one lady from South Africa. To be honest I don't really know what to write on here because she talked pretty fast and I couldn't really comprehend anything.

I did understand the culture is way different though. Learning that there is 11 main languages is kind of mind blowing because you don't usually see more than two or three. Then I remember her saying that they couldn't get a job until after college. When today is it is almost recommended to get a job around 14 and 15 years old. The sports aren't that different except that they don't have half the sports we have. They have cricket which we don't have here. As over there they call soccer football when we just call it soccer.

The guy from Canada actually made me realize a lot about Canada. I always thought Canada and U.S. were quite alike, but we are actually quite different. The laws aren't similar at all. Their speed limits or driving are by kilometers and kilometers per hour when ours are by miles or miles per hour. They praise hockey over any other sport. We have our professional sports. Hockey is their main sport they watch or play. Some play baseball or football like the Canadian Football League (CFL). Fun fact: Weston Dressler two time all state running back from Bismarck High School and then went to the University of North Dakota. Weston now plays Canadian football for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The drinking age is different. To legally drink in the U.S. is 21 and in Canada it is 18 or 19 depends on where you are at. Not to sure about the drug laws. I do not remember what he said about the border though.

I see some of the readings are about women's rights. I respect this fully because women's rights were a great turning point in politics and life itself. Women's rights had a huge deal when it came to voting and even military. Life is making it harder for women though. It's hard to speak in a women's perspective because I am not one. Like the Glass Ceiling says that women get to one spot but are stopped in getting to the top of any place.

Affirmative action is saying that people are being turned down by jobs or mistreated because of their race, gender, or beliefs. This is really messing up our community because when you have people who feel mistreated or treated unfairly because of their culture or race. People have to overcome this and treat people of any race or belief to keep this world going around.

This is what I remember from class on Tuesday. I keep learning something new about different cultures each week.