Anne Eunjoo Park
Hello everyone,
I was born and had lived in Korea. I was studying Christian Education and worked in the Church and middle school as a teacher. And 15 years ago, I had been USA through my job again. So, I became to be interested in the country and I often came to visit. After Pass times I have decided to study abroad and came here ago 1 year 10 months. My purpose of coming New York was to study the theology and wanted to be pastor. However I think I don’t know my future. So, I just want to live happily a day and then I believe the future will come to happy one. And I want to see and feel and think about various people lives in here. Therefore I hope that I discover the best precious thing in the world with my friends. I was happy in my classmates and seem learned about another people’s life style.
I was born and had lived in Korea. I was studying Christian Education and worked in the Church and middle school as a teacher. And 15 years ago, I had been USA through my job again. So, I became to be interested in the country and I often came to visit. After Pass times I have decided to study abroad and came here ago 1 year 10 months. My purpose of coming New York was to study the theology and wanted to be pastor. However I think I don’t know my future. So, I just want to live happily a day and then I believe the future will come to happy one. And I want to see and feel and think about various people lives in here. Therefore I hope that I discover the best precious thing in the world with my friends. I was happy in my classmates and seem learned about another people’s life style.
The stereotypes about Americans Ann Eunjoo Park
We can say that many people have some stereotypes about person’s life styles and cultures before they know and experience for that well enough. Also I had had stereotypes of Americans before I came to New York.
First of all, I thought that most Americans had the open mind. For example, when I had watched Americans movies in my country, I became to know that the movies almost finished by happy ending. Thus it was the reason why Americans are all nice and good people. However it makes me know misunderstanding that it is not their reality but expectation. Finally, when I came here, I recognized that all are not nice persons like may home country people. For example, when I was getting lost in pour authority late night, I had met a nice person and I came back home safely. But, also I had met an unkind person who ignored my asking about finding way just before I met a nice person.
The second, I thought that Americans only eat American foods like the meats and breads every day. However, I have known that it is not true. For example, while I was eating the lunch in the Columbia university garden, I could see that many students were eating only a bowl of salad. Then I became to know how they are interested in and focused on health and diet. Some people always manage their body to be good health and lose the weight. So, It was enough that it made my thought change of stereotypes about Americans.
In conclusion, I became to realize that Americans’ life styles are a little different from things I have known and have thought. Therefore, I think that I had stereotypes of Americans and conclude that we should not judge until we know and experience about the people and cultures completely. It is because we can misunderstand according to the information which few people give me and through limited the mass media.
First of all, I thought that most Americans had the open mind. For example, when I had watched Americans movies in my country, I became to know that the movies almost finished by happy ending. Thus it was the reason why Americans are all nice and good people. However it makes me know misunderstanding that it is not their reality but expectation. Finally, when I came here, I recognized that all are not nice persons like may home country people. For example, when I was getting lost in pour authority late night, I had met a nice person and I came back home safely. But, also I had met an unkind person who ignored my asking about finding way just before I met a nice person.
The second, I thought that Americans only eat American foods like the meats and breads every day. However, I have known that it is not true. For example, while I was eating the lunch in the Columbia university garden, I could see that many students were eating only a bowl of salad. Then I became to know how they are interested in and focused on health and diet. Some people always manage their body to be good health and lose the weight. So, It was enough that it made my thought change of stereotypes about Americans.
In conclusion, I became to realize that Americans’ life styles are a little different from things I have known and have thought. Therefore, I think that I had stereotypes of Americans and conclude that we should not judge until we know and experience about the people and cultures completely. It is because we can misunderstand according to the information which few people give me and through limited the mass media.