
Yesterday I just talked with my friends who also from Taiwan, they said that due to our country is a mixed culture country (Chinese & Japanese culture). We do not have a strong identity for ourselves like others. (Taiwan has colony by Japanese for 50 years during my Grandparents generations, therefore, we have been influence by it a lot! It is hard to explain in a short essay but until now Japanese culture stills continuing affects us in many ways but now days Taiwanese are more protect and develop our own cultures! Well, I do not know it is good or bad but it is also a kind of culture to my countries, isn’t it? Anyway, I don’t really have a culture shocked too much since I came here for experience a different life; I think it is also because I do love the street view, the atmosphere and the cultures of the UK. But sometimes I miss my friends in my home town and the “convenient store”. In Taiwan people are very rely on convenient store, so that you can find a 24 convenient store everywhere. In the convenient store, you can do many things in there such as pay different kind of bills, buy a music concern ticket, charge your mobile phone or when you feel hungry you just pop in to there to buy a hot food. But in England normally shops closed in the early time because people like to have a relaxed time more. What is more, British people like to go to the bar and have a beer not only at night, it is interesting! Anyway, no matter where you are from, what is your culture about? I think people should respect and try to learn something new from each other’s cultures and because of the cultures differences, our life in this globe are not so monotones!
Really nice reflection, Nia. Very thoughtful. Well done!
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