Since we didn’t have sixth cultural
workshop, I met up with a friend of mine from El Salvador who had moved here in
middle school. He is now a manager at a local restaurant in Tallahassee, but
said the transition to America was tough. He said he got into a lot of fights when
he came to America because where he was from you constantly had to protect
yourself. He also said that family was a much bigger part of daily life than it
is in the US, in fact his entire family lived in the same neighborhood. One
thing that he pointed out that was very different across cultures was the
treatment of animals. Now he spent much of his formative years in the US, so he
has a similar “pets are part of the family” sentiment to most Americans.
However, he said than when his grandmother came to visit she was amazed that
they let their dog inside and even more surprised that they let the dog sleep
in their room. It was very interesting to see that while El Salvador isn’t far
from us, life is very different.
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