Blog #5

There are many traditional toys that were invented a very long time ago and passed down from generation to generation. In my country, boys are encouraged to be independent, strong and decisive. Toys which were given to them must be relevant to these elements, for example, robots, cars, marbles, yo-yo. Also, they can use their imagne and create a toy by themself such as a fake gun. Next, they can play some games which use a little bit power like tug of war, soccer, or maybe fighting.

In contrast to boys, girls are encouraged to be tenderness, obedient and good at chores. Toys which were given to them are dolls, teddy bear, coloring book and balloon. In my country, parents usually teach their daughter some basic chores since they were 5-6 years old such as sweep the floor, wash 2-3 dishes or how to cook rice. Girls can not fight, but they can tell their parents to solve that problems for them and restrict to talk or laugh too loudly.

Blog #4

After reviewing all 5 readings that I have done in the Communication and Culture book, I'm interested in " Culture and Food habits "on page 32-33. Thanks to the reading, I learned something that really interesting, for example, Hindus not eating their cows, an American not eating their dog and Moslem or Jew not eating pork. Also, the thought of eating these food can make them feel ill.

In Vietnam, I don't think we have any food taboo, some people can eat everything. For instance, dog meat, rabbit or snack, dish of raw blood is a famous dishes in the North. In my opinion, I think that kinda unacceptable and I wouldn't try it even once.