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제목 The cultural difference between Latin and Anglo-American
작성자 deborah9

I like to share with your guys about two different cultures so we can understand the people better to cope with. I was invited the lectures for school Psychologist by Dr. Moreno[Ph. D] from Guadrahadra University, proffessor for Phillnthropologist more than 30 yrs ago. The language means cultures, Anglo-American vs Latin, as follows: American culture is practical, and ethical, where Latin is aesthetical, and moral he said. For example, we have birthday cake, decorated with flower on the top. American will make sure everybody got the exactly same portion of piece cake is the most important where Latin people put haveily on beauty, so make sure donot cut the middle of flower, but not equil the size of cake. Another word is make sure that no cut middle of flower, avoid if possible. I will tell another example, young American student was in Mexico for study, get up early in the morning take walk with shorts, guys passing by and give her smile, and she smiles back as usual in America, this means she is easy girl and guy will follow to hotel, trouble by misunderstanding. One old grand father sit on side walk, and selling a few oranges on basket, American student ask to grand father how much, and he said very chip price. American student say I will buy whole basket. Grand father reply, "are you crazy?" after I sell all oranges this early in the morning, what I am going to do all day?that I can not meet my friend to talk to everyday who come here to me. Latin people does not have strong desire about $$$ as American, They don't care how much money they make, they care more for human relationship in life. cont...more next time with more example.

2016-04-08 16:58:25
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2   deborah9 [ 2016-04-09 08:24:48 ] 

Thank you Zen for the golden words for free. you and I had up and down, but deep down inside of gut feeling, I know you are good. For some reason, you are like my brother. Thanks for your guidance and understanding in place of critize. I had listened this lectures and I try to remember what the professor said at the 30 yrs ago, my English was even worse then, but I want entertain your guys in this site. One of our reader said, "where is all the charming writers?". I want your guys come back and write here for us, well done or not well done, is not important. Participation , that is what we count!

1   zenilvana [ 2016-04-09 07:01:30 ] 

시작이 반이란 말이 있다. 사람들은 남들의 칭송을 받고자 한다. 그것이 무었이든지 간에...안해본 짓이 처음부터 잘 될 수가 없다. 자기도 남들 같이 글을 잘 써보고 싶은 맘은 꿀떡 같겠지. 하지만 남의 눈치를 보다보니 결국 시작도 못하고 만다.

글을 잘 쓰는 사람은 처음부터 그런 재주를 타고 난 것이 아니다. 잘 되던 말던 하고 싶은 말을 글자로 표현하다가 보면 언젠가 가서는 자신도 놀라는 경지에 이른다. 마치 등산을 하듯이 오르고 내리고 하다가 결국에 정상에 올르게 되는 것과 같다.

쓰다가 보면 뭐가 부족한가 자신을 살피게 되고, 남의 글을 창작자의 입장에서 되돌아 보게 된다. 그런 모방의 과정에서 자기 나름의 경지를 개척하기 마련이다. '창조는 모방에서 부터'라 하지 않던가? 좋은 작품을 선보이려면 적어도 10번 이상의 교정이 따라야 한다. 나는 본글을 그러한 관점에서 읽는다.

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