At
the end of the session and watching the second video I learned that people in
today’s society in America still have trouble communicating to people outside
the country and need to learn how to listen and act upon their feelings to understand
each other and come to a meeting point to satisfy their needs.
The
moments where students went on the microphone and told the stereotypes that
they didn’t agree with touched me in many ways due to certain stereotypes that
are also placed on me for being Italian, but I have learned to just laugh and
brush it off to make people feel good and show it doesn’t affect or discomfort
me.
My
stereotypes are usually light, including "all Italians do is eat pasta, and drink
wine," but there are some others that people say which don’t really make sense, such as when they say, all Italians are metrosexuals/gay due to the way they
dress and act. When people say this I know they haven’t been to Italy and haven’t
spent time with Italians so they go off of what they hear from their peers.
Some stereotypes that I agree with would be that all Italians play soccer, and
they live in a beautiful country. Also being an Italian in America usually
gives people an automatic liking to me if they aren’t judging because most
Americans are curious about foreigners and want to learn about how they live
and speak.
My
background of living in two different countries and learning two very different
lifestyles has led me to be able to sympathize other foreigner’s problems and
actions. I am able to listen to them without passing judgment because I have
had the experience of other cultures. The actions I will take during my years
at SU is listening to foreigner’s problems and trying to help them deal with
and adapt with the American culture.
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