October 11, 2012

Today was quite intresting. We started out by evaluating a map that was highlighted the borders of the counties in America. The map was about what counties say most popularly for soft drinks. Mr.Shick informed us that where he was from, everyone said pop. I am used to saying soda. We analyzed the map. The main lesson of the day was about cultural characteristics. We talked about how in most middle eastern countries, the main language spoke is Arabic, We talked about how this could be good and how it could be bad. English is the language of buiness and trade. Even in China, most people know how to speak english. About 80% of Americans speak english. The second language spoken is Spanish. Canada speaks mostly english but in sopme terriories, Canadians speak French, for instence Quebec wanted their own country because Quebec spoke mostly French and Quebec wanted their own government and culture. Language is a big characteristic in culture.