I have brought up a couple times to my parents where our family is from and what my ethnic background is. They told me that I am mainly Austrian, German, and Sweedish. So pretty much a mut. My ethnic background I do not feel like it influences who I am at all considering that I found out my ethnic background at the age of like fifteen. I can see where some people's ethnic background could influence who they are if they grew up knowing and living with strong ethnic beliefs.
I feel that the way you are raised and brought up by my parents has a way stronger impact on my life. Keeping things fair and equal was always their number one thing. If they allowed me to do something at a certain age then when my younger sister reached that age they allowed her to do the same. They also wanted us to always stay positive, even through tough times. Religon was another thing, my parents would take us to church every Sunday and we did Sunday school and got confirmed, etc. I feel that the way my parents raised me had a way stronger impact then my ethnic background.
I have red hair and many people think that I am Irish hard core, but in reality I am hardly even one percent Irish. So I think that it is sometimes very hard for a person to tell what another person's ethnic background really is. Honestly, my close friends I do not even know what their ethnic background was and I could probably try to guess it, but get it completely wrong. When people communicate I do not think that the first thing on their mind is, "what is this person's ethnic background?" i never think of that when I am talking to someone so for me it would never interupt or influence my communication with another person.
When is a situation when you would put someone's ethnic background to thought?
Friday, May 28, 2010
Public Setting
The other day I was able to sit at Caribou Coffee in Hudson, WI. It was a nice place, that I have only been to a couple times, yet never stayed there to drink my coffee I always got it to go. I went at ten in the morning so that it would be somewhat busy. It was a nice and peaceful enviornment and I ordered a caramel cooler and sat at a table right next to the fireplace. Luckily the fireplace was not on because it was so humid and yucky outside.
You could tell that everyone that was sitting at the tables were strategically spred out. No one was sitting at a table very close to the other person. Every one was enjoying their coffee and in conversation. There were a couple people sitting at a table by themself like me, but most of the people were with someone. There were many people that had the daily newspaper out, and others that had their laptop on them. Most people that came in were in a very good mood for being in the morning, which is awesome because I for sure am not a morning person. There is a tip jar next to the register and no one tipped at all, except two people that threw their change into the cup. People stood in line waiting to order their coffee and some of them were talking to the people around them. The whole enviornment over all is pretty quiet. There were no children at the Caribou at all, which is good because I think it is craziness when parents give their child coffee.
I feel that if someone was to do a "forbiddin behavior" it would be that they would come in and make a ton of noise and just be obnoxious and annoying. The enviornment itself is peaceful and nice. Also, if someone sat really close to another person getting into their personal bubble would be another main issue. Many of the people that comeinto Caribou in the morning time I have found are regulars or people that come in pretty often. I would think that if people come in and do not really know the menu, such as myself, then it is kind of like a "forbiddin behavior." To be someone that is a virgin to the Caibou Coffee I do not feel like they would have a super hard time to "fit in" or communicate because there is a menu and you can look around when you first walk in and know that it is a quiet envirnment.
It was a good and tasty experience to go into Caribou Coffee and observe the surroundings. The enviornment would be a great place to go and work on homework, also I found out that it has wireless internet! Communication at this area would not be difficult at all.
Where is a place that you think would be dificult to communicate and understand what is going on?
You could tell that everyone that was sitting at the tables were strategically spred out. No one was sitting at a table very close to the other person. Every one was enjoying their coffee and in conversation. There were a couple people sitting at a table by themself like me, but most of the people were with someone. There were many people that had the daily newspaper out, and others that had their laptop on them. Most people that came in were in a very good mood for being in the morning, which is awesome because I for sure am not a morning person. There is a tip jar next to the register and no one tipped at all, except two people that threw their change into the cup. People stood in line waiting to order their coffee and some of them were talking to the people around them. The whole enviornment over all is pretty quiet. There were no children at the Caribou at all, which is good because I think it is craziness when parents give their child coffee.
I feel that if someone was to do a "forbiddin behavior" it would be that they would come in and make a ton of noise and just be obnoxious and annoying. The enviornment itself is peaceful and nice. Also, if someone sat really close to another person getting into their personal bubble would be another main issue. Many of the people that comeinto Caribou in the morning time I have found are regulars or people that come in pretty often. I would think that if people come in and do not really know the menu, such as myself, then it is kind of like a "forbiddin behavior." To be someone that is a virgin to the Caibou Coffee I do not feel like they would have a super hard time to "fit in" or communicate because there is a menu and you can look around when you first walk in and know that it is a quiet envirnment.
It was a good and tasty experience to go into Caribou Coffee and observe the surroundings. The enviornment would be a great place to go and work on homework, also I found out that it has wireless internet! Communication at this area would not be difficult at all.
Where is a place that you think would be dificult to communicate and understand what is going on?
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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