Understand the Role of the Elderly in America(11/23/09)

From my survey, I observed that Americans are afraid of growing old. They feel that after they are growing old, they still have to work is very suffer. They think that after retirement, they should enjoy their lives and do whatever they want; but, as an American, they have to work more than other people due to the higher expenses in the United States. Besides of that, they also would not stay with their children whenever they grow old. This is because most of their children are working and they would not have time to take care of their parents. These entire situations are different in Malaysia. In Malaysia, the elderly are respected by the younger. The younger are taking care of the elder but not leaving them alone.

08. Observe American Adults interacting with children.(11/23/09)

From my observation, I found out that children in the United States are very close to their parents. They talk everything to their parents, and they are in good table manner. On the other hand, in Malaysia, children feel that their parents are their elders; they could not be too rude to them. Besides of that, in Malaysia, children do not learn any table manner. They share the same meal with their parents and even share their silverwares. On a playground, children are very active and enjoy themselves. In this situation, children in Malaysia do the same thing. They also enjoy themselves very much.

07. Family in the United States(11/15/09)

From this survey, I observed many differences among family in the US and family in Malaysia. First of all, I found that the children in the United States are very independent. Children in the United States are usually working to earn money to pay for their school fees. Parents in the United States encourage their children to work outside, but it is kind of different in Malaysia. Parents in Malaysia are normally do not allow their children working awhile they are still schooling. This is because of the different in their belief. Parents in the United States are always thinking that letting their children to earn money by themselves can give them more experience in their life. Besides that, through working, they can understand how hard to earn money. On the other hand, in Malaysia, parents think that education is the most important thing for a child. They want their children to focus in studying instead of working.

Second, I also found something interesting. From this survey, I knew that parents in the United States are very open-minded. For example, when their children did something wrong, they give them opportunity to explain. From this way, they train their children to express their own feeling and more chance to communicate with their parents. In Malaysia, when a child did something wrong, they are not given any opportunity to talk but just hear everything from their parents. This is why many children in Malaysia dare not to express their own feeling compare to children from the United States.