I'd love to see what a random stranger would think of that title :) We've moved on from our introductory unit and are entering the world of culture through our Heelotia simulation. Through all the hisses, shoulder taps, number listing and "heelotias," we can reasonably assume that we made a microcosm of society as a whole when two different cultures come together. We may not hiss at those from another culture, but we definately have our moments of unease when encountering those who are different than us.
Today we began our class definition of what makes up America (and by extension, us being Americans), containing the good, bad and ugly of the fine US of A. We're freedom-lovers who live hectic lives while going through the Starbucks drive through lane reading our latest celebrity gossip :)
It's easy for us to determine what makes up our culture, but even more interesting to look at an outsider's viewpoint on what make our country what it is. I'm curious to see what you had to think about Stefan Schirmer's take on America as compared to his native Germany. Or what you think about these little French kids (click HERE for the video) and how they view America. Are they correct in their assessment, or do they have a twisted look on our country?
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