REVIEW OF MY CULTURE

Review of my culture



Review of my culture

Introduction

Everything in life comes up with an opportunity cost and in order to achieve something one has to let other go. In order to understand the culture of America I had to spend a lot of time here away from my home and my country. Months have passed but it looks like yesterday when I entered the campus filled with nervousness and anxiety. When I was coming to this country I felt that I wouldn't be able to adjust in a distinct environment but after spending some time here I was impressed by the attitude and the dignity of people I interacted with and recognized that American culture is not so different from China. Yet the American's attitude of privacy and the class management system is distinct which I will discuss later on.

Discussion

I encountered the first difference in the cultures on September 30; I couldn't access the internet through my laptop because of a copyright infringement issue. My network connection was blocked and I was warned from IT department via email regarding copyright infringement and despite of my explanation they did not believe me that I had nothing to do with it. After sometime my network connection retrieved as IT department rechecked my IP and found that my network access was blocked due to a misunderstanding. At that point of time I felt helpless and went through a mental trauma as the download and upload of any pirated products in America can lead you to fall in litigation. I also received a warning from judicial affair office which stated me as liable for copyright infringement, as of 8/7/2007 students are being sued directly by copyright holders if found guilty of suspected.  The law suit settlements begin at $3,000 and suits ...