By: Samia 6A

Some people eat their foods with their mouth closed in America.It’s disgusting if they eat with their mouth open. Some people eat their foods with their hands in Indonesia. Some people also eat their foods with the chopsticks (rice, sushi, and other Japan or Korean foods.

Element Of Culture: Rules (Norms) Different country/ place: America, French, Africa, Japan, Indonesia, Egypt

Compare & Contrast *If we are chewing some foods, we have to close our mouth *They can stare at people’s eyes when eating Don’t stare at people’s eyes if eating AmericaSimilarities America Similarities Indonesia * At a private dinner party: Do not start to eat if the host haven’t told you to eat Usually, In Indonesia the people enjoy their foods while the host is speaking

French Similarities Indonesia *The adults can drink wine but the kids drink water The adults and the kids can choose any drinks but not wine *If dinner they can only eat soups, salads, omelet, pasta or dessert. If dinner, they eat rice. *They both have to use right hand to eat

Africa Similarities Indonesia *Don’t lick your fingers If Indonesia people, there is some food on their fingers, they just lick it. *They both have to respect the foods by saying “The foods is delicious and finish the foods. *Cut the foods into small pieces. They just eat all of them without cutting it.

Japan SimilaritiesIndonesia *Use the pillow to sit They just sit on the chair *Use chopsticks to eat the foods They just use spoon and fork and sometimes hand. They can burp in public

Egypt Similarities Indonesia *They both eat rice *They both fasting *They both drink water

Norms of Eating: 1.Before eat, we have to wash our hands with the soap. 2.After eating, we have to cross the spoon and fork together. Then, we wash our hands and mouth with the soap. 3.We can cut the foods into small pieces first then we eat it or we cut the food one first then we can eat it. 4.In our family, we cannot burp too loud. If we want to burp, we have to close our mouth. After we burp, we have to say sorry or excuse me.

How to respect If we go to overseas: America, Japan, Africa, etc, we have to respect their culture (eating habits) by: Use chopsticks to eat and use pillow to sit (Japan) We have to hear the host speaking then after he/she finished, we can eat (America)

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