Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Traffic Jam or Not?

At first when I was watching the video of how they get through their intersections in India I was shocked. I was watching for a while when Sal pointed out that there weren't any accidents. This is one custom that is very different from ours. If this went on in America there would be numerous car accidents. It shows that because of how we are raised we all learn our own ways and styles of life depending on our culture. Different societies all have their own and unique ways of operating. What looked chaotic to me was something completely different  to them. They have their own system that works. After watching the video Sal gave a great example of how my peers and I are like the vehicles from India where we slowly fit through the cracks of the hallways to get by other people in order to get to our next class. I really liked this example because it was helpful to me to be able to see how their society At first when I was watching the video of how they get through their intersections in India I was shocked. I was watching for a while when Sal pointed out that there weren't any accidents. This is one custom that is very different from ours. If this went on in America there would be numberous car accidents. It shows that because of how we are raised we all learn our own ways and styles of life depending on our culture. Different societies all have their own and unique ways of operating. What looked chaotic to me was something completely different  to them. They have their own system that works. After watching the video Sal gave a great example of how my peers and I are like the vehichles from India where we slowly fit through the cracks of the hallways to get by other people in order to get to our next class. I really liked this example because it was helpful to me to be able to see how their society on the road functions without getting in accidents. What seems like the norm for us is foreign to others. Many times I have seen people cross the street when they are not suppose to. This creates a chaos to those who are use to the norm and causes a interruption in society.

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