A. Vocabulary

stereotype – a generalized belief about a particular category of people

typical wedding – standard matrimonial event

etiquette – set of rules and customs that dictate appropriate behavior in social and cultural

situations

B. Questions

1. Are there any stereotypes about your culture that are not true?
2. Is there anything you don’t like about your own culture? What is it?
3. Which country do you think has a strange culture? Why is it strange to you?
4. What happens at a typical wedding or birthday party in your culture?
5. What are the roles of mothers and fathers in your culture?
6. What is a traditional meal in your home country?
7. Would you be able to move overseas and live in a foreign culture for a long time?
8. What is the traditional style of clothing where you are from?
9. How are men and women different in your culture?
10. Has your country’s culture changed much in the past 50 years? In what ways?