F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Read these quotes about foreigners’ opinions on America.

http://www.whiteoutpress.com/articles/2014/q1/quotes-showing-what-foreigners-really-think-of-america/

Vocabulary

dodge – move out of the way, before something hits you

eg: In Shanghai sometimes you need to dodge bikes on the street.

volunteer – someone who does something without being forced to do it: such as

Americans are such strict rule followers. I witnessed this once sitting on the
sidelines of a high school dodge ball game. To me, it was goofy, a little violent, and
very American. It struck me that my classmates followed the rules of the game
so strictly. Even when no one noticed that a person had been hit and he could
have kept playing, he voluntarily gave himself up and left the game. I was deeply
impressed by how much people honored the rules even when they are not seen. It
was a little strange to me because I was raised in an environment where rules are,
unfortunately, usually taken for granted.