These two sentences really stood out to me because if I saw someone dressed like Taslima I probably wouldn't say anything, unless her jeans were REALLY low. It is interesting how from other people's eyes they see things a lot differently then I do. I am sure that if I went to Bangladesh I would not see people dressing the same way here and the people their would wonder why I am dressed so weird. I wonder how Aisha and Nadira's family responded to people's clothes when they first came to the United States?
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I liked the way you said what you would probably do or think if you were in their position. That was a really good way of relating the story to yourself. It is interesting to see things through someones eyes, especially when they are so different. Great job on your (b)log.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. It's interesting how other people from different cultures dress, or think is appropriate.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the three of you. You made a very good point, and I thought the same thing when I read that. I always think it's interesting when we see something everywhere and it becomes routine, but to someone else from another country or place, it would be very new and different.
ReplyDeleteGreat point Rebecca. It's interesting to see what people think as 'strange' in our culture. She has adapted to the "American" way of dressing but I don't think that her family should criticize her for it.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with everyone. Different cultures really do have separate ways of thinking and dressing. I have never really noticed that before. Great job on thinking deeply and thoroughly on the quote Becca!
ReplyDeleteAs everyone else has said, I find this interesting as well. I mean, I walk down the street and see hundreds of girls in hip-huggers and tight t-shirts, and just think "hey, there's another person." It is interesting to hear what the people in the book who aren't from the US think about the way that some of us dress. Like you said Rebecca, I am sure if I was walking down the street in Bangladesh, I would not be used to the way they dress either!
ReplyDeleteSorry to sound like a broken record, but I pretty much agree with everyone above.
ReplyDeleteJust like Sara said, you don't notice anybody wearing those clothes around here. It's just another person, just like the other ones down the block, and that other girl... Nothing seems off about it to us. If we went to another country like Bangladesh and wore those clothes, everyone would be appalled, and they would have the reason to be.
i thought it is really cool how you ended with a question that releted to the quote you chose.i never really thought about what other cultures think of the way we dress, since i've never really been to a country where people dress differently then we do. I also algree with Dennyce, that all Taslima has done is adapt to the way of dressing she sees as "American".
ReplyDeletei thought the same thing as you. The way we dress is way different from other cultures so people would probably think we are weird. Good job.
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