There is clearly a stranglehold on the North Korean people today that’s causing them to socially asphyxiate as compared to the rest of the world. They’re shoveled handfuls of lies by their own government and kept in horrible conditions for the most part because they’ve been too brainwashed to notice. The North Koreans were obviously not fond of Americans as the book demonstrated and it truly did open a gate of curiosity to see if that’s what the rest of the world thought of the United States.
An international student from Argentina, Leandro Fernandez, was kind enough to take time to fill out a small questionnaire regarding his thoughts about the United States before and after coming here. In the following paragraph the details from the interview …show more content…
What he had to say about the before was, “before I came here I had the general idea that it was about American football, hamburgers, television and beer. I did not know much about people though. I knew that the college system was pretty good. As time went on my perception changed. Yes, I met great people here and of course there are more things here than what I mentioned before. It is a really pragmatic society where finding a solution for everyday problems has become easy.” The first part of his interview is generally the response foreigners have about the United States; in some cases that limited view isn’t too far from the truth. However, it was within the second part of what he said that shows that taking a walk in another country gives a whole new perspective on the place than what was originally anticipated. In comparison, the North Koreans suggested that Americans are known as the enemy for the way …show more content…
I knew college here was really into sports, but I didn’t know that it was this much. The organization surprised me; everything is easy to find when you need it. From information about classes to activities on campus, it’s all so readily available. Higher education also encourages liberal arts in the United States, which I think is great because it’s important to know about your major, but also about general culture as well.” Leandro was fairly satisfied with his experience here, aside from the cold, and stated that the transition into the colleges here was fairly simple. In comparison, the North Korean populous has to partake in a society where everything is limited to varying degrees. Their access to information is nonexistent except for what the government provides. They have a very limited view of things outside of their “great” country due to the fact that they’re isolated from the rest of the world and only get to see outsiders while wearing predetermined faces only showing the beauty of North Korea. Where Leandro was impressed on how easy it is to find solutions to problems and find access to a plethora of information, the North Korean students have to jump through hoops to accomplish much of
An international student from Argentina, Leandro Fernandez, was kind enough to take time to fill out a small questionnaire regarding his thoughts about the United States before and after coming here. In the following paragraph the details from the interview …show more content…
What he had to say about the before was, “before I came here I had the general idea that it was about American football, hamburgers, television and beer. I did not know much about people though. I knew that the college system was pretty good. As time went on my perception changed. Yes, I met great people here and of course there are more things here than what I mentioned before. It is a really pragmatic society where finding a solution for everyday problems has become easy.” The first part of his interview is generally the response foreigners have about the United States; in some cases that limited view isn’t too far from the truth. However, it was within the second part of what he said that shows that taking a walk in another country gives a whole new perspective on the place than what was originally anticipated. In comparison, the North Koreans suggested that Americans are known as the enemy for the way …show more content…
I knew college here was really into sports, but I didn’t know that it was this much. The organization surprised me; everything is easy to find when you need it. From information about classes to activities on campus, it’s all so readily available. Higher education also encourages liberal arts in the United States, which I think is great because it’s important to know about your major, but also about general culture as well.” Leandro was fairly satisfied with his experience here, aside from the cold, and stated that the transition into the colleges here was fairly simple. In comparison, the North Korean populous has to partake in a society where everything is limited to varying degrees. Their access to information is nonexistent except for what the government provides. They have a very limited view of things outside of their “great” country due to the fact that they’re isolated from the rest of the world and only get to see outsiders while wearing predetermined faces only showing the beauty of North Korea. Where Leandro was impressed on how easy it is to find solutions to problems and find access to a plethora of information, the North Korean students have to jump through hoops to accomplish much of