E.Deniz Sudas

 CALIFORNIA   Before we have moved to Southern California, we had been living New jersey, which is a little boring state, in winters too cold and snowy, in summers too hot and rainy, therefore we wanted to move to the different state in the USA. Both I and my husband love to travel. In 2018 we have got an east coast trip from New York to Florida for two weeks. Also, we visited CA three times before moving in 2017 and in 2018. We , also, got a short west coast trip from San Fransisco to San Diego. I can say honestly, California is the best state to visit and to live in the USA in many ways. First of all-weather is incredible. Most days of the years are sunny. Not only summers are not too hot but also, winters are not too cold. Secondly, I admire CA's beaches. I recommend walking through route 1 in Laguna beach where boutique shops, art galleries, beautiful restaurants, and cafes are located. Watching the sunset on Santa Monica pier with sounds of the violin and eati...

NOW SCHOOL UNIFORMS 20 YEARS AGO SCHOOL UNIFORMS      In the recent past in Turkey, men could not wear like pink and purple colors. In addition, they could not wear tight pants. Girls in schools could wear only a skirt.  Men crying was disgraceful. Girls playing football was very strange. Only girls had helped to mothers mundane housework. T hese were all actions to create gender identity.  while boys would not play with kitchen toys, girls would not play  with cars too. Baby dolls and kitchen toys had been related to girls. Today somethings changed. However, boys in Turkey still don't play with baby dolls. Parents believe that playing with baby dolls affects their son's behavior negatively. Also, while boys play football and basketball, girls usually prefer playing volleyball and tennis. Today also, this situation depends on parents. I and most of my friends who have children , do not do any restricts to their children. They can play everything what t...

    I have been living in the USA for almost 4 years.  When I came here, I can say that I have had a cultural shock. I always had thought that I had grown up under the influence of American culture. Because in Turkey, the structure of the economy and system of education are based on the American system. Also, there are many American famous Brands in Turkey such as Starbucks, Mc Donald, Burger King, and Tommy Hilfiger. Moreover, we had grown up with American movies and songs. Nevertheless, I saw that these were not enough for understanding culture.    On my first days in America, we had gone to Walmart. That day I had many opportunities for recognizing American culture. First of all, when we arrived there, I noticed that car parking spaces are larger than parking spaces in Turkey. Then, we entered in. While we were looking for something,  someone said to me '' excuse me! " to pass. After that I realized, everybody who wanted to pass someone said this phra...