Saudi Arabia

Culture in my opinion, is what helps mold our individual identities and makes us the kind of people we are today. Without our culture, traditions and values are of less significance. I learned a lot of interesting information regarding Saudi Arabia, which had only has access to technology for the past sixty to seventy years.

First, I will start off by discussing the king himself. I always assumed like in the movies, that the first born son gets the thrown when his father died. I was intrigued and surprised when he said it is the brother who gets the thrown since he would be old enough to preserve and cherish the Saudi Arabian culture.

The education system seemed to be similar to her in America. A Deaf child placed in a hearing school naturally will struggle and feel frustrated if there are communication barriers. Deaf institutes are available and the Deaf support one another.The main difference between American and Saudi Arabia's education system is the fact all girls and boys are separated in the Saudi Arabian schools. I was have to agree that coming to Gallaudet would be a culture shock and especially that here in America there is a lot of public affection displayed.

Respect seems to be enforced and deeply rooted in their culture and identity. It is of utmost importance to respect the mother of the household above the father. I feel that there is more dysfunction amongst the families here and that fathers tend to get the most respect. As mentioned in class, by the way both presenters handled themselves and took turns sharing their perspective of their culture, there was no doubt in my mind that this trait came with the territory. Brothers and sisters here in America are almost expected to have a relationship full of arguments, which lead to disrespecting each other. This does not mean siblings here are not close or do not have each others back, but simply unlike Saudi Arabia family in general seems to be more flexible.