美国的传统是疯狂和奇怪
当我试着适应美国的传统，有的东西我觉得很神经。一开始我以为美国人是个疯子。
其中的一个美国传统是当我们见到一个人，好像每次我们都要给他们一个拥抱！我不喜欢给陌生人拥抱！我不管如果他们知不知道我，我就是不喜欢！如果一个陌生人想我给他们一个拥抱，有时候我会接受因为我想有礼貌。但是，在他们身边我是不会觉得很舒服的。这一般都是这样的。小孩给我拥抱我没什么意见，不像大人那样。我也不知道为什么。
另一个美国传统是美国人对拍手很疯狂！当我上六年级的时候，很多人会无缘无故地问我拍手。那时候我就想：为什么我们需要拍手？我并没有做什么伟大的事儿？在中国，他们会在你做一个很伟大的事跟你拍手。我什么都没做。很多人试着让我跟他们拍手。有一次我六年级语文老师说：“没关系，等到年底的时候，她就会给我拍手的。”
另一个美国传统是美国人老是大惊小怪！有时候我就是做了什么或是回答了什么问题他们就会想：哇，她好了不起呀！有时候我觉得挺好玩儿的，有时候我就想我就做了我应该做的事儿。所以你不用那么大惊小怪的。
在七年级底，或在七年级左右，我就已经适应了这三个“疯狂”的传统。这花了我很长时间。不过有时候当我想到我一开始对这三个美国的传统的想法倒是挺好玩的。
When I trying to get use to America and America culture, there are something that it just doesn't make sense to me. At the beginning I thought that America is crazy!
One of the culture is when ever we met a person, it seem like we have to gave them a hug! I don't like gave a hug to a stranger! I don't care if they know me or not, I just don't like it. If a stranger want me to hug them, some time I would accept it for politeness. However, then I would not be very comfortable with that person. That's usually the case. Children hug me didn't bother as much as adult, I don't know why.
Other one is America is crazy about Hi-five! When I was in six grade, many people ask me to Hi-five for no reason. At that time I thought:Why we need to Hi-Five? I didn't do any amazing thing? In China, they would Hi-Five you if you done a amazing thing. I didn't do anything. Many people were trying to let me get use to this. One times my sixth grade Language Art teacher said, "It's ok, she would gave me a Hi-Five at the end of year."
Another one is that America is big deal maker! Sometime if I just done some thing right or answer something they would be like: Wow, She is Amazing! Sometimes I think it's funny, sometimes I think I am just doing what I'm suppose to do. So you don't need to make a big deal about it.
At the end of seventh grade, or around seventh grade, I got use to those three "crazy" culture things. It did took me a long time. Although it's funny to think back about how I think about those three culture things.
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