Monday, September 7, 2015

Keunhwa CP#3


Date/Time: Sep. 07(Monday)/02:00~02:45
Location: I checked out that Strozier would open at Labor Day at FSU.  Unfortunately it closed so we sat on the outside chairs.

Topic discussed: FSU football game of this Saturday, professional football players, kids who want to be a pro player and pressures from their parents, the American presidential candidate Donald Trump and Korea’s political environment

Cultural topics you and your partner learned: It seems that football is popular only in the U.S.  In France rugby is popular and in Korea soccer is.  Neila explained how rugby and football are different.  We talked about future sports player kids and agreed on that wealth of theirs are likely to decide their futures.
 
We discussed how different topics students talk about among the U.S., Korea and France in their daily conversations. Unlike American and Korean ones, French students usually talk about their politics, not about gossips about celebrities.  She used to read newspapers in the morning when she was a high school student.  I told my experience for encouraging students to read newspapers.  I have not been accustomed to talking about politics with classmates or colleagues because it would make most Korean uncomfortable.  She is worried about the political environment which is favorable to Donald Trump so I told her the former Korean presidential candidate who ended up failing to become a president.  Neila showed her understanding so I felt relaxed during our conversation.

 


 

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