New York, New York

The first time when I was in New York, with my parents, we were there, because my mother wanted to celebrate her fiftieth birthday. 

When we arrived at the JFK (John F. Kennedy) international airport, we got into a taxi cab and we drove to our hotel. After checking in, we got up to the twentieth floor and left our belongings in our room. After that we went outside looking for a place where we could eat something small.

On the next day we walked to Times Square and from there to the memorial place of the twin towers.

That evening we got lost, when we were looking for a place to eat. Eventually we found our way back, to the hotel and we decided to go for the pizzeria across the street. 

On the fourth day we got on a ferry and it took us around Ellis Island. We got a few nice pictures of the Statue of Liberty and some of our selves.

On our way back we had to stop in Amsterdam, as on the way to New York. Our holiday lasted totally for five days, it was an experience of a lifetime.

By cacostello

Youth cultures around the world

There are so many different cultures as there are different countries in the world. People, especially young people, have different likes and dislikes, from town to town.

In the west for example, young people can pretty much do what they want, because their culture and law allows them. The western cultures are originally influenced by European cultures. People listen to music. They use the internet, especially YouTube, which is a free program, where you can listen to music or watch video clips. In the USA people have different hobbies, like American football, baseball, ice hockey and so on. The clothing is quit neutral, for example a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt. Young people like going to music concerts, to see and listen to their favorite music artists.  

 By ZeroEcho

Here in Finland, our culture has a few manners that we follow. Our school system doesn’t claim any school uniforms, everyone is entitled to speak freely, go to school and make an Honest Euro, by working and so on. As in the USA we have a huge sport interest. We play football, Finnish baseball, ice hockey, we do skiing and ski jumping. The clothing is also quit the same as in the USA. We have a lot of music concerts: rock, pop, rap and also classic.

 By maxf

In the eastern countries on the other hand, the young people are more restricted, formed by their cultures. They must live by the manners of their parents or by the laws of their home country, or by the manners of their religion. This is probably the biggest difference between the western- and the eastern cultures.

For example in India people are not huge sports fan, but they do play for example football and cricket. The clothing in India is pretty much the same as in the western countries. The music culture in India is different from the western music culture. People play traditional music, for example Hindu music.

I think that it’s a good thing that the cultural differences are recognizable even among younger generations. “The differences make the difference.”

 By Joe Shlabotnik