interview 3

Ben-helo my name is ben

fadi-hello my name is fadi

B-how are you?

F-i am good how about yourself?

B-im good, so how do you like st cloud?

F-i think this is a good college, the casses and teachers are all amazing.

B-how long have you you gone here?

F-this would be my second year

B-so what is the value of family to you and your culture?

F-to me family is number 1, I love my parents and siblings, as for my culture we are very big on family. we take care of oll our family, aunts uncles, grandparents, siblings, everyone.

B-what is your family structure like? who is the head of the house, values?

F-well the head of the house would be my father, and values we like to value ourselves on not breaking promises, integrity.

B-how does your home culture differ from U.S culture?

F-well there are many similarities between indian culture and U.S culture. but one difference i can see is that in india we don't like saying no. here no is an everyday thing. instead of saying no we tell you want we think you want to here.

B-wow thats interesting. what are some highlights of your country/ culture?

F-well we have some very beautiful beaches along the coast. we have a very very good cricket team, we have won multiple world and international championships. our movie industry is a huge part of india.

B-what would be your most famous food from your country?

F-well i would think that curry would be our most famous food.

B-can i ask why that food comes to mind?

F-well when people think of indian food, they think of curry based food.

B-what are your meals like? size, time of day

F-they are pretty much the same here

B-what is the education system like in india?

F-we have grades through highschool like here. and we have colleges

B-can everyone attend college?

F-well if you have the knowlege and money you can attend college.

B-what are the top three social pasttimes in india?

F-well number one i think would be cricket, cricket is the biggest sport in india, everyone learns how to play we play it at family events. we also have the arts, like dancing and painting. and we have many movies that are international.

B-what are the diferrent religions in india

F-well there is hindu, muslim, and shik those are the most promident

B-whats the biggest of those religions?

F-hindu is probably the biggest

B-what are some indian hollidays?

F-well there is ghandis birthday is a big holiday along with the festival of colors.

B-well thats all the questions i have do you have any?

F-well i was wondering what your favorite past-times where?

B-well i love sports, football is probably my favorite but i watch basketball, hockey, baseball too. another would probably video games, im a very active gamer. and lastly i would have to say that movies are another thing i enjoy

F-i have no other questions thank you

B-thank you for your time i hope you enjoyed this as much as i did

F-youre welcome and i did