Stereotype, Prejudice & Discrimation

This word has been in my mind for quite sometime, and it is a harsh word. The word itself doesn't really carry the meaning but maybe it is how the community molds it into the word itself.Stereotype and prejudice, it is. I somehow think that discrimination is where individuals would hate or even commits suicide for being a part of their community.

For example, the black community is seen as violent and aggressive. This is to an extent that the parents of an interracial marriage begs the higher authority to treat their child nicely so that the son will turn out to be a good person. ( as I was told by one of my lecturers). It crossed my mind of how hard the life of a stereotyped community must be. The word that kills , the judgement and stereotype people seem to utter that kills. Taking account to Muslims in a U.S community,due to the mass media that portrays Muslims as terrorists , some Muslims are treated badly for being who they are. Isn't it sad ?

To avoid confusion , Stereotype is our thoughts towards a certain label of a community. Kelantanese is abbasiyah for instance. Prejudice is our feelings towards the community , hating  or dislike a community for being in a community they're in. And discrimination, our actions towards a certain community or race. Somehow these words is related to racism. Discrimination especially, for example you push a Muslim for being a Muslim or as they so-called Muslims as terrorists.

Munch Munch!

Is green tea the source of healthiness?

Atara said that it’s not just the green tea, but all the food in Japan is fresh and the ingredients are always maintained to be of high quality. He added that there’s less preservatives in the food that makes it better for consumption. He was actually surprised that Malaysian food has a lot of flavour and the green tea is also SWEET! (gaining weight was unavoidable in Malaysia).He said he gained 8kg coming here.

How about the tea ceremony in Japan??

I-Friend

Our First Date =)

Today, we would like to introduce you, to our new foreigner friend from Japan. His name is Atara. He is a TPHM student and happily married with a Singaporean girl wuttt wuttt. Believe me, they are a very kawaii couple!

Hafizah (his wife) & Atara  

The first thing that pops to your mind about Japanese must be ‘politeness’. To Atara, this is basically overgeneralizing their culture, some may be lazy like anyone else too. It is just a way to portray good moral value. Japanese basically bow most of the time to show respect to elderly but sometimes bowing to foreigners can seem to be too much, his Arabian friend even said it’s like ‘rukuk’.

Who am I?

Me & Myself  =)

Shairah

I’m an introverted person,
Living in isolation in a world full of wonders,
Carried by imagination beyond thoughts and dimensions,
Looking through the glass of my own reflection,
Unable to speak the mind full of overflowing tears,
As the glass breaks into pieces,
And so does the soul of a breathing person.

Do people really mean what they say ?

What do people ACTUALLY mean ?

Look at this picture and think for a moment.

"People often don't say what they mean and they often don't mean what they say"? 

Look at this phrase carefully, have you EVER encountered anything like it? I'm sure that everyone must have experienced it at least once in their life. What does it mean actually? Perception really plays a crucial role in this matter because how you interpret the passage affects how you perceive it.

Embracing Cultural Differences

Hello guysss ;) how are u feeling? I guess everyone is doing well just like me. Hehe

Anyway, I just wondering hmm… How would u feel if someone being rude to you? Is it okay to assume that he/she is unconsciously doing something that he/she used to do?

I bet everyone has their own opinion and perception that people should respect.

Watch this enlightening video on intercultural communication! :)

Being inspired by Pallegrino Ricardi who shared his experiences in three different cultures such as Italian, British and Norwegian, he had described the perceptions of others towards the way he speaks, if he had spoken in Italian accent, people might perceive that he is Italian. And sometimes people from different backgrounds interprets our culture differently. The uniqueness of the culture somehow shows the values in it. The way people perceive culture can either be positive or negative and hence;

About us

Ohaiyougozaimasu Minna San!S̄wạs̄dī! Hello Everyone!Welcome to our sophomore blog! First and foremost, let us introduce ourselves. I am Shairah and my friend is Aqilah. Both of us have a total of five siblings and we are travelling enthusiasts! We also enjoy watching movies so if you need any company do count us in!

BRING US TO MOVIES 0.0

What we don't share alike, is our culture. From our perspective , culture is very unique , they carry certain dialects and norms which is distinctive in its own way.As cliche as it sounds, we have 'diverse cultures' and hence, we ARE DIVERGENTS!!

(sorry qila , here can only be one divergent *push)

Enough of jealousy! Aqilah came from Perak which is Parit Buntar with northern dialect (influenced by Kedah and Penang dialect) and I came from Selangor, Kajang with the standard Malay dialect. What is interesting about Parit Buntar is that there are Banjar Tribes that originated from Kalimantan and southern regions of Basin Barito, Indonesia.