What is the most popular sport in your country? Do you play it?
Baseball and Football. I have played both sports. i. Who are the most famous writers in your country? What stories have you read? Many famous writers, such as Ernest Hemingway (From Here to Eternity, Of Mice an
Men, etc. ), John Steinbeck (The Grapes of Wrath and others) , F. Scott Fitzgerald
(The Great Gatsby), Truman Capote, William Faulkner, Edgar Allen Poe, and many others. I have read books by most of these authors. j. Who is the most famous (your favorite) singer in your country?
What is his/her most famous song about? So many famous singers. Elvis
Presley is one; Blue Suede Shoes is one of his most famous songs, also Madonna is famous, "Like a Virgin, Open Your Heart to Me" and many others.
2. Regarding the items mentioned in question 1, what differences do you find between your culture and Taiwanese culture?
Taiwanese tend to be skeptical/pessimistic, louder, more argumentative, more family-oriented, more respect for older family members, very good hosts---very kind to guests and foreigners, love to shop, style conscious . Americans tend to be quieter and they argue less (but not in New York…we more like Taiwanese here), they see family less often (we are very large country and family may be in different places), less style conscious except in large cities, more optimistic, less respectful of older people, more independent YII. Subjective Culture
1. Could you tell us the subjective feature of your culture? a.Time: Is it important to be punctual? Do people always arrive on time?
Is it ok to arrive late?
There is no pattern here; some people in my country are always on time; some are always late. I think Taiwanese are a little later than
Americans, generally. b.Invitation: Is it normal to invite a friend to have dinner at home? Or people meet in the public places, like restaurants or cafés? Do you need to bring something if you are invited?
We meet more in public places. That's because we don't cook so much anymore. But it's fine to invite a friend or many friends to your house to eat and cook for them or invite friends to your house for a party. We have parties for many people, where alcohol and snacks are served more than dinners at our house with one or two friends. c.Greeting:
How do people greet each other when they meet? Do you shake hands, bow, hug, or kiss? What do you say to each other?
We shake hands; women may kiss; men hug if they're good friends or haven't seen each other in a long time.
Hugging is OK; kissing is not normal thing between men. d.Agreement and disagreement: How do you express agreement or disagreement? We usually are straightforward. We say that we disagree or agree.
e.Acceptance or

refusal?
We accept or refuse; we are direct. f.D
irectness: Is it polite to be direct? Or do people tend to be indirect?
Indirect may be polite when you are invited to dinner and your host serves you something you don't like. It's not nice to tell them that their food is bad. But, if you don't eat some type of food it's fine to tell the host that you can't have that or you don't drink or don't smoke. g.Do people use body language a lot? Is it polite to touch someone while speaking?
We do not touch each other when speaking. That's rude. h. Are there any taboos foreigners must know before visiting your countries? What do you think are the underlying reasons of those taboos? It's not polite to ask people how much money they make. This is common in Asia but not inthe US.
2. Regarding the items mentioned in question 2, what differences do you find between your culture and Taiwanese culture?
We are more direct but we don't discuss our money and wealth generally. We both discuss politics and are similar in that respect; we are both direct. Taiwanese are, I think, less trusting than
Americans in business. You need to get to know Taiwanese better before they can trust you. With Americans you don't need to know or like the other person. If they have good idea that's good enough. I think Taiwanese argue a little more in public than we do; but we argue too…but more at home. Taiwanese don't drink as much alcohol but I think they get drunk faster than Americans. American culture respects youth a lot; Taiwanese culture loves youth too (boy bands and all that); but…they also respect older members of their society more than we do. Americans believe they can accomplish anything; they are very optimistic and have big ideas; Taiwanese are more cautious and like to raise doubts about projects and "big ideas". They are more pragmatic, but Americans are more adventurous. Americans are less informed, generally about politics, science, and other intellectual topics. III.
就你自己的經驗，對這個訪談活動有何心得感想 : 身為英語系得我
們，本就應該要常跟外國人對談，不管是哪一個國家的人都可以用英語溝通。很
感謝黃郁秀老師派這一份功課讓我得可以花些時間跟外國人對談，雖然在對談的
過程中有點緊張和尷尬，但是 Warren 非常得樂意跟我們分享他的故事還有他在
美國的生活作息。
我覺得這個訪談活動有何優點 ?
這份訪談活動有非常多的優點，就以最基本的來說就是可以用英語對談，過
程中非常得有趣，雖然一開始有點尷尬，但最後感到非常得有趣。還有可以了解
到當地的生活方式還有一些文化。

我學到什麼新的文化知識 ?
就以之後美國人找到工作時，他們會非常介意
他人問他們的年薪有多少。他們不喜歡比較的感覺，只要過得去就可以。
我學到什麼新的語言或單字 ?
我們訪問的對就是住在紐約的 Warren ，他的
名子的涵義非常得特別是 "keeper of animals" or "keeper of wild animals" (can mean either) 的意思。
我在和外籍學生中運用什麼溝通技巧來理解和表達 ?
如果有比較不聽不懂的地方當然要比手勢來化解雙方的不解。
我覺得訪談活動有什麼缺點 ? 基本上沒有什麼缺點，因為可以跟外國人
對談。因為平常都沒有跟外國人交談，除非是口語課才有機會可以跟外國人交
談，要找外國人交談可能比較沒有頭緒。
我在尋找國際學生訪談的過程是否有任何困難 ?
非常得困談，因為都沒有認識的，可能要透過某些管道才可以。