Diversity Reaching Beyound Our Differences
Ryan Fox
Add comment April 4th, 2006
Live From The Field
to me is different people making friends.doc
Ronan Boyle
Add comment April 4th, 2006
Dubai
During the Halloween Mid-term Break I went to Dubai for a holiday and I noticed many differences such as the religion they have in Dubai mostly Arabs I say the men wear big white cloaks and a thing like a white hat but comes down the back of their neck, the women wear a big black cloak but and a black hat that comes down the back of their neck. There are many different laws in Dubai such as if you are caught steeling you get your hand or finger cut off. Dubai was the first country to have a seven star hotel in the world and was the tallest hotel in the world.I enjoyed my holiday very much in Dubai.
Paul Mullen
1 comment March 30th, 2006
Police Men With Guns
My Experience of diversity is when I go on holidays and I see the police with guns and weapons this was very different to Irish police men because they are not aloud carry a gun around. But if you go abroad there will be guards with guns in a pouch beside their waist this shocked me at first but after a while I got used to it because when ever you go on holiday they have guns. I still feel very nervous around them it’s a lot different to Ireland and everyone doesn’t seem to notice that they have weapons. I think this is dangerous and unnecessary and I like to stay out of there way. I don’t think I will ever get used to it because it’s just so dangerous and in about every movie someone gets shot so I have been brought up being afraid of guns made for shooting people it’s just not right. Weapons designed to kill people I think Irelands way of security is a lot better than places such as France Spain etcetera. There are many other ways of protection they can use but I think they chouse the wrong way by resorting to violence. Accidents can happen for example if a man had just gone through the beep machine can it beeped and he saw his family and he had not seen them for weeks and he ran over to greet them and the guy with the gun sees him run after it beeped the guy with the gun will shoot and then there will be a lot of trouble wont there but if it was Ireland security men would just stop him and tell him to go back and go through again. What do you think is better you tell me what would you rather happen to you…..
Arthur Lanigan O\’Keeffe
2 comments March 30th, 2006
diversity
in school i have friend from the aran islands he is very friendly and a lot bigger than me one weekend i invited him up to my house in my life i use the darts and trains a lot but when he came up it was his first time ever on the dart and about his third time on a train of any sort i found this hard to believe because me and everyone i know always use the trains when we were on the train he looked like a four or five year old on the train the excited look on his face he was very excited and interested about the whole thing it was a completly new experiance after this i was talking to him about how he lives his life because i figured it would be very different after the train experiance i asked him if he had sky on his tv but he didn’t he said he didn’t need it this also supprised me because once again everyone i know including myself has sky tv i asked him what he did for fun or on wet days if he watched tv he said no he very rarley watched tv he normally played with his siblings this again suprised me because on wet days me and my friends would normally watch tv but my friend had a completly different lifestyle it didn’t involve fast foods tv and going shopping often he maybe once every two weeks went to galway to do shopping . netsend hi wksd18
James Murray
Add comment March 29th, 2006
my experience with diversity
My experience with diversity was the way in Spain and other hot places there is not pleanty of rain so there is always a shortage of water, which means there isnt going to be loads of grass for animals to graze. Here in Ireland though,it is the exaect opposite. We can have too much water, and then we can’t let our animals out because they would destroy the place.
michael mc carthy
Add comment March 29th, 2006
my diverse experience
a diverse experience i had was when i went to venice and they did not use cars because there were no roads there and the only mode of transport there were via the ferrys and other boats that crossed the canal all of the time. from what i saw of the city their main trade was in selling masks that mainly covered your face, every stand youwent to sold them and there was allot of shops that didn’t sell anything but these strange masks. another thing that i found strange about venice was that the people working there were very leniant about their working times because allot of the shops would close up completly from 12 until 2 for a lunch break. Some of the shops would close at different times everyday depending on how much business.
Paddy macDonagh
Add comment March 29th, 2006
DIVERSITY
As I watch my daughter opening her birthday gifts, while seated in a circle on the floor with all of her friends; I can’t help but think of how strange this little group would have seemed just a few years ago, or even today, in different parts of the world. The diversity of the children is astounding to me — the ethnic and religious backgrounds represented by this small circle span at least eight or nine countries. I am delighted by their innocence and ease with each other.
As she blows out her candles, and the other children wait breathlessly to see if she will get her wish, I know that this is where acceptance begins. This environment is where the tapestry of belief gets woven; these little ones don’t see differences, they see similarities. And when differences do arise, I’m hoping that they will be a cause for celebration and growth. Today this little circle of friendship helps me believe we are making a good start.
Tim Stafford
Add comment March 29th, 2006
French Exchanges
French exchanges come to my school regulary. They are often losers and weirdoes because Fr. John picks only the ones that have good English. Very rarely do French exchanges be good at rugby. We have had 6 or 8 French exchanges 1 of which has been good at rugby. He was called Aymeric he was from Bordeaux.
Thank you Diversity for letting me share this expierience.
Liam
Add comment March 29th, 2006
CHINEASE PEOPLE IN IRLAND AND IN CHINA
CHINEASE PEOPLE ACT VERY DIFFERENT HERE IN COMPARASON TO THE WAY THEY DO IN CHINA FOR INSTANCE THEY FARM AND GRAZE ANIMALS IN CHINA BUT THEY WORK IN FASTFOOD RESTRAUNTS AND SOME IF THER LUCKEY WAIT IN REAL RETRAUNTS. SOMETIMES IT IS VERY INCONVINIONT BECAUSE THEY CANT SPEAK GOOD ENGLISH. AS THEY SAY IN CHINA WANY TANG SANG YONG
MAHOMMAD MAHAD
Add comment March 29th, 2006
MY LIVE IN IRELAND
MY DIVERSE EXPERIENCE:
I think that a good example is the language, and I am going to do it about the language.
I am Spanish, so I remember when I came here; (Ireland) and I did have to do a step back and think two or more times what was I going to said.
I like ireland but i have to think anyway what am i going to said.
PABLO RODULFO
Add comment March 29th, 2006
diversity
“Like a woman.” Often used as an adjective but also appearing in noun form. More specifically, the term relates to writer Alice Walker’s understanding of a woman who takes her identity from what both her sex and her ethnicity offer. Walker (1984) coined womanist to describe a black feminist, defining the term in the preface to her collection of essays. In ‘Search of Our Mother’s Gardens: Womanist Prose.’ It is also applied self-descriptively by other feminists of color, with the intent of avoiding any racism implied in feminist, which, when applied to black women, often requires a qualifier, e.g., black feminist. Derived from WOMANISH-meaning characteristic of a woman and considered unsuitable for a man (e.g., “womanish tears”)-it nevertheless has a very different meaning.
jonah lomu
Add comment March 29th, 2006
Gouranga
Call out Gouranga be happy
Gouranga Gouranga Gouranga!
That which brings the highest happiness…
1 comment March 29th, 2006
My Cubian Holiday
When I went to Cuba two years ago it showed me a complete new complete culture and was probably my most diverse holiday. The people there were completly out of touch with any of the modern features that is in most developed countries in the world. The hotel I stayed in was very nice but the room didnt have any electrical apliances apart from lights and a very old tv which was only black and white. The staff of the hotel were very friendly and could speak a small bit of english and there main laguage was a dilect of spainish mexican. The money they used was the americn dollar and the staff appriceated the smallest tips. The food they ate was deldicous and it made irish food look like dog crap and the prices of the food were amazing. The ecnomy and population of cuba was very small and know one had alot of money apart from the drug lords. the cars the drove were cmpletly vinatage and not amodern car anywhere. The holiday showed me a completly different culture and made me reflect on the holiday of the most amazing place I have ever been
Marcus Allen
1 comment March 27th, 2006
My British rugby trip
When I went to Britain just over two weeks ago on a rugby tour, I was expecting a lot of fights and arguments with the British because the British are nearly hated by every single person my age and I thought there would be no chance at all that we would get on well. On the first night I realised that the family I was staying with were quite sound and were very welcoming to myself and Andrew Ryan. But it seemed like everyone had good reports from their billets. Overall the guys from Scotland were really sound. Next it was on to England where we all had to stay for one night, the guy I was staying with was again sound out and we talked for a long time, overall the British were really sound.
Dan
Add comment March 27th, 2006
Trip to Hong Kong
Last summer I went on a trip around the world with my family. We went to a few places but the place that stood out the most was our stop in Hong Kong. We only stayed for three days but it was enough to experience the culture and differences there. The people in Hong Kong are different to us in a number of ways, some pronounced and some more subtle. For example, they speak a different language, they have different colour skin, they have different religions to me, they have different traditional food and music. There are many more people in Hong Kong than in my country. They have a different culture and they have different tastes than I do. They can use chopsticks infinitely better than I can!129 To finish I will say that they are a very different people on the surface, but really they have more in common with me than they have differences.
Nicholas Gavin
Add comment March 27th, 2006
French exchange
The culture in France differs greatly from that in Ireland aws does the education system. In different regions of France differ from each other greatly. I found that in my exchanges school, English was a major subject for them and each day would include a two and a half hour session of English class. School is much stricter than that of Ireland and manners and respect are more closely watched than that in Ireland. Culture in Northen France differs greatly than that of southern france.You are not served cappucinos after 11 oclock in southern france because they say it makes you bloated and ruins your appetite. Meat is rarely served in Southern France and meals would consist of fish, bread and vegetables, while in Northen France and Normandy, meat is a major part of any meal. French architecture is unique and I have never seen any other likes of it in the world. Alot of the buildings in Normandy are wooden frames with plaster pasted in between.
France is a great experiance for anyone and students should cosider a french exchange because it is a great experiance
Jack Hanly
Add comment March 27th, 2006
Harry Potter and The French Exchange
Corentin Colin, or Harry Potter as he was known, was from Dinan in the north of France. He was a bit different in lifestyle and he read the french Harry Potter and it was said(by me) that this was his autobiography. Harry had quite good english and often compensated for Alex’s poor english. At the same time it was a whole new experience for Harry to come to Ireland and socialise with different people. It reminded me of the movie when Ireland win the Quidditch cup. There were different people associated with each other. By speaking with Corentin, I discovered a big difference between people from Ireland and people from France. People from Ireland are irish whilst people from France are french.
Pádraig Greenwood
Add comment March 27th, 2006
Culture of Trinidad And Tobago
I went on holidays to trinidad and tobago 2 years ago. I found the people very approchable and very easy to talk to and laid back. They didn’t have a clue who i was but they were interested in what my opinions were and what i had to say. I found that they didn’t care about much and didn’t worry about what clothes they had or how much money they had as long as they were happy and wiyh their friends. They didn’t mind what people thought of them and they were proud and relaxed about their culture and way of life. They had their own little shanty shops and were not so concerned about selling everything. Compared to home where you have to be high up in society and have a good job and money and nice clothes and seen with the right people. They don’t care about any of that and it is a much easier way of living and of life. Their clothes were not designer labels but old t-shirts and rasta hats and colours a lot of them with dreadlocks and beards and a lot of them had no shoes or socks at all but they were quite happy to walk and run anywhere with no complaints or queeries. I found that if you needed directions or help they were more than happy to help you out and they helped you with a big smile on their faces. At home in Ireland a lot of people will ignore you or be reluctant to listen to you. They treated me as one of them even though i was completely different and i really respected the tobagonians for that expierence.
Peter Barrett
Add comment March 27th, 2006
My Time in France
In the month of April 2004 I went to live in France. When I arrived It all looked great and fancy. I remember it was just my mum, my sister, My brother and me. my first night was great with the family but little did I know the next two and a half months ahead were going to be more less hell. Going to school for the first day was nerveracking but the students didnt make it any better. Ignorant parisians thinking theyre great. But when it came to sports they were uncontrolably bad. theese people who had probably never kicked a soccer ball in their life. The best exersise they get all week was for their fingers alone when they play their playstations. I thought to myself, How was I going to survive this for over two months. I would try and go to the local park and have a game of soccer with other children from other schools but I would usually end up just giving up because they werent willing to play with me and really should apply for a licence to play football because it was just comical watching them. School itself was just too boring and crap.
Max Doyle
Add comment March 27th, 2006
the culture of italy
The culture of italy differs greatly to the culture in ireland.their language was different to ours .but they still had quite good english.a lot of the italian people loved sking because they are so close to the snow.they have the same human rights as us and the same laws.the enviroment around them is nice but cold.
thanks for your time
sam baxter
Add comment March 27th, 2006
My life in Kenya
I lived in Kenya for the first seven years of my life. kenya was very different because the tempreture was about 20 degrees hotter ther was about 8 months of summer 2 months of winter 1 month of autum 1 month of spring. when swimming you did not need a wetsuit. You might use a t-shirt to stop you from getting sun burnt.
there were many different languages but the most common would be English and kieswahiele most of the tribes spoke kieswahiele but most people in the citys spoke english. the laws in kenya were not as strict.
Rory Duff
Add comment March 27th, 2006
Living on the dingle peninsula
As I made my way from the rich pastures of the golden vale the land became more barren. Houses became more scarce as we drove west of dingle and they also became noticably smaller, older and more traditional. When we arrived in Ballyferriter everyone had fluent Irish so they would instinctly say everything in irish.Compared with the people from home that would have to think hard to say something in irish this was amazing. I Would advise anyone to go to the gaeltacht for a holiday or irish cource to experience the diversity.
Thank you for your time.
Andrew Comerford
Add comment March 27th, 2006