D-I-E Task _Ti Nguyen

Describe

Here I am now, sitting in my own room in my adopted parents’ house, describing how lucky I am to have this great honor. I am a fresh-man and have just been in Finland for 3 months. In a party welcoming new students at Tankkari 2, which was held by Kokkola Methodist Church, my friends and I had a chance to meet my most wonderful second family – Teija and Timo. Teija said that she loves Vietnamese food and wants to taste, so she invited us all to her house. We then had a wonderful evening, singing and eating and sharing Vietnamese and Finnish culture. And there came one day, we were having a Sunday breakfast together, they asked me if I wanted to come and live with them. I bet you know the answer J

Interprete

My adopted mother usually tell me that Timo and her are not typical Finns. Typical Finns do not usually invite people home (especially foreigners). Typical Finns are ones that like staying at home, enjoying their own hobbies (watching TV for example). They are shy and do not want to have much contact with people. However, Finns who are in churches are totally different. They are much friendlier and more open-minded. They are eager to talk and get to know each others, about their lives, their cultures… Now, when I am already their daughter, living with them under the same roof, I realize that there is a huge problem between parents and children in Finland. Children, when they are teenager or become adult, they do not keep much contact or express their love and feeling for their parents, which makes  parents really disappointed. Timo’s son lives in Tampere, he has promised to visit ever now and then, but still he has not. Another reason for this problem might be because of the Finnish tradition of being independence. They think that a Finn must learn to live by his own, should not lean on his parents. Visiting parents is not a compulsory thing if he does not want to. And when parents are old, they can go to the State’s Nursing Home, their children can come to visit but do not have to take care of them.

Evaluate

Consequently, When I live with Timo and Teija, in a very Asian way, loving and caring, they are very happy, they always say that they are very thankful for me entering their lives. And for me, I can not use words to express my love and gratefulness to them, I just know that I love them with all my heart and soul :)

Finnish cinema

This is the presentation of our group about Finnish movies. Trung and Trang.

https://centriafi-my.sharepoint.com/personal/trung_dang_centria_fi/_layouts/15/WopiFrame.aspx?sourcedoc={E3783FB7-AA3E-4E5E-88E6-3A3D06FE9794}&file=cinema.pptx&action=default

PECHA KUCHA Finnish Architecture and Tourism

Here is Ti Nguyen and Nhan Nguyen's presentation about Finnish architecture and Tourism.

https://centriafi-my.sharepoint.com/personal/ti_nguyen_centria_fi/_layouts/15/guestaccess.aspx?guestaccesstoken=I0M7sEjSoU0B6sikzuAgYyE%2bd5TVABH60Nsu0MHVn9c%3d&docid=0b8c718010c484dc5ac68c824fef118ac

D-I-E Task

I am a first year student and come from Vietnam. The fact that I have been living in Finland for about 3 months to study abroad and adapting to a new environment is quite difficult, especially for a student from a totally different country like me. However this is a great chance for me to discover and learn about a whole new culture.

Describe

This story happened in my exam day at Centria UAS. While the teacher was giving out the question papers to students but then she saw a seat line of students always used both hands to receive the question papers. She was so surprised and she said that: “Oh! Are you guys from the same country? Why do you have to use both hands to receive the papers from me?”. Then one of my friend answered: “In my country, students always respect their teachers, not only in their primary school but also at the time when they get in university,..etc.”

Interpret

What the teacher said surprised me, as in my home country – Vietnam, they are really polite to the teacher, take anything with both hands or clean the board before or after using to make it ready for their teachers before any lesson. It can be explained because of the differences between Vietnam and Finland. For example in my class in Finland, there is no barriers between teachers and students.The students can call the teacher,just with their first name.

Evaluate

Overall, every country has their own beauty, culture and it would be great if we learn new things from them as a foreigner. I hope that I will learn more interesting experiences during my study time in Finland.

D-I-E Task

Describe

Having been in Finland for nearly 3 months, getting the “container deposit” whenever I bought a drink is one of the most surprising things to me. At first, I didn’t understand the word “container deposit” in Finnish and thought that was just something I bought but didn’t remember. Then, I got confused when I saw that “product” on my bills so many times so I finally translated and googled about it.

Interpret

According to what I found out, government pass the “Container-deposit legislation” in order to encourage people to recycle. When the container is returned to an authorized redemption center, or to the original seller in some jurisdictions, the deposit is partly or fully refunded to the redeemer. This can be both voluntary or mandated legislation.

Evaluate

I think this “Deposit-refund system” should be applied worldwide. Thanks to it, people will have better awareness to recycle to reduce energy and material usage for containers. Additional, streets, rivers or some other public places will be also cleaner since people can get money from picking empty cans, bottles or glasses.

D-I-E Task

Describe:

  Before I come to Finland,I had search online in order to take more knowledge about it.Because I had never been to here,this is my first time.I saw someone make a list for foreign students who will go there.And one of it caught my attention.I felt confused of "You needn't to take a umbrella!",I really confused about it.Actually,I didn't believed it,I think someone plays a joke.So I still took it here. Untill I came here for three months,I  found i didn't use the umbrella for anytime at last.Even make myself get wet in the rain,I prefer to go out without it.

Interpret:

  Weather here is strange，The rain won't continued too long，some minutes ago it maybe rains heavy,but after some minutes it will suddenly stopped and instead of strong sun.What you need to do is just find eaves to shelter from the rain.And the rain is slanted,even if you bring the umbrella,It can't play any function.Finns likes wear the jackets,which is waterproof even very ugly!

Evaluate:

  Finns think it‘s unnecessary to take it,because when the rain is heavy and slanted in a short time,the umbrella can't take any function anymore.And they already wear the thick clothes with waterproof material.So most of Finns don't take the umbrella anymore,this is the common phenomenon in Finland but in the sight of foreigner is very strange!

Describe
Last month, I went to the party held be Copsa at Kale, There were two Finnish boys stood in front of me while I was waiting for my turn to buy beer. When they turned back, I tried to say hi and smile with them but they seem not to want to talk, I thought they do not like chatting with strangers or foreigners. One hour later, they came and started the conversation with me which made me quite surprised. Actually, we taked for 15-20 minutes and it was really nice.
Interpret
They apologized for not saying hi back and explained that Finnish people are quite shy when talking in English. However, they feel more confident and comfortable to chat with foreigners when they drink beer or alcohol. They thought speaking English is not their strenght but they believe that the more they get drunk, the better their English is.
Evaluate
This is the cultural difference. Most Finnish do not get use to with small talks, especially with strangers and foreigners. When they get a little bit drunk, they are more opened and friendly. It was good to know that Finnish are not as cold as they seem.