Forces of Culture

I think that food is what a country normally eat, or what is popular in the country. It can also be one of the well-known dishes, such as chilli crab in Singapore. For China, they specialises in making dumplings and buns(包子) as it is part of their culture and tradition. I think that different festivals also plays a part in determining cultures.

For example, Singapore, which is a multi-racial society, celebrates Hari Raya, Deepavali, and Chinese New Year. However, in China, they only celebrate Chinese New Year. This distinguishes the tradition of one country to the other.

I think that fashion is what clothes people in one country normally wear. I think that the people in China normally wear the same clothes as the people in Singapore during both normal days and New Year. However, as Singapore is multi-racial, there will be some Malays or Indians wearing their traditional costumes during either Hari Raya or Deepavali.

I think that folks is the type of races that a country contain. For Singapore, we all have our Indian, Malay, or European friends surrounding us. However, China mostly contains only Chinese people, except for a few who either went there to do business or to study.

This picture shows Hainanese Chicken Rice which is well-known in Singapore. This is what we eat often, and it can be found in food courts or coffee shops. It costs about $2.50—$4.50 and is well-liked by all races. It is considered one of the national dishes of Singapore. Most chicken rice vendors in Singapore also sells roasted chicken, while other choices include the barbeque version or honey-roasted chicken.