Culture Lesson Two

1. Culture Lesson Two American Health, Food, Nutrition, and Eating Customs

2. With your group think about the following differences… • Chinese and American… • Eating customs • Everyday diets • Common health problems • Most popular medicines/treatments • Favorite ways to exercise • Ways to treat a guest in our home • View of people who live a long life

3. The 3 Parts of a Person • The body (physical), the mind (mental), the soul (spiritual) • The average life span: • Man = 73.6 years (1997) • Woman = 79.2 years (1997) • Ratio of doctors to citizens in the US • 1 doctor for every 357 Americans

4. Physical well-being: warmth • Layers are worn more outside than inside… • Dressing for comfort and not for the weather… • Heating is controlled with thermostats and many buildings and cars have air-conditioning

5. Grains and Carbohydrates (6-11 servings) Fruits (2-4 servings) Vegetables (3-5 servings) Dairy (2-3 servings) Protein (2-3 servings) Fats, oils, and sweets (sparingly) Drink 8-12 glasses of water each day Get vitamins from food or tablets Servings are easier to control when measuring individual servings A balanced diet includes:

6. EXERCISE For at least 30 minutes, at least 3 times a week KEEP AN ACTIVE MIND Engaging self in interesting activities to ward off mental illness REGULAR CHECK-UPS Physical check-up Dental cleanings Vision Hearing Scoliosis Immunizations How should we stay healthy?

7. Mental Illness in America • Americans’ views have changed in recent years: from taboo to a serious and real problem that must be treated • Still, half of those affected never seek help, it is said • Common mental illnesses include: • Dementia (elderly) • Depression (many different groups)

8. Spiritual Health • The Soul—the central or core part of a person, the quality that sets humans apart from animals. • Having a reason to live… • Relationships with other humans… • Relationship with God… • Doctors now focusing a great deal on the SPIRITUAL needs of patients

9. A variety of medical workers, including dentists, pharmacists, and counselors… Different places Offices/clinics Hospitals/centers Nursing homes Medical treatments (basic types) Medication (synthetic and natural/herbal) Therapy (physical, occupational, psychological) Surgery Receiving Medical Help…

10. Terminally Ill Time to prepare for death Palliative care, including hospice Small Children ‘round the clock personal care Immunizations and vaccinations Elderly Slower-paced life Special living aids Can be targeted Handicapped Can require special accommodations and equipment Special needs…

11. Eating too much “junk food”, little exercise, drinking too little water, and too busy to take care of the soul. Alcoholism— Domestic violence Traffic accidents Inactivity due to TV and computers leads to obesity and lack of physical fitness Addiction to tobacco and other drugs Common American Health Problems…

12. How do we pay for it?? • 15% of the population has private insurance (paid for by the individual patients) • 85% has job-related insurance (paid for by the employer) • Government programs for elderly and special needs cases (Medicare, Medicaid, and public health clinics)

13. Advantages of the US system include: • Availability of health care • Advanced technology that is constantly upgraded • Thorough medical training for workers • Well-maintained facilities • On-going research • Education of health issues is common place (ex. Heimlich maneuver)

15. Ring the bell OR knock on the door Run to the door AND let you in Introduce Shake Hide Stare Dinner preparation Living room Sofa Recliner OR Easy chair Go outside Help Jodi in the kitchen Ask you if you’d like a drink Here are the answers…

16. Help yourself OR Make yourself at home Dining room Pray Hold hands Lasagna Enchiladas Passed Individual Cooked vegetables Garlic bread Raw salad Fruit OR Fruit salad Dessert Full Seconds Happy More Answers…

17. China! Porch swing Take a bath Read some stories Say their prayers Lingering Hug Shake your hand Smile Lingering Even more answers…

19. BREAKFAST? A ___________ of cereal A ___________ of milk A ___________ of eggs A ___________ of fruit LUNCH? A ___________ of tea A ___________ of vegetables A ___________ of soup A ___________ of cookies What do we need for…

20. SUPPER? A __________ of beef A __________ of flour (for noodles) A __________ of frozen vegetables A __________ of low-fat ice cream SNACKS? A __________ of frozen yogurt A __________ of chewing gum A __________ of raisins A __________ of cola What do we need for…

21. Break bread with your fingers Spoon soup away from you Use a knife and fork to eat chicken or pizza unless you are in a very informal setting Chew with your mouth open or talk with a full mouth Slip or slurp your soup or drink Push food onto your fork with your finger Put too much food in your mouth Do’s and Don’t of American Eating…

22. Useful Websites Emily Post online: http://womenshistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.bartleby.com/95/ British Table Manners: http://www.learnenglish.de/Level1/Culture/FormalEatingCulture.htm American Guidelines for Healthy Diet: http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/food/food-pyramid/main.htm

23. Word Origins… • Etiquette • Now refers to all things that are proper in polite society. • In earlier centuries, it simply referred a card bearing formal instructions on how to behave at court. • There was a gradual evolution to how we use the word today.

24. Some idioms… • Eat crow, eat humble pie, eat your words [take back what you said] • Eat you out of house and home [when a guest stays longer than you would like or takes advantage of you] • (You can’t) have your cake and eat it too [use something but still have it in the end or to have two things when you must choose one]

25. Region 2:Middle-Atlantic States • New Jersey* • New York* • Pennsylvania* *All three were Part of the 13 colonies

26. Region 2:Middle-Atlantic States History • Some British influence, some Dutch • Very important: Revolutionary War • New York was the first Capital City • New York City was a dream for many; Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island • Business, Wheat farming, coal mining • New York Yankees baseball • The 9-11 terrorist attacks

27. Region 2:People in the Mid-Atlantic Region • People from this region are… • “Not friendly, but not unfriendly” • Can be rude, keep to themselves • Notable speech differences… • New Jersey and New York City (no r’s) • Population spans between… • 8 million and 19 million • NYC is the most populous city in America

28. Region 2:Famous Mid-Atlantic Folks • Writers: Whitman, Irving, Cooper, Alcott, Melville • Actors: Kevin Spacey, Tom Cruise, Christopher Reeve, Lucille Ball, James Stewart • Singers: Billy Joel, John Bon Jovi, Whitney Huston, Bruce Springsteen • Others: FDR, Z.M. Pike, Bill Cosby, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mary Cassatt

29. Region 2:Mid-Atlantic States are famous for… • Universities, examples: • Princeton, Rutgers University, Colombia, Syracuse University • Statue of Liberty and other buildings • Atlantic City: entertainment/gambling • Radio City Music Hall (theater) • Headquarters for American television companies (example: NBC)