Respond to two classmates’ discussions. Responses should be at least 150 words each (put the word count in all responses). Replies should take the conversation further by adding questions or your own ideas in your replies. In addition, you can point out both strengths and areas of improvement on your peers' submission. Strong posts will demonstrate understanding and connection to course materials. Classmate #1: Shayla J Bichsel Miner: 1:The Nacirema’s are essentially just the American people. Nacirema spelled backwards is American and Miner describes the American society as a tribe hat behaves in a particular way and performs strange rituals to extreme levels. Throughout this article Miner disguises certain things such as Americans, he also disguises a bathroom as a cleaning shrine, the medicine cabinet as a major device in the shrine, and a toothbrush as the hair on a stick. 2.I think that Miner employs this style of writing to show that Americans are ethnocentric people. Lovely Hula Hands: Norm: something that is usual, typical, or standard. Value: the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something. Belief: an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists. 1. In Lovely Hula Hands by Trask she talks about how tourism in Hawaii has become a complete norm for all of the natives, tourists have been visiting Hawaii for so long that they have adapted their own ways in order to please only the tourists and to make a profit out of it, for example she talks about how hula dancing used to be a native dance but they turned it into a show for tourists “In the hotel version of the hula, the sacredness of the dance has completely evaporated, while the athleticism and sexual expression have been packaged like ornaments. The purpose is entertainment for profit rather than joyful and truly Hawaiian celebration of human and divine nature” (144). The true Native people of Hawaii value their celebrations and rituals, but their lands are turning into just tourist destinations. Trask argues that tourism was supposed to benefit all of the Hawaiin people, but rather than benefiting the people it is only benefiting larger companies within Hawaii. 2. Throughout the article Trask analogous the commercialization of Hawaii culture to prostitution, by this she means that tourism and economic revenue is more important than the actual beauty of the islands. “Hawai’i itself is the female object of degraded and victimized sexual value” (143). 3. I am actual not surprised by Trasks take on the article, I have visited Hawaii a couple times and I got the same feeling described in the article, which is that everything was almost a show and was mostly for the tourists, the island was beautiful and I love it there but you do get the feeling that everything is done for the people visiting, such as hula shows at the hotels, those aren’t put on for the locals but more for just the tourists coming to stay. Althoug.

1. Respond to two classmates’ discussions. Responses should be at
least 150 words each (put the word count in all responses).
Replies should take the conversation further by adding
questions or your own ideas in your replies. In addition, you can
point out both strengths and areas of improvement on your
peers' submission. Strong posts will demonstrate understanding
and connection to course materials.
Classmate #1: Shayla J Bichsel
Miner:
1:The Nacirema’s are essentially just the American people.
Nacirema spelled backwards is American and Miner describes
the American society as a tribe hat behaves in a particular way
and performs strange rituals to extreme levels. Throughout this
article Miner disguises certain things such as Americans, he
also disguises a bathroom as a cleaning shrine, the medicine
cabinet as a major device in the shrine, and a toothbrush as the
hair on a stick.
2.I think that Miner employs this style of writing to show that
Americans are ethnocentric people.
Lovely Hula Hands:
Norm: something that is usual, typical, or standard.
Value: the regard that something is held to deserve; the
importance, worth, or usefulness of something.
Belief: an acceptance that a statement is true or that something
exists.

2. 1. In Lovely Hula Hands by Trask she talks about how tourism
in Hawaii has become a complete norm for all of the natives,
tourists have been visiting Hawaii for so long that they have
adapted their own ways in order to please only the tourists and
to make a profit out of it, for example she talks about how hula
dancing used to be a native dance but they turned it into a show
for tourists “In the hotel version of the hula, the sacredness of
the dance has completely evaporated, while the athleticism and
sexual expression have been packaged like ornaments. The
purpose is entertainment for profit rather than joyful and truly
Hawaiian celebration of human and divine nature” (144). The
true Native people of Hawaii value their celebrations and
rituals, but their lands are turning into just tourist destinations.
Trask argues that tourism was supposed to benefit all of the
Hawaiin people, but rather than benefiting the people it is only
benefiting larger companies within Hawaii.
2. Throughout the article Trask analogous the
commercialization of Hawaii culture to prostitution, by this she
means that tourism and economic revenue is more important
than the actual beauty of the islands. “Hawai’i itself is the
female object of degraded and victimized sexual value” (143).
3. I am actual not surprised by Trasks take on the article, I have
visited Hawaii a couple times and I got the same feeling
described in the article, which is that everything was almost a
show and was mostly for the tourists, the island was beautiful
and I love it there but you do get the feeling that everything is
done for the people visiting, such as hula shows at the hotels,
those aren’t put on for the locals but more for just the tourists
coming to stay. Although I stayed where all tourists stay and I
didn’t go to the smaller parts of the island where are the locals
lived I didn’t get to see anything other than what she is talking
about in the article. Trask also mentions in the article “If you
are thinking of visiting my homeland, please do not. We do not

3. want or need any more tourists, and we certainly do not like
them”. Which was a wake up call to us letting us know that true
locals don’t even want us there.
Watson:
1. By the time McDonalds came to Hong Kong American fast
food was already familiarized and a norm so it become
successful.
2. Mcdonalds in Hong Kong took a takeoff of highly educated,
affluent consumers who thrive on Hong Kongs ever changing
urban environment. Mcdonalds had to change some of their
dishes in order to familiarize with locals such as adding in rice
dishes. Slowly adding in breakfast items helped familiarize
locals with it and now they order it. Mcdonalds has been getting
used to the wave of the cultural movement and has been riding
it ever since. Mcdonalds in Hong Kong had to change up their
customer service because the people there are not familiar with
a smile while being greeted.
3. In this article the research shows that American styled fast
food doesn’t have an effect on other cultures but instead
American styled fast food can adapt to multiple cultures
Classmate #2: Lisa G Bogetto
Shayla,
Miner
Do you feel that the Nacirema people are very spiritual and
have magical beliefs? I feel that Miner writes about them the
way he does to show that they have different ways of their life.
It is extremely outraging when it comes to there beliefs.

4. Lovely hula hands (Task)
Some of the Hawaiian norms, values and beliefs form this
reading are interesting. I find that the people and the way the
celebrate their culture is one of the most interesting. The
commercialization of Hawaii culture, of prostitution, it is aimed
at the women of Hawaii and it is very much so degrading to
them. I believe that Task status of Hawaiian and tourism is very
real. It is very beautiful place to visit and has much to offer for
a vacation that people would enjoy. But Task does not act like
she want us to be in her homeland.
McDonald’s in Hong
Kong
What do you think that were some of the factors that lead
McDonalds to be so successful in Hong Kong? Even though
other companies had been there before them. Do you feel that
the consumes of Hong Kong were willing to let McDonalds be
there? I think that the different foods and drinks were
interesting enough to make them want to try the product. I do
think that American style of fast food does not change their
culture. It will just add to what they already now and give more
variety to the people of Hong Kong.