When we were given a seminar about living about our host family, they called the TV another member of the family. it really is. They have it on ALL THE TIME. What amazes me is how many channels they have. They have channels with American movies, they have music channels, they have religious channels. In one night, I saw a religious musical performance, music videos, and three different American movies. Although they're not really paid attention to. It's more like it just has to be on. Today as soon as Nezha entered the building, she put the TV on. The strangest thing to me are the music videos. They have credits at the end (which I don't think that I've ever seen at the end of American ones, they have a bar at the bottom that you can text to, but the most interesting thing is what they wear. The women are just as half naked as in American music videos which is especially strange because no one wears those kinds of things in real life.
American movies are also strange to see here. I was watching Beauty Shop and it was just strange to think that this is how the rest of the world sees America, through the movies. I don't feel like they do a very good job at all of showing how life actually is. Also interesting is that they have the cuss words in English, but don't translate them into cuss words in the subtitles. If there's a sex scene, they'll show it if it's not graphic, but if it is, they let you listen to it, but not see it. It seems like a silly thing, since they let you hear it but that's how it is.
I'll probably keep writing on this because it seems very strange to me.
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