Richard Iii Essay examples

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The Material Culture of Chinatown I have been observing the setting of Chinatown very closely for the past few weeks and as I have mentioned in my previous assignments, I have slowly started to see a strong sense of community there. There is definitely a pattern of things that led me to think like that and the following paragraphs will discuss those reasons. One of the main reason that ties Chinatown and it’s people together is that they, somewhat, share the same language. For instance, my friend and I went to eat at a restaurant there called the Dim Sum Daily and the servers, their hostess and the chefs were conversing with each other in their own native tongue. They do have to communicate with the customers as a part of their job but that does not mean that they require to be fluent in english. For example, I have noticed that they use these very few words repeatedly: “Welcome”, “You ready to order”, “yes”, “no”, “thank you” and “bye”. And that is the only form of communication they have, in english all day. Not just that, one of the shop owners, Mr. K. Chung said that the people who make their living in Chinatown converse with other shop and restaurant owners in their own language too, and encourage their children to follow the footsteps of their parents and grandparents, and speak in their native tongue as mush as possible. Secondly, another important aspect that keeps the community of Chinatown strong, is the concept of family business. The same Mr. Chung mentioned that in these small restaurants and markets, the owners tend to hire people they can trust like an immediate or extended family member. At times, they also hire people just because they are from the same home town as business owners. They have this extreme faith in the people from their own part of the world. It somehow comforts them to know that the person working for them has been brought up with the same values as them. They tend to help each other by providing each other with support and trust. Lastly, what ties all of the other aspects together is the similarity of the lifestyle and culture of the people in Chinatown. Again, as I have mentioned in my previous assignment, the people inhabiting in this particular area of central London come from various parts of East Asia. Even though they