Comparison between western & my town(Lamongan)

COMPARISON BETWEEN WESTERN AND MY TOWN CULTURE

Family life

In western averange family size 2 parents, 2.4 children. Children are expensive, this is the main reason why family are so small. Family planning means that couples have children later in life about 28 years old. Usual times children have to back home, in bed, for 14 years old – 10pm, 16 years old – 12midnight, 18 years old – whenever as long as children tell parents where they are going and when they will be back. Most families have 2 cars. The important birthday are sweet 16, 18, 21, 30, 40, 50, 80, 100 years old.

In my town averange family size big, 2 parents, 2.6 children, sometimes gether with grand mother, grand father, son-daughter in law. Children are cheap, so that why family are so big . Family or couples to have children without planning, usual after married directly get a baby, it is more happy. Nothing especially times children have to back home, if a girl go out at the night, did not go back until 10pm, that is naughty girl, and there are many someone will talk about her. Most family have 1 motorcycle. Then nothing especially important birthday.

Fashion

In western fashion is popular for everyone, and that very important. Usual the girl wear Tshirt, short pants, sometimes the Tshirt so short and thin, then looked the navel hole.  The boy wear Tshirt, trousers. That is informal style. Formal style like wear gown for the girl, wear coat and necktie for the boy.

In my town fashion important too, but more polite style than in western. Usual the girl wear trousers, long Tshirt until cover the bottom, sometimes there is wear hijjab. The boy wear Tshirt like usual, wear trousers. Formal style, usually the girl  wear longdress, the boy wear blouse and trousers.

Food

Meat is main food in western, most of society of western eat meat everyday, and eat vegetarian, as like pitza, hamburger, hot dog and ect. Usually they ate without rice. Eat breakfast only eat some bread and drink milk. Then eat lunch and dinner with menu steak or pasta.

Rice is main food in my town, eat breakfast without rice as like as not eat. Rice is very important. The people seldom eat meat, often eat seafood. My town so near with sea, so easier to get seafood. The price not so expensive than meat.

Religion

Most of people in western non moeslim, christian and protestan. Every Sunday they go to church to pray. Then every year at 25 desember, they had christmas celebration. Gether with family, party, ready have christmas tree, change gift to each other.

Mostly moeslim society at my town. Everyday pray 5 times in one day. Then in One year have 2 celebration for moeslim, Idul fitri and idul adha. Idul fitri is mean that to forgiven with other moeslim. Idul adha is mean charity to other, or the other named celebrate who has made the pilgrimage to mecca.

Stereotypes

Western people are singleness, self trust, in a hurry, don’t care about family, don’t care about old people, materialisme.

Javaness people are togetherness, slowly but surely, care with family, polite with old people, generous to others.