1. Miss Uthaiwan Mingsupakul ESL 156 Comparative Culture Studies Instructor: Professor Lyra Riabov

2. Contents Factors that affect life in USA American Values Factors that affect life in Thailand Thai Values Thailand Ethnic Diversity and Size American Ethnic Diversity and Size Ethnic Diversity Challenges to a country Possible Solutions

3. Factors that affect life in USA Size of the United States Climate differences Lifestyle differences across regions Ethnic Diversity (Immigration)

4. American Values Individualism Freedom Self-reliance Equality of Opportunity and Competition Materialism and Hard Work The “American Dream”

5. Factors that affect life in Thailand Population Time Management Corruption Low Wages

6. Thai Values Buddhism (95%) Family Ties/Respect for Family Respect for King/Queen Permanent and True Friendship

7. Thailand Ethnic Diversity and Size Thai (80%) Chinese (10%) Malay (3%) Minorities (Mons, Khmers, hill tribes) (7%) Very little Ethnic Diversity 198,115 sq mi

8. American Ethnic Diversity and Size 3,718,695 sq mi White 80.2% Black 12.8% American Indian/Alaska Native 1.0% Asian persons 4.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.2% Persons reporting two or more races 1.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin 14.4% White persons not Hispanic 66.9%

9. Ethnic Diversity Challenges to a country Adapting to culture of country Bilingualism Biculturism Interracial Marriage

10. Possible Solutions Bilingual programs at schools Multicultural curricula Sense of being “American” Equality

11. Conclusion There are a variety of cultures across the world. People from many cultures when they come together should learn from each other’s culture to prevent a miscommunication or conflict.

12. References Datesman, Maryanne Kearny. American Ways: An Introduction to American Culture. 3 rd Edition. New York: Pearson Education, 2005. “USA QuickFacts from US Census Bureau”. 25 Sept. 2007. “Thailand-Wikipedia”. 25 Sept. 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand “United States of America-Wikipedia”. 25 Sept. 2007.