Haitian Food Subculture Essay

When it comes to subcultures I have two, one is Haitian food, and the other one is reggae music. Living in the United States change a lot of things about me, but one thing it does not change is my taste for Haitian food. I love Haitian food to a point where I would not trade a Haitian dish for any other dishes in this country. In fact, I find it is extremely bizarre if I go to a restaurant and it does not server any dish that is similar to Haitian dish, I would not eat. Yet, I cannot say that I’m over exaggerate because some of my Haitian friends are like that too. However, I think it change my behavior in a certain ways because it makes me feel uncomfortable to dinner with other friends who have different cultures. For example, two weeks ago I went to Denny’s with a friend of mine, as the waitress gave us the menu, it took make almost 20 minutes to figure out what I would eat.
That is just to show what a huge impact Haitian food has on me. In fact, addicted to Haitian food is not only affect me
I love reggae because it is something that I carry in my blood since I was a kid. Growing up as kid listen to Bob Marley and Lucky Dube. Listen to those two legendary reggae artist help me understand what is going on around the world such we humans are dangerous to our own selves, and how politicians use their power to take advantage on people especially the poor ones which totally change my view on how I used to see the world. That is why I think unlike R&B and Hip Hop, reggae is the type of music that everyone should be listen to because is not about the unimportant things such drugs, money, and women. It more about life stories, current events, or something that a person is feeling and trying to share it with the world. That is why when it comes to reggae and Haitian food, I would say they are my two subcultures. Although they affect me in different ways, they make me the person that I’m