My Haitian Culture

Let’s talk about my wonderful culture. As I mentioned before my parents are Haitian. In my perspective, the Haitian culture is very strict. There’s a joke that goes around in the young Haitian community it goes: Sel bagay timoun ayisyen konnen se lekol, legliz, ak lakay, epi that’s it! (For short, we call it the 3 L’s). It means, “The only places Haitian kids know is school, church, and home, and that’s it!” This could not be more true; that is why it’s so hilarious. They keep Haitian girls especially close. I don’t get out much and when I do, I get social anxiety. My parents raised me to be very respectful. They also taught me almost all the Haitian tricks and techniques such as using this special oil to rub on your nose when you’re nose is stuffy. Haitians are really strong and impulsive when it comes to school. In Haiti, schooling is not free, so for Haitian-American children to take school for granted is really angering to Haitian adults. One thing I think that is solely based on nurture is religion. I am raised Baptist Christian. I wasn’t born with the
There’s no cursing in the house. Our family is very religious. We were close, but now we just stay in the same house together. Both my parents live with me including my brother and my cousin. Like I said, my parents were strict, I wasn’t allowed to go to anybody’s house, nor go out to the movies. We didn’t grow up with cable because my mom believed that cable had a lot of bad content on there and she didn't want us to be exposed to any of it. My family loves to joke around and we like tricking each other and pulling pranks on each other. Growing up we weren’t poor, but I couldn't get a lot of the things I wanted. But I love my family, wouldn’t change a thing. Religion is very strong in my family. My dad is pastor and my mom’s very active in church. We go to church almost every Sunday. I don’t really interact in the church because I’m too shy to. My religion has shaped me a