Differences in formal eating

      The eating customs are different from one country to another. The most important differences are in the number of utensils and how to use them. In my country, for example, the utensils of formal eating consist of fork, knife, spoon, dish and bowl, but in America there are extra knives and forks. We use knife in the right hand to cut the meat, and use the fork in the left hand to handle pieces of food. Sometimes, we use hand to eat a small sandwich. In American fashion, they put the knife on the margin of plate and then pick up the cutting food by using fork in the right hand. Also, they put the glasses in the right side of the person, while we separate them in front of the person to still be careful of the waiter's movement. For these differences and multi others, I think it is very important to learn the etiquette of dining to make the matter easier and avoid the embarrassment that might happen if somebody isn’t able to use different utensils. 

Disaster preparation

Always the good preparation for anything is taking good results and making the matters easier. When it is expected to disaster with tornado, bad weather or anything else, it is necessary to study all the possibilities and take advantage from previous experiments to avoid the causalities and decrease the problems. So, the lecture was very important since it show the different situations that related to a storm, also it displayed how must prepare and behave, in addition to the steps that should be taken before and during the disaster. Therefore, I think it was very benefit and my attention was increased when I saw the CESL teachers and their careful to attend and listen. In turn, I think the lecture may become more interested if the speaker used photo or video to show the different situations during the storm. Anyway, he and the translator can explain all the required information to the attendance.     

juha has four legs

             On one day, Juha promised the sultan that he would cook ooze him a delicious ooze, hoping to get some gifts from the sultan. Juha went to his house. He and his wife worked together to cook the biggest and best one. When they completed it, he took it and went to the sultan's house. In the road, Juha felt he was very hungry; therefore, he ate one of leg of ooze.Then, when Juha gave the ooze to the sultan, the sultan was surprised and said, “There is just one leg, where is another?”. “Oh, all the oozes in our town have one leg, and if you don’t believe me you can look at the oozes in the lake” Juha said. The sultan looked at to lake and all the  oozes had one leg, because they were at a rest. Then, the sultan sent one of his helpers with a big stick to separate the oozes. “Look, they have two legs” the sultan said. Then Juha said ” With this sticks I will run on four legs” 

Business in carbondale

        One of the most interesting businesses that take my attention in Carbondale is the taxi office. It’s very interesting since its requirements are very simple. They require only office and cars. In Carbondale, there is a need for a taxi, since Carbondale has many students and most of them are coming from outside the U.S. and they don’t have cars. In addition, the town down and many stores and malls aren't near campus; therefore, many people need to get a taxi to take them to these places. 

       In my country, the situation is completely different; one can easily get a taxi just by raising a hand because there are many taxis roaming in the street, but you should decide on the wage before riding the car. 

      I recommended my friends to use this service when they need to go to any place. By the way, I think there  are many thoughts that may develop this service, for example, making a discount to any person after using their office for many times. I think that may encourage many people to use a taxi. 

The family business

In my country, the family business is always successful at the beginning of the projects then the problems begin accruing. My uncles have one family business. They were working in a factory and I worked with them in the vacations. The work was great but there are many problems that occurred. One of the most important of these problems was jealousy. In addition, every member felt that there was no privacy in the work and that they killed the creativity in the work and made the work just routine. I think, in turn, that family business is giving the strength to each member. They support each other in different situations. Also, I think that the critical criterion in this type of business is the managing. If manager or leader is strong and able to understand the personal matter with each member, I think the business will be successful.