reflection about mindset list

Their summer course has always been “work and travel” in the USA.Thai teenager looking for some new experience by traveling. One of their choices is work and travel in other country such as England and USA because those countries have a different view from Thailand and the higher currency than Thailand. They have to take an English test if their English is pass then they have to pay the money for an agency that cost about 100,000 THB. or about 2,700 USD. Then the agency will help them figure out the place to live and the restaurant to work such as starbucks coffee, Mcdonald's or Thai restaurant and many other places. For me, friends around me came to America for this program they said that it is good to come to the US and not only to travel they can work to gain the money, also can practice their English, and gain new experience.

Thai airways ticket has always been too expensive for Thai people.Thai people don’t know why the Thai airways is so expensive maybe because of the good service but I think other company are also good such as I visited to the US I came with China airlines that cost about 1,500 USD but for Thai airways is cost about 2,000 USD. This is the big different for us.


They are born the year of I-pod and MAC that was introduced by Apple.Actually this is the topic that I talked with my mom. We call this thing as materialism.For us those things I-pod and Computer are so convenience but many times they steal our common life time. If we notice TV and Internet is steal our time to do activities together. We don’t have conversation or going out because of we need to do stuff on computer. We don’t have a chance to listen to the music from nature from the birds, the wind, and the river because headphone is one part of our body. Sometimes technology steal our life so be careful.

Mindset List for the class of Thai in 2011.

1)“MAMA” (Thai noodles) has always still the popular food for them at mid-night study.
2) They are born the year of I-pod and MAC that was introduced by Apple.
3) Japanese, American, and Korean culture has always been influence and mainstream.
4) Chocolate has always been popular snack even though they think it’s going to make them fat.
5) Their summer course has always been “work and travel” in the USA.
6) Thai government has always been worse and never stops to corruption.
7) Thai airways ticket has always been too expensive for Thai people.

Mindset List for the class of 2010

Mindset List for the class of 2010
On the website http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/2010.php has a list of Mindset of 2010. I choose the 5 of them from 75 choices that I think it’s interesting.
56. They have never put their money in a "Savings & Loan."(well, where are they put their money in? )
45. Green tea has always been marketed for health purposes. ( why green tea? how about white tea,black tea, or thai milk tea?? hehehe)
19. "Google" has always been a verb.( this is sound interesting there's not only "google" but also "facebook")
17. They grew up pushing their own miniature shopping carts in the supermarket.
2. They have known only two presidents. ( Do you think who are those two ??)

Activity 2 page 35

I saw a lot of people there . They seem like straving and need energy after the busy day. At salad bar they were pouring the soup and by the time it pour out from the bow. They were take the vegetable, and salad dressing and it pour out again. There was noisy with a lot of people talking, laughing, and eating. When they finished they had walk out and took all the plate to the machine of dish room.