Q4 Outside Reading Week 4 Post A

"Tea, Politics, and Scandal, the ingredients of an Afghan Sunday at the flea market"(138).

After moving to America, life for Amir was different. He was happier true, but his father was having a harder time. Amir got the education he'd always wanted while Baba had to work low paying jobs to support them. Among the Afghans, he was still respected, but in the wide expanse of America, Baba wasn't as influential as he used to be. But despite the culture shock and plunge to the working class, the Afghan traditions still remaind ingrained within them. Even though they were at a flea market selling stuff they had bought the day before from garage sales, the Afghans retained their respect. They would move among the stands, sharing political views, drinking tea, and trading gossip. It was the way of life for them on Sundays. In where we live, this isn't common. We don't embrace everyone who walks by and offer them some tea. Political views are shared true, but heated debates soon ensue which is never a good sign. I personally don't like to talk about politics with my friends because it only causes argument. Politics is something Amir's father will talk about. The one thing that we all do have in common is the trading of gossip. Scandal perks almost everyone's interest and even in the US, we can't get enough of it. That's why celebrity magazines are so popular. We just love to see the people on top screw up. Why? It shows they're human too. Plus gossip can just be fun ;)