Adelaide City, in particular, University of South Australia (UniSA), have become great destinations for students. Hence, more and more international students select UniSA for doing their degrees. With the diverse cultures of their students from all around the world, the SPICED – Cultural Cooking Demonstration and Movie Night event has been run to meet the demand of learning and understanding other culture. This report is thus written with the aim of addressing the best and worst aspects of the SPICED event underlying their vision, mission, and goal. The report firstly discusses about the situational analysis of the event, including the SWOTs analysis. Then, the best and worst aspect are pointed out based on the experienced as a secret shopper …show more content…
To accomplish the goal SPICED’s staff and volunteer aims to bring creative activities involve specific culture of related theme to the event; and furthermore, to provide a variety of food and drink choices in every cuisine to be able to cater different dietary requirements.
2.3 Target Markets
According to the fundamental purpose of the SPICED event, the potential visitors of the event is current UniSA students. SPICED held in the City West campus, hence, most students are from this host campus. In addition, grounded on the nature of the event, target segment will be students and non-students (friends or family of current student), from different cultural, diverse background, desire in learning and engaging in cultural activities aiming to develop intercultural skills.
2.4 Motivation of Target
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According Gnoth (1997, pp.290-291), push factors are internally created involving to the desire to join an event or festival. Students want to go the SPICED because they want to try new food, learn how to cook, or have strong interest in cultural learning and meeting people. On the other hand, pull factors are external factors that affect people choice to visit a particular place (Weaver and Lawton 2010, p.109). External factors here may be because of the free food, convenient place, or be able to have fun with friends and
The people of ancient civilizations like ancient China and ancient Greece chose to move from one place to another frequently to find a location that was most suitable for their settlement. How they determined a location was based on both its economical and geographical features. They would ask questions like “Will the soil be fertile enough to sustain plant life?” “Can I trade easily within the location?” “Is the terrain rocky or flat?” and so on. I will be analyzing the push and pull factors of ancient China and ancient Greece to determine why they moved from one region of their country to another. Pull factors are the good features of a region that would make people want to come to it like desirable economical and geographical features. Push factors are the bad features of a region that would cause people to want to move away from that region possibly because of economical and geographical features.
us. He uses an example of taking your family to the forest for some alone time to
The invention of the television (TV) dinner has led to lifestyle changes in American society. Created in 1953 by C.A. Swanson & Sons, frozen suppers allowed mothers to take breaks from cooking and sit down with their families (Pendergast). These meals quickly boomed with popularity and revolutionized the way that Americans viewed food. Today, many families still purchase these meals, but do not realize that they have several limitations. Although TV dinners seem like convenient and inexpensive food choices, in reality, the “TV dinner culture” has serious implications for the environment, health, and agriculture. The problems posed by TV dinners, such as food miles, inadequate nutrition, and untrue costs, alienate people from their food, families, and environment, and would be lessened if Americans purchased foods from farmers’ markets.
For my Cultural Plunge, I participated with Project Excell (Extending College Education for Lifelong Learning). This is a group that meets on campus, in the union, every Saturday morning from 9:00-11:00 AM. Each participant has a developmental disability and they come from various places around Manhattan. Project Excell offers around 4 different classes for the participants to choose from, which range from dancing/theatre to the history of Nigeria. After completing a “session,” the participants go through a graduation ceremony and then begin a different type of class for the next few weeks. I joined this group as a student ambassador, who assists the classroom teachers while building relationships with and tending to the needs of the participants.
In her article, “Sweet, Sour, and Resentful,” Firoozeh Dumas directs us through on how her mom readies a feast. She gives us detailed description on how her mother cooks the food for the guests by starting out grocery shopping until the part that the food is ready to be served. She writes about how because of their Iranian traditions they have to prepare a Persian feast for their newcomer friends and family, which brought joy to everyone, but her mother. Yet, we can see that she is trying to make sense to it all, every weekend they have guests over since the Iran’s Revolution started. Vitally, traditions stay great just when they convey satisfaction to the individuals celebrating those traditions. Also, the food that we choose tends to be based upon our culture, economic and social aspects. I agree with her even though traditions within various cultures are very different, but they all are supposed to do one thing that is bring everyone closer to each other, and bring happiness. However, that’s not always the case, especially in this article.
A defining trait of every country, whether it be Italy or India, is the type of cuisine that they serve. One of the best ways to gain an understanding of a country’s culture is through their food. While some people would deem other aspects of a culture as more important, it is a feature easiest to explain and relate to. A distinguishing fact is that food is both physical and mental in that its creation takes dedication and effort; food is able to create emotions given the proper setting. As cooking traditions evolved throughout the years, to fit people’s ever changing tastes, so does the culture. They are parallel to each other in that as one aspect of culture changes, so does the food and vice versa. Two of the most popular types of foods in society today are American food, and Chinese food. The typical features of how food is prepared and made, the tastes preferred, the utensils, and the beliefs about the food's properties are all reflections of the American and Chinese cultures.
Push Factors are negative aspects or conditions that motivate one to leave. In one's country, region, organization, religion, etc. Overall, push factors are those that encourage a population to leave their home. A pull factor is an economic, social, political or environmental condition that entices people to immigrate or move to a new location. In this case, British North America.
Michael Twitty is a food writer and culinary historian best known for preparing, preserving and promoting African American food ways and its origins in Africa. He emphasizes how African food culture has made a great impact on the American South. His cooking helped him to learn about his identity and culture. He describes “identity cooking” a way to better understand him and his culture as a Jewish-African American. A project he developed called “The Cooking Gene” is what he explains as a means of “exploring my family history through food, from Africa to America, from slavery to freedom.” Race, food and ethnicity all have a more complex and cultural meaning especially when fused together. Different
Food has been used as a tool by many cultures as movements to help with their culture become recognized, to identify their way of being, and to show their class and status. By exploring different author’s articles, and movie clips this will be visible. Food has created many cultures to explore these outlets and in return has had a positive impact on their culture.
Increased knowledge led to or facilitated a deeper understanding and, with it, a finer appreciation of cultures quite different from one's own. When it was understood that universal needs could be served with culturally dive...
I met this "different person" at the periodical section of the Good Library of State College. After asking the person for my article that I had requested I ask his name, he answers with his Indian accent, "Ajai Ahulalia." I say, "What?s that?" "Ajai Sanhi," he responds back. "What?" I say, being embarrassed because I cannot understand his name. "Ajai Ahulalia" he tries for the third time. "Oh Ajai," finally I understand. I ask, "Were do you live?" "Yoder First" he answers, then I fell a fool again, "Really, me too." What has happened to Ajai?s life when he lived in India and now here in the U.S.?
...ng their cultural customs however communicating with the families and students takes me into their homes where they feel comfortable talking to me. Communicating in different settings can be a challenge which has to be met if a constructive and comfortable meeting is to take place. Finally communication between parties must be clear so the information given and received is understood and correct.
Moroccan’s are known to have hearty appetites, and it is very appropriate in this culture to leave a table feeling fully and even overly satisfied. According to Helou (1999), this state of being is also known as “shaban”. This country is known for including spices, herbs, wheat, and specific poultry in a large majority of their dishes. These ingredients are unique to their geography and even Islamic influences. Morocco’s neighboring countries, Algeria and Tunisia, have similar cuisine styles, but each are also unique to their geography in specific ways. Both Algerian and Tunisian dishes are rich in spice and can be considered the hottest cuisine of the region. According to Walden (1998), a common theme amongst all three countries include: “slow-simmered tagines; charcoal-grilled lamb, chicken, fish and vegetables; and rich, sweet pastries” (p.
The movie “The Hundred Foot Journey” is a great representation of different cultures interacting as well as the different food habits. The movie is based on an Indian family who moves to Italy and wants to open an Indian restaurant across street from a famous Italian restaurant in the small town. The Kadam family wants to bring the Indian cuisine to a new culture and share some of their values. They have trouble expanding their culinary delights to the public because Marquerite the sous-chef doesn’t want any competition. Throughout the movie, secrets on certain dishes are shared and tricks to improve the certain style of food is greatly appreciated by both restaurant chefs.
Every country in the world has its own festival and celebration. People all around the world love joining together and sharing good time through the festivals and celebrations. Festivals are great way to experience local culture. Sometime they even offer a glimpse into past. There are hundreds of festivals across the world. So are you ready to experience of fun and colorful festivals? Below are some of festivals from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America.