Feedback on Peer Teaching Team #5

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Evaluating Intercultural Behaviour

Staying in hall has given me the chance to interact with students who came all the way from a different culture background to Singapore to further their studies. These students often display characteristics of their own culture before integrating into the local culture.

An example of such a student is Mei. Mei is a girl from China who received a scholarship to pursue her degree in Singapore. Like the rest of the university year one students, Mei took part in the hall orientation camp in hope to integrate into the culture here. Mei was enjoying herself during the orientation camp until the segment of captain’s ball came. She played actively in the game, but found the Singaporean students staring at her in disgust when she raised her arms to catch the ball. She could not comprehend the reactions from the Singaporean students and could only try to avoid their stares. She eventually decided to consult me, who was in the same orientation group as her.

I asked Mei if she has the habit of removing her armpit hair, and Mei replied no. I explained to Mei that in Singapore, most girls have the habit of getting rid of their armpit hair as failure to do so may be considered as unhygienic and disgusting. I also advised her to either remove her armpit hair like normal girls in Singapore would, or avoid wearing sleeveless clothing. Mei was very surprised with the habit of removing armpit hair for girls in Singapore, as back in her hometown, such a habit did not exist. She also felt embarrassed for being seen as disgusting in Singaporeans’ eyes and is determined not to make “mistakes” like this as she integrate into the Singapore culture.