Western American Family Taboos

Western American family taboos are discussing household chores or finances in front of guests, disrespecting elders, not paying attention to family etiquette, not keeping quiet or being too noisy, and avoiding talking about politics or religion.

Americans are more hands-off with their children's education, often encouraging their children to do things boldly, thus greatly benefiting their children's independence and creativity, but as with many things can not be perfect, it also brings family members do not have a very close relationship with this situation. Generally, children are raised until they graduate from high school or college, and then they are expected to earn their own living and start their own families.

Generally, after the child graduates from high school, the parents will no longer provide financial assistance, even for major events such as the child's house construction and marriage, the parents do not provide financial support.

When you live in an American home, you should be careful to talk straight and not beat around the bush. When dealing with Americans, it is best to be straightforward, so you can communicate directly with the host family if you have any comments or suggestions; if you really have any problems, you should explain clearly to the host family what you think of their accommodations, and only let the other party know your true feelings, so that you can make improvements.

The topography of the United States

The United States has a varied topography, with highlands in the west and lowlands in the east. The East Coast coast has a coastal plain, wide in the south and narrow in the north, extending all the way to New Jersey, and there are also some glacial sedimentary plains on Long Island and other places; in the back of the coastal plain is the undulating foothills of the foothills, extending to the Appalachian Mountains located in North Carolina and New Hampshire, which are 1,830 meters high.

West of the Appalachians is the relatively flat Central Great Plains of the United States, where the Great Lakes and the Mississippi-Missouri River Basin, the fourth-largest river basin in the world, are also located. West of the Mississippi River, the topography of the interior plains begins to rise and eventually enters the vast and sparsely characterized Great Plains of the central United States.

To the west of the Great Plains lie the towering Rocky Mountains, which bisect the continental United States from south to north, reaching a peak of 4,270 meters in Colorado. The West Coast region is home to the Sierra Nevada and the Coast Ranges. Formerly there was also frequent volcanic activity in the Rockies; only one area remains (the super volcano in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming - probably the largest active volcano in the world). The highest mountain in the United States is Mount McKinley, at 6,193 meters, which is also the highest peak in North America.