So these two series have been going on for about 4-5 seasons. How come I have only started noticing all the hype they've had just recently? When did these TV shows even become popular? I believe I have made a little bubble around myself. My parents never advocated watching TV nor having any social media websites because they have always heard of the dangers of the Internet. I grew up in a house where anything on the computer had to be taken with caution. Even now, my mom still talks to me about how I shouldn't post any pictures on Facebook or any personal information about myself whereas my friends have parents who have things like Facebook and Twitter and are actually friends with their children. My parents would never ever do that. Oh, how culture differences conflict.
Because my parents were not born in America, it is hard for them to understand what I am going through by being an Asian-American. I feel so oblivious to the constant changes of what is "in" and what is "out". For example, I just recently made a Snapchat. Apparently Snapchat has been going on for awhile and not many people use it anymore. I doubt my parents would even know what Snapchat is and just the other day I overhead people saying that their moms snapchat them pictures of little siblings or their pets. The difference that I see is that Asian culture is much more reserved when it comes to social media. To me, the focus is much more on academics rather than things that would distract you from studying (aka media in general).
I guess part of me refuses the trending social media sites at first because of the way I was brought up, but then the whole culture shift affects me and I feel like I need to be part of the American culture so I cave into getting apps and websites like Facebook--only to discover that I am one step behind what is trending.
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