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Group 10

Irene (Japanese), Lydia (French)

Composition 1
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Second Thought before Marrying a Foreign Spouse   

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    Marrying someone from different cultures is a common phenomenon in recent years. In general, when it is referred, we may associate it with marrying an American or European. This type of marriage makes us feel romantic though envious. In Taiwan, many girls dram of marrying a foreigner, then they may have happy and beautiful life henceforward. But is it really so perfect as our fantasy? Is marrying someone from different cultures good or bad? This is an issue worthy of considering. While feeling good about foreign marriage, we also need to seriously consider possible problems caused due to marrying someone from different cultures.

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¡@     The most important advantage of marrying some from different culture is learning a foreign language. When learning a foreign language, there are signboards in the language and words which we are not familiar with. Exposing to the native environment is the best way to master a foreign language. If one marries a foreigner, it is efficient for her or him to practice the language since he or she gets the chance to live in that country. In addition, we can use our native language to get employed. Teaching our language to the locals whom my in-law are associating daily is a good way to make a living in a foreign country.  Second, marrying someone from different culture is interflow and integration of cultures between two countries. We can understand different cultures by intermarriage. Third, the child may have international views and be a bilingual because his or her parents are from different countries. It helps the child with personality and language development. ¡@
¡@     Although there are some advantages in intermarriage, there are many troubles too. Since communication is the primary problem, how can we express and understand when we are not familiar with the language of the spouse¡¦s? No matter how we master the language, we are not the native speaker. For example, when your husband or wife is telling a joke, but you can¡¦t understand its funniness;  when you two are arguing, you can¡¦t understand his or her thought clearly, or you can¡¦t express lucidly; when parents of both sides are concerned their child whether he or she is happy,  they are hindered by the language which they don¡¦t understand. When communication cannot smoothly go on, everything may get worse. Different countries have different cultures. The unnecessary and over elaborate formalities from different cultures are confusing. But ¡§while in Rome, do as the Romans do.¡¨ It means we must be used to their formalities. When a child comes from family of two different countries, it mixes races and nationalities. Many studies show that children are not approved by schoolmates in either father or mother¡¦s country. It has an extreme influence over a growing child. Since the child has learned different languages, he or she may mix them into a kind of odd language. Different races also have inherent genes which may cause a hereditary disease. This is why intermarried couples take a physical examination before marrying. Some countries may have racism. Therefore foreigners are possible to suffer treatment at work or shopping, even in household affairs. When we immigrate to another country, we have to confront a lot of problems. The things we can deal with now will become difficult to handle later. The sense of powerlessness will become a big event leading to quarrel. The dream of intermarriage is thus broken due to racial discrimination and other emotional disruption. ¡@
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    Since intermarriage has so many troubles, why do people want to marry someone from different culture? The reason is very simple. They love each other; they want to be together in their whole life. Marriage is a significant thing for one¡¦s life. Most people won¡¦t decide without careful consideration. Especially not many are going to make fool about their marriage. All these troubles have to be considered and find out how to handle them before wedding. In a prepared situation, your emotion will become steadier. When you confront an unexpected event, you can regard it as a challenge. Accordingly, I think marrying someone from different culture needs careful thought in many ways if the marriage is about to last longer.
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