I greatly enjoyed everyone's presentations and learning about the culture of other places. I especially enjoyed the presentations about Korea, mostly because I know very little about Korea. I never realized that plastic surgery was such a large aspect of Korean culture. It was interesting to learn that plastic surgery generally has a positive connotation and that most of it is focused on the face and not other parts of the body. I also never knew that there was such an emphasis on coupling and that there were so many holidays related to couples. I just kept thinking how hard it must be to keep up with all of those.
I also didn't know there were so many languages spoken in Pakistan. I always assumed there was one language that the whole country spoke, even though I didn't know what that language was. I really liked learning about how the languages are different, but still similar in some aspects, so if you learn one, you can start expanding outward and learn the others pretty easily.
The presentations actually made me realize how little I know about certain cultures and countries throughout the world. I really appreciated the opportunity to learn more, even if I never get the chance to visit any of these countries and see these cultural aspects for myself.
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