High Context

I think that my family is high context.  I feel who I am today is very much a reflection on my family and how I was brought up.  My dad is the only one who has a full time job.  He really does work for the good of the group a.k.a the family.  He works so hard everyday so that my family can all go to school and live in a wonderful house and have a hot meal on the table everyday.  We really do love each others company.  My mom looks forward most to school breaks and vacations because we all are home at the same time and can spend a lot of time together.  The relationship that we have with each other is really close.  We do a lot of things together and as a group.  I think that what my parents have taught me is that a lot of the choices I make are not only a reflection on myself but also a refection on them and how they raised me.  For example if I made a mistake and made a poor decision, it would not only be a reflection on my part, but also my parents because they did not teach me the right choice and how to make a decision properly.  I am not surprised that my family is high context because we practice many traditional Japanese and Chinese traditions.  My Japanese and Chinese heritage is something that means a lot to me and is something that has influenced who I am and how I think.  According to the handout that we got in class, both Japanese and Chinese were classified as high context.