If you ask different countries of what they think of the US, you will get different opinions, ideas of what the US stands for; such as: freedom, equality, no corrupt government, and a great economy. During our class discussion, we learned about different countries such as Vietnam, South Africa, and China that don't have the same privileges as us. The government is over controlling their citizens and when think of the US, they think of the freedom and free of dictatorship. We knew that there were these kind of injustices going in other countries, but hearing it from my fellow classmates blew my mind. This made me think back of my homeland, and how my cousins talk very highly about the US. As we all know, a huge typhoon wiped out half of the islands in the Philippines. My cousins and my uncles house roof was blown off, and now they are in a safety house. They said the first ones to help out with the typhoon was the US first ones to send help, food, and the Red Cross teamed up to send all the goods. When I asked my uncle what he thought of this act, I could hear him choking up because he could not express how grateful he was that someone outside the Philippines is helping them through this tragedy. The typhoon was overwhelming for Filipinos, and since US were one of the first ones to rescue them, their admiration and love for the US has grown even more.
When you look at the Philippines, they definitely converted to the Western culture. Media, even politics have adopted the styles for the US, and most citizens hope they can come here and live the American Dream.
The American Dream seemed to be the theme through most of the countries, and makes you start to appreciate the US, and how diverse we are with our citizens, yet give everyone the same chance of equality.
HERE IS A LINK THAT SHOWS THE US HELPING THE PHILIPPINES DURING THE TYPHOON:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/09/world/asia/philippines-typhoon-us-assistance/
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