Preparations for the interview
When I read my classmates’ interview, I
know what problem I have. For the second interview, I try to beat. I look for some information about
Saudi, such as major religion,
women in Saudi society, and other culture. My interview
objective is comparing the difference and similarity between the culture in
Saudi, China and the U.S. In addition, I want to know more about perception and
daily life of Saudi Arabia.
Before the meeting, I had ready to water and desserts
How did you approach people?
The
second interviewee also is my friend, his name is Hassan. We were classmate in
IEC.
When, where, and how did you Conduct the Interview?
We
were meeting in Atwood on Friday at 7pm.We have same class at Monday afternoon. I asked him, but he
didn’t come for first time. In the interview, I used the I-phone to record our
conversation.
Whom did you interview?
I
interviewed Hassan. He is from Saudi Arabia. His major is Mechanical
Engineering.
Interview report:
I
think we did well. I learned a lesson, so I changed some things in second
interview. For the beginning, I look for some information about Saudi, such as
major religion, women in Saudi society, and other culture. In our conversation, we gradually get
over the tense. During the interview, I know more new information about Saudi.
Country Report
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Saudi
Arabia is the largest
country in the Arabian Peninsula, near to the Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United
Arab Emirates and Yemen. Desert accounts for about half of the country's
surface area. Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 provinces. Saudi Arabia is the
“largest Arab state in Western
Asia by land area, and the second-largest in the Arab world. It
is bordered by Jordan and Iraq on the north and
northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south”(1). In addition,
Saudi has the world's
second largest oil reserves are mainly concentrated in the Eastern Province.”Oil accounts for more than 95% of
exports and 70% of government revenue.”(2). And Saudi is also the world's
sixth-largest natural gas reserves. Islam is the major religion in Saudi. “The total land area is 2,250,000 km2, the population
of Saudi Arabia as of July 2010 is estimated to be 25,731,776 including
5,576,076 non-nationals. (3)
H
is Hassan
Y
is me
Y: hello! Hassan, thank you of you
coming. How are you?
H: ……Yeah. Good. And you?
Y: Good. Long time no see you. How is
your class?
H: just so so. You?
Y: Me too. Some classes are difficulty.
Hassan, what is your major? I saw you usually will walk in ECC, your major is
about the engineering?
H: Yes, my major is mechanical
engineering.
Y: Oh! It is too difficult to learn, is
it?
H: Yeah. But I have interest in
engineering.
Y: and why did you choose to study in
St. Cloud State University?
H: ……I choose here, because…...before I
came the U.S, my English is not good. I think we were same, we studied in IEC. OH… and my uncle is living in city, I have a
lot of friends study and live here.
Y: Nice. How is your feel for the
class? So far?
H: is depend on the class, some
difficult, some easy. How about you?
Y: me? Same to your. This semester, I take
17 credits, I feel a little busy. Do you have any plan after the class? You know
I will play the poor.
H: you are nice. for me, I don’t like
go outside, I just watch movies or play PC3 indoors.
Y: you didn’t play soccer? For my first
interviewee, he told me, most Saudi guys like play soccer.
H: I like it, but I can’t, my shank was
broke when I young. However, I still like watch soccer game.
Y: Sorry. I have question about why Saudi
women usually will dress a veil?
H: We call the veil is $#@#@.
Y: what?
H: niqāb, N-I-Q-A-B. Women must wearing
a niqāb and black
robes when they outside because our religion. Saudi women always maintained
the traditions and customs of Islam, and can’t
contact with a strange man. The
young men and women decided by the parents in marriage.
Y: yeah! I know it, the first interviewee
told me about it, and I know a Saudi man can marry
with four wives. But a man usually will marry with one or two wives. HO HO…
H: you know it.
Y: would please tell me more things about your culture?
H: ……In Saudi men wear white robes
and wearing a
white turban, pressing
with black grommets.
Many people like to wear red plaid scarf. Those
with high social
status in a white robe outside wear a black
or gold yellow
gold-rimmed yarn gowns,
royal family members and chiefs wear this
yarn gowns. In summer,
all barefoot wear slippers, and
in winter we will wear shoes.
Y: What are major holidays in your
country?
H: we have two major religious holidays
which are Eid
al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Fitr holiday has seven days,
Eid al-Adha as long as two weeks. Every year’s September is Islamic calendar;
we call the month of Ramadan. Within
30 days of
the holy month of Ramadan, in addition to the patients, pregnant women, nursing women, and the journey
before sunrise, people are prohibited drinking
water, eating from sunrise to
sunset.
Y: O.
H: Eid al-Adha is also the day of the Hajj,
from December 9 to December 12. The millions Muslims flock
to Saudi Arabia, to
the holy city of Mecca and Medina for the Hajj.
Y: A millions?
H: let’s me show you're a picture.
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Y: oh….so
many people. And would please tell me something about your country's major
religions?
H:
Islam is our major religion. I can say in my country, every people is Muslim.
Y:
Did you have some taboo? I know a few, such as the sole of the foot can’t face
to people’s face.
H:
Yes. We can’t smoke, drinking, and even
sing and dance, because is a degenerate performance in Islam. Therefore,
Drinker was arrested, to be publicly flogged 80,
or imprisonment for 6 months to 1 year,
while also imposes a fine.
Y: what? If someone or traveler want some
alcoholic, how should they do?
H: I don’t know. In Saudi
Arabia, all the restaurants and hotels
do not supply
alcoholic beverages.
Y: Thank you! Is there anything you would
like to add before we end our interview?
H: No.
Y: thank you for your coming. Have a good
day.
Picture3:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Supplicating_Pilgrim_at_Masjid_Al_Haram._Mecca,_Saudi_Arabia.jpg
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