My 12 year olds vocab word was melting pot. This word is really weird to explain to someone living in a homogenous culture.
Me: So you know how America has lots of different people? Black, white asian? We all mix together to be one American culture. Like me for instance, even though I look Korean I have more in common with a white American than I do a Korean Korean right?
12 year old: confused look
Me: OK well have you ever eaten cheese fondue? You mix all different kinds of cheeses into a pot, you melt it? Pot, nembi you know? The cheese becomes one.
12 yr old: Chocolate fondue at Baskins Robbins!! (The korean BR here sells chocolate fondue pots)
Me: Yeah so like chocolate fondue, the people in America are all different kinds of chocolates and we melt to become one delicious superdip.
This actually worked, she got it.
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