Interviewer: Shivanjali Sonone 68200195 PSYC 307 Cultural Interview 3 Interviewee: Linxi Wang (Amanda) 1. Linxi was born in a small town in China and she spent the first six years of her life in the town before she moved to a large city in China. When she was 18 years old, Linxi moved to Canada alone as an international student to attend university. I can relate to Linxi's life a bit because even I had to move a lot due to my father's work. I moved from India to the US when I was 7 years, around the same time when Linxi moved to the city. Then I moved to Canada with my family when I was 10 years old. 2. As Linxi mentioned in the previous question, she moved from a small town to a big city when she was 6 years and came to North America when she was 18. During her first move, Linxi faced huge differences among the small town and the city despite both being situated in China. In the town, Linxi stated that she had fun with her friends on a daily basis but after she moved to the city, she faced a lot of academic pressure despite being in grade 2. She also felt that people in the city were in a hurry all the time, whereas, people in the town were more relaxed and appreciated life in greater ways. Once she moved to Canada, it was a major cultural shift for her and she had anxiety about communicating with others. Linxi did end up adapting to the new environment but it made her more of an introverted person that she used to be. I can strongly relate to Linxi about this aspect, because when I moved to US and Canada after, I could sense myself becoming more of an introverted and anxious person than I originally was. The cultural shift made it prominent and further difficult for me to stand out, I was always blending in the group to not get critisized or judged on anything. 3. Linxi values self-esteem more because she believes that it is a person's affirmation of his or her worth. She also believes that appearance and faces are also important. Linxi stated that she has low self-esteem, so she envies people who are confidant or cheerful. She mentioned that in China, people tend to value appearance more, and prefer people who are beautiful, high-class, elegant and sophisticated. She also stated that the world's gaze makes the subject of the gaze fall into a spiral of self-judgement and self -- denial - "I can never be the most beautiful person in the world, but I wish I was, so I suffer". She was once gazed at in this way, expected to be a prettier girl, but it made her feel bored and meaningless, especially once she had my own clear purpose in life. That's why Linxi values self-esteem more than appearance. I have similar outlook on life and