In Chimamanda’s TED talk discussing the dangers of a single sided story was interesting to me because it points true to the society in which we live in. She discusses how due to her British education that she learned about the world from a perspective different from her ethnic descent, which I could personally relate to. I feel like growing up in America in an age with such universality can make me forget to learn my own culture. People do not think about the rest of the world’s perspectives because they are so used to only being exposed to one certain atmosphere. I found it interesting that Chimamanda read books of white characters with blue eyes, and found it normal to her, just as I can personally see the culture of Americans as my own, even though I am fully of Taiwanese descent. Being immersed in a world of such diversity yet with such universal cultures can blur people’s mind from being able to understand other culture’s perspectives. Being in Shanghai offers a firsthand experience to immerse myself in a culture similar to my own. The students who attend NYUSH have the opportunity to expand upon their knowledge of only the culture from which they grew up. Understanding a much more different culture such as China’s can personally allow us as students to be more aware of the many perspectives of the world. Chimamanda warns people to not be caught up in only being able to see from one perspective, because that then causes a lack of consideration and knowledge as well as understanding for many other cultures. A single story then creates stereotypes which can then lead to a direct misunderstanding, as Chimamanda explains. Many people have a misconception about Africa, which Chimamanda got to learn herself, as she learned about her culture and its stereotypes through a single sided story. Take, for example, her taste in music, and when someone was disappointed she had her taste in Mariah Carey, not the “tribal music” she is stereotypically supposed to listen to. This offers a firsthand example of how quick people are to assume certain things based off of stories they hear from only one perspective. People must learn to immerse themselves in all these different cultures so they do not fall for the stories that they hear from a perspective that is not true to reality.