ALINA AND JEFF BLIUMIS CULTURAL TIPS FOR NEW AMERICANS ATPOPIASHVILI GVABERIDZE WINDOW PROJECT, TBILISI, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2016
To be a foreigner — one who is defined as not from here — often means unknowingly breaking rigid social and cultural rules. Definitions of these social and cultural standards often say a lot about the native society. As the proverbial Land of Opportunity, the United States has always had a steady stream of new Americans and "what it means to be an American" is loudly and frequently discussed on national television.
For Cultural Tips For New Americans project, we gathered advice to help recent arrivals assimilate and understand their new home. We took advice from published guides, public forums, streets questionnaires, social websites, and friends.