We and They

“We and They”
Father, Mother, and Me,
Sister and Auntie say
All the people like us are “We”,
And everyone else is “They”
And “They” live over the sea
While we live over the way
But---would you believe it?
---They look upon “We”
As only a sort of “They”!

We eat pork and beef
With cow-horn-handled knives
They who gobble “Their” rice off a leaf
Are horrified out of “Their” lives;
While “They” who live up a tree,
Feast on grubs and clay,
(Isn’t it scandalous?) Look upon “We”
As a simply disgusting “They”!

We eat kitcheny food
We have doors that latch
They drink milk and blood
Under an open thatch
We have doctors to fee
They have wizards to pay
And, impudent heathen!
---“They” look upon “We”
As a quite impossible “They”!

All good people agree,
And all good people say,
All nice people, like us, are “We”
And everyone else is “They”
But if you cross over the sea,
Instead of over the way,
You may end by (think of it!)
---looking on “We”
As only a sort of “They”!

"What if when people are so self-centered that they can’t bear differences? Could culture shock trigger something else, say segregation?"

"Therefore, people who have the same skin color as ours are “We”, people who dress like us are “We”, and people who do the same thing like us are “We.” On the contrary, those who are unlike us we simply call them “They.”"

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Introduction – Judi (1092100095)
First Paragraph – Julia (1092100106)
Second Paragraph – Ruby (1092100107)
Third Paragraph – Sofia (1092100062)
Fourth paragraph – Yvonne (1092100108)
Conclusion – Judi (1092100095)