The Bubbler Theory

For my blog post this week, I decided to discuss the social-cultural aspect of psychology. This topic came to me after listening to Mr. Fischer lecture our physics class on the first day of the term. He began to speak about how he was from Upper Michigan. He brought up the difference in use of vocabulary saying "youse guys" or "eh" and even his difference in pronunciation of words. Even being so close to Wisconsin, Michigan has a very different social-cultural aspect to it. This got me thinking about the classic arguments of, "Is it soda or pop"or "jimmies or sprinkles". I found a picture chart that would make any Wisconsinite proud.  If you're from Wisconsin you probably say your going to go get a drink from the bubbler.

As the chart shows, bubbler is a word used strictly in wisconsin. The west coast refers to the bubbler as a drinking fountain and the south, midwest, and east coast refer to it as a water fountain. This says a lot about the social-cultural aspect of Wisconsin and the rest of the U.S. If the rest of the United States uses either water fountain or drinking fountain, why does strictly Wisconsin refer to it as a bubbler. Not only to cultural-social differences occur in the United States, but the rat of the world as well. I have included a video that explains common hand gestures in the U.S. and compares their meaning with other countries throughout the world. 

A simple thumbs up in the U.S. means good job, but in other countries means something very different. These hand gestures and their meanings give us a better idea of the social-cultural differences that are present throughout the world. If hand gestures and words can be interpreted so differently, it explains how different cultures really are in this world, even though we all have the commonness of being human.