Both girls from the stories “Who’s Irish?” by Gish Jen and “When Mr.Pirzada Came to Dine” by Jhumpa Lahiri are in America, but they did not originate from there. Lilia was born in the United States, but her parents came from India. The Chinese woman is from China and immigrated to the United States. It is why at first she does not know how to speak English, and it shows in the way she describes her current situation. She describes it using broken English. Lilia, on the other hand, speaks fluent English, but she can feel the pressure of two cultures pressing on her. Lilia is aware that she does not look like the white girls in her classroom, and she is also aware that they behave differently than the others. It is evident in their food and their customs. Both girls had learned to adapt to the American way of life, but there are times that they feel that they are from another world. There are similarities and differences when it comes to the native culture of the two women in the story. Lilia is still a young woman, not yet in her late teens, but she can be considered as a woman. On the other hand, the old Chinese woman is a mother to a daughter who happened to marry an Irish, hence the title of the short story. But this paper will not talk about the difficulties that they encountered in America or as they interact with other cultures. This paper will take a closer look at their native cultures. Lilia comes first. Lilia is already presumed to be an American citizen because she was born and raised in the United States. However, in her house, it seems as if she was living in India. She said, “I turned to my father, who was leaning against the refrigerator, eating spiced cashews” (Lahiri, p.727). The food was different from what the Americans were used to eating. There is nothing that was said about hamburgers or steak. Instead, the most common food that was taken was curry. There were mentioned of pickled mangoes and other herbs and exotic food. It can make an American stomach turn because of the strangeness of the food. It is one of the crucial pieces of evidence that will show that Lilia is not American. There is also the color of her skin and her overall features. It was made clear when she went on trick or treat, during Halloween. Her neighbors made comments regarding how she looked. No matter how she tried to blend in by putting on the costume of a witch her neighbors were able to tell something was strange. They said that it was their first time to see an Indian witch. On her part, Lilia was quick to notice differences between the West and East as she pointed out the food served to her that contrasts with her curry and pickled fruits: “Her mother gave us bandages for our blisters and served us warm cider and caramel popcorn” (Lahiri, p.735). It did not register to her at first, but when she was older and able to remember what happened that day she was able to recall that there is something different from her. If compared to the Chinese old woman there could be a clash of culture as well. It does not matter if they are in the same land, in the same country, and even if they are labeled as American citizens the Indian culture and the Chinese culture that are part of their lives can set them apart. If Lilia and the Chinese woman would meet in the street, they will not be friends immediately because their clothes, their habits, and their diet will be very different, and on