before a consonant is pronounced like [h]. | | | El güegüense: El Güegüense is a satirical drama and was the first literary work of pre-Columbian Nicaragua. El Güegüense represents folklore of Nicaragua. | One thing that gives people a bit of culture shock while in Nicaragua‚ is the way Nicas call people by their physical characteristics including skin color and body shape. If someone is trying to get your attention‚ he or she is likely to do so by calling you something that refers to your
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Max Zulfer 960059259 Communications A Billion to One Todd Anderson‚ the main character in Outsourced‚ was a normal guy working for an online company that sells tacky souvenirs in Seattle. Although he wasn’t thrilled with his job‚ he was comfortable. Without warning Todd’s boss tells him that all of their jobs have been outsourced. Even though Todd was loosing his job‚ his boss wanted him to travel to India to train his replacement. Todd‚ although emotionally disturbed‚ accepts the offer and
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of those people have something in common about their experiences in a new culture; all of them experiences culture shock in some ways. Dr. Robert Kohls‚ the Executive Director of Washington International Center‚ describes a state of being in a culture shock as “when you realize by living in a new culture that your own values are being brought into question.” He farther states that when individuals step into another culture‚ they begin to doubt their own values. Values‚ which they were taught about
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Last class‚ the professor let us see a picture. The picture tells us unlike America‚ Canada likes salad; different people can go into its culture and do not need to throw its own culture‚ like a melting pot. I think this metaphor is very vivid. In my eyes‚ Canadian is more friendly and more kind than American. When I get on the bus‚ I see various people from different countries. And they talk about something together‚ very happy and harmonious. If we bump somebody at school accidently‚ you will
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main causes of culture shock. Stepping out of one’s comfort zone is not an easy step to take‚ not to mention stepping into a foreign land. Culture shock is one of the very common problems many face‚ especially when travelling abroad. For the purpose of this essay‚ the term “culture shock” refers to the unfamiliar feeling of a new atmosphere when in another country. It also refers to the ability to adapt experience and accept another country’s culture. The main reasons of culture shock are difference
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PRICE DESCRIPTORS FL 017 342 Waltman‚ John L. Culture Shock as a Barrier to Intercultural Business Ccmmunication. May 87 llp.; In: Languages and Communication for World Business and the Professions. Conference Proceedings; see FL 017 281. Information Analyses (070) -- Viewpoints (120) -Speeches /Conference Papers (150) MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. *Business Communication; *Communication Problems; *Cross Cultural Studies; *Cross Cultural Training; *Culture Conflict; Higher Euucation; Intercultural Communication;
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Culture Shock Essay The United States of America is a country in which many people from all over the world come to live together. Unlike Canada‚ which is a multicultural country‚ it is a melting pot since each person brings his/her own peculiarity to enrich the culture of this country. But this melting pot process is not always without problems. When people from other countries come to America‚ they may experience some form of culture shock. Culture
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decades ago. Sometimes‚ cultural differences cause cultural shocks when the particular situation is not familiar in his or her mother country. Cultural difference may occur between countries but cultural shock occurs between different cultural area such as oriental and western culture. That is the reason why international students and settlers from other cultural area feel uncomfortable. Moreover‚ this uncomfortable feelings caused by cultural shock is the reason of several health problems of international
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How to Cope with Culture Shock | | | | | | * Front Page * What is h2g2? * Who ’s Online * Write an Entry * Browse * Announcements * Feedback * h2g2 Help * RSS Feeds | | | | | | | | Contact Us Like this page? Send it to a friend! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In today ’s global economy‚ where major firms have branches in most areas of the world‚ many more people than ever before contemplate living in another
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I read the section about culture shock. According to Ferris and Stein “Peter Berger describes want kind of a person becomes a sociologist: someone with a passionate interest in the world of human affairs‚ someone who is intense‚ curious‚ and daring in the pursuit of knowledge.”(12) This area of the book helps us endure a sense of sociological perspective. When thrown into unfamiliar environments/cultures as humans‚ we tend to become uncomfortable but learn to adapt. It helps to just sit back
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