Cultural Misunderstandings Darcy Lingg PSYC3540 – Culture‚ Ethnicity & Diversity Capella University March 2014 My example of a cultural misunderstanding is between a doctor and a Chinese patient. Are you drinking plenty of fluids? < Patient thoughts: I wonder why he is asking me that‚ what it is with these people and water > I don’t like the water here. It’s too cold. I don’t know what’s wrong with people here that they drink that. Really??? And what happens when you drink the
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“Paul’s Case‚” Paul‚ the protagonist views money as the key to escape his poor life and live the fabulous life he deserves. As other factors shape Paul’s way of viewing money as the escape route‚ it only leads him to an undesirable path. Paul’s misunderstanding of the value of money leads to unrelenting disappointments‚ resulting in his tragic downfall. “Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather tells a story of a young boy who dreams the life of riches. He sees his life as an embarrassment and is ashamed of his
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’Mistakes and misunderstandings are painful when they occur." nevertheless as life goes on‚ these occurrences turn into experience that add value to relationships and life. When asked to define what a mistake really is‚ one would say it is an act of misdoing or perhaps even an error of judgement. However‚ as the word itself suggests‚ such misdoings are unintentional and the doer cannot be fully blamed for his/ her inaccurate action. on the other hand‚ a misunderstanding maybe elucidated as an unfortunate
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English 101 20 June 2012 A Cultural Misunderstanding Dr. Barbara Ehrenreich better known as a myth buster is best known for her non-fiction reportage‚ book reviews and social commentary. Her reviews‚ essays‚ op-eds‚ and feature articles have been widely published and have appeared in Harper ’s Magazine‚ The New York Times‚ Time Magazine‚ The Wall Street Journal‚ Life Magazine‚ The New Republic‚ and the New Statesman. Ms. Ehrenreich received her Ph.D. from The Rockefeller University in 1998
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The first time I ever visited United States was in the year 2002‚ as a tourist. I was excited and nervous both and was really looking forward for my first ever –Western experience. I was travelling with my international driving license and rented a nice beautiful SUV. I was ready and in gear for my adventure to start. While coming out of the parking lot I honked couple of times‚ once when I was close to someone walking on the road and once at the gate of the car rental building as the driver in
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Cultural Misunderstandings | |[pic] This is a collection of interesting (and sometimes tragic) incidents of cross-cultural miscommunication. They emphasize the importance of appreciating cultural differences when traveling or working abroad. [pic] An American supervisor on an oil rig in Indonesia shouted at his timekeeper to take a boat to shore. Since one never berates an Indonesian in public‚ a mob of outraged workers chased the supervisor with axes! ~ Managers
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the other girl peaceful sleeping face. She smiled to herself when she remembered the embarrassing situation earlier. "Huh?" "That’s not what I mean! You’re misunderstanding .. Oh my god." Chaeyoung fanning her face that suddenly felt hot because of the question that had just rolled out of her mouth. She knows Mina also misunderstandings judging by the girl’s face that suddenly turned red as a tomato. She cupped her face after in embarrasment. "Nevermind please forget about it‚ I’ll
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The Misunderstanding of Gluten Consumption Have you ever heard of the word Gluten and what it is? Gluten is a substance that can be used to make baked goods that have an elastic texture of dough. It has changed the lives of many both good and bad; positively because people enjoy eating it since it taste so good‚ but negatively it has caused many people to become sick and die because gluten was part of their daily diet for such a long time. Celiac Disease is developed from the consumption of gluten
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FACT SHEET Cross-cultural communication Working for our future – today Cross-cultural communication Everybody has the right to express his or her culture and beliefs. This fact sheet is a simple guide to help you in communicating with people from other cultures. Multiculturalism on the Gold Coast One in four Gold Coast residents was born overseas (2006 Census) and 8.7 % of our community speaks a language other than English. After English‚ the most frequently spoken language at home is
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in their time of need. In the shona culture people are more individualistic. They have loose social networks and their primary concern is themselves and their families. People are responsible for making their own decisions. For example in Zimbabwe during the period when basic commodities were scarce people would fight to get basic things like sugar and fuel for themselves and their families thus excluding extended family. High power distance. In the shone culture there is high tolerance for unequal
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