corporations are operating such as KNOC‚ Halliburton‚ Schlumberger‚ BP‚ and Premier. The world has become flatter and flatter‚ more and more people from different countries and different cultures work together‚ thus how to avoid cross-cultural communication to ensure people understand each other well has become a hot topic. What are the key elements that define a culture? Ramsey‚ (2004) discovered “the culture is the unwritten code of conduct made up of the mores‚ core values‚ cherished beliefs
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I once had a significant misunderstanding‚ and it ended a relationship I didn’t want to end‚ but some of me thinks it was suppose to happen. So most people at my age have a Myspace profiles‚ so like them I do have a Myspace. Myspace is place where I can chat with friends and write some of my poems. But EVERY person’s Myspace has a password‚ that no one else knows. But someone knew mine‚ when I didn’t know they knew it. My relationship was going up and down a hill these days. Somehow I knew it
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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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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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Hofstede ‚ any four differences between your culture and that other person’s culture and provide an example for each dimension? Answer. Individualism vs collectivism. The xhosa people have tightly knitted social frame networks‚ their primary concern is the entire group compared to a single person. Members depend strongly on extended family groups and group decisions are valued and accepted for example if a person does not have money or food they can depend on extended family to help them in their
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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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