Karambita - allv13.doc. Cultural Barriers. Opening Page | Glossary | Menu Shortcut Page Effective communication with people of different cultures is especially challenging. Cultures provide people with ways of thinking--ways of seeing, hearing, and interpreting the world. Thus the same words can mean different things to people from different cultures, even when they talk the "same" language. When the languages are different, and translation has to be used to communicate, the potential for misunderstandings increases. Stella Ting-Toomey describes three ways in which culture interferes with effective cross-cultural understanding. Second are "behavior constraints. " Ting-Toomey's third factor is "emotional constraints. " All of these differences tend to lead to communication problems. Links to Examples of this Problem: Raymond Cohen--Negotiating Across Cultures: Communication Obstacles in International Diplomacy Cohen examines the effects of cultural differences on international negotiations and diplomacy.
(see Cohen, above) Dialogue. Cultural Differences. Chapter 5 Imagine this scene - you are inspecting a house with the possibility of purchasing it and you open a bathroom door to see a woman sitting naked in a bathtub. How would you expect the surprised woman to react? A British or American woman would cover her breasts with one hand and her genitals with the other, while a Swedish woman would cover only her genitals. A Muslim woman would cover her face, a Sumatran woman would cover her knees and a Samoan only her navel. We Were Having Pizza at the Time All cultures walk on the same side of the pavement as they drive on the road. This means if you're British, Australian, South African or a New Zealander, you drive and walk to the left.
You'd also be stunned when you go to shake hands to say goodbye to an Italian but, instead, you get a kiss on both cheeks. As I departed, the Italian man kissed me on both cheeks. Take the Cultural Test How aware are you of cultural differences in body language? What did you score? Greeting Differences 1. 2. Tku.pdf (application/pdf nesnesi) Models_of_authorship. The-Machine-Stops.pdf (application/pdf nesnesi) Www.free-culture.cc/freeculture.pdf.