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Thursday, March 05, 2009, 9:05:00 PM
Evaluating Intercultural Behavior (Post #4)
Evaluating Intercultural Behavior (Post #4) - Sorry for the late post guys! Been busy with mid-term tests =] - Anyway for this topic I have decided to share a real life occurrence that was in turned shared with me in a similar communication class that I had when I was in Singapore Polytechnic. - The event was told by my then lecturer, and it happened in the polytechnic’s office of languages. It was a central office for the language department and therefore, various groups of foreign language lecturers of different nationalities were housed there, for example, Thai and Japanese. - The story goes that there was this new Japanese language lecturer in the office. One day, an American lecturer saw her using the photocopier and decided to go forward to chat and get to know his new colleague. However, while initiating the conversation, he stood at a very close proximity to her, and talked at a rather loud volume, which took the rather small framed Japanese lady by surprise. As such, she took a step back, appearing rather uncomfortable. The American lecturer, not noticing her distress and discomfort, took another step forward while still continuing his conversation with her, and the Japanese lady similarly tried to move away from him (this forward and backwards movement continued for a few steps). And all the while, the whole episode was observed by my lecturer with some amusement. - Well basically the observed incident presents a contrasting comparison of the difference in cultural norms in the western and eastern cultures. From an Asian point of view, when meeting a new acquaintance, we tend to be much more polite, and maintain a further distance when communicating or interacting. However, as a general trend, westerners tend to be more warm and friendly, as such, social norms of Asians such as maintaining a distance as a form of respect for a new acquaintance is not observed by them, as they see that being open and friendly is a social norm to welcome a new member to the group. - All in all, the American lecturer was not exactly wrong in his gesture of chatting with the new Japanese lecturer, as he was trying to welcome her to the department, however he should have practised cultural self-awareness. If he knew the social norm of the Japanese, which was to maintain a distance while communicating with acquaintances, the female lecturer would not have been put in a rather awkward and uncomfortable situation. He should have been more aware and noticed that the Japanese lecturer was rather uncomfortable with his close proximity, thus discontinuing his advance. =] - Hope something awkward like this won't ever happen to any of us =] - Cheers! |
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Vanity isn't a sin, a little narcissm wouldn't hurt.Woei Perng Age:24+ D.O.B:03/09/1985 Horoscope:Virgo School:NUS Chemistry Email:wongwp21@hotmail.com What is my proof of existence? When i'm 50 i hope that my daily revelations written in this place will help me in summarising what kind of life i have lead. I've done things i wasn't proud of, Things that i may never be able to forgive myself, but in doing so i've learnt lessons of patience and emotional control, discovering what i had become and how far i have deviated. Change is never too late. |
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