Cultural Differences

Sometimes it is hard for people to start and operate a business in their own countries. It is sometimes advisable that these people should start thinking of launching their business in foreign countries. To start your international business, there are many methods that are available to an enterprise for opening a business in a foreign nation. Globalization has made expanding into foreign markets easier for huge corporations as well as small businesses. These methods include:

Fish, schools of the immersed creatures swimming amongst the one another, so long as they were similar in their appearance, thought, and need, this aspect of the sea creates segregation throughout the entirety of the mass of water. Despite the segregation wafting over every aquatic creature, all the creatures create an evident interrelation to create the full scene of the ocean. But like most things, there tend to be deviations. Deviations like myself, where I was the tuna amongst the school of salmon, I was similar but yet also different at the same time. This property of the sea translates to my experiences in the United States. Although my differences in culture segregate me quite greatly compared to the “normal” person in America, I am

Since ancient times every culture has had its unique standards of beliefs. This paper has studied two countries with different traditions when it comes to marriage and also examines the overall culture of the two countries. Marriage is a sacred ritual in every country. This practice is valued since marriage is the foundation of a new family. However, marital rites and practices varies in different countries, making each culture unique and colorful. Each country has its different qualities and also has almost the same motives and purposes.

On the topic of culture, ethnocentrism should be mindful as it refer to culturally biased judgement of an individual’s perspective of their own culture is superiors than another (Levines 2001). This is not to be confused with racism as to be an ethnocentric often relates to how we individuals view another culture from our own. For example it is considered norm in China for fellow co-workers to ask each other’s how much they earned whereas in European country it is considered rude and inappropriate.

The theory of cultural differences revolves around 7 concepts, Individual and Collective Orientation, High- and Low-Context Cultures, Power distance, Masculine and Feminine Cultures, High-Ambiguity-Tolerant and Low-Ambiguity-Tolerant Cultures, Long- and Short-Term Orientation, and Indulgence and restraints.

This semester I was not able to attend as many cultural events as I would have liked. Out of the ones I did attend I learned a lot. Early on in the semester we made a flower and put different aspects of our social identity inside. Then we ranked how important those aspects were to our social identity. Something that I found central to my identity is my ethnicity. I think this played a factor in the cultural events I attended. This semester. I find that my ethnicity is very important to my social identity and it makes me interested in other individuals ethnicity and how it promotes differences in culture. The event that allowed me to understand another culture was hosting Indian students overnight. I volunteered to host two indian students overnight and it was one of the most interesting experiences I have ever had. I learned a lot about their school system and how it is much different from ours. I also got to bond with them over TV shows. This is something I didn't think would really happen. Something that I just assumed was that TV shows are very different in other countries. While they have their own type of culturally specific tv shows and movies we also had a lot of shared tv shows. This further informed my understanding of diversity because although all cultures are different they still have similarities and if we take the time to listen to others we can appreciate our similarities and our differences. Another event I went to on campus was The Holocaust Survive Talk.

”. Growing up as an adolescent in this country was hard for me as my home country has different societal standards, This difference made me a target for bullying. Kids would look at the shoes I wore, the kind of clothes I wore, the way my hair was styled, etc. and tell me it wasn’t acceptable. Whereas in my home country of Haiti our values and judgement of people goes beyond physical appearance, judgement is only placed on an individual based on their characteristics and how they carry themselves. For example, If a child has the characteristic of being rude the adults would scold them and tell them that is not a good way for them to present themselves. The reason I think this societal difference exists is because of our history and economy, Haiti is not as advanced as the US. Our ancestors came from being slaves and having to fight for their independence, which means we came from nothing and are still trying to build something. Traveling from Haiti to the US was the same for me, I came from what was not the best Country to evolve education wise to a country that was more Grand, which was kind of a culture shock. This song allowed me to overcome being so worried about what people thought of me by serving as my fight song to society.

Cultural differences could be a problem, because different people have different beliefs, Traditions etc. they differ between countries, in religious societies, and people. For example, in Asia, they believe that giving eye contact to the elders is rude, they see it as a sign of disrespect. Therefore the traditions in Asia is, when the elders are speaking to the younger people, they must lower their gaze. Although it’s a tradition, people from other countries have to respect it. A lot of people, in the modern world, criticise these traditions. Another barrier, that occurs under cultural differences is that, maybe the person you are talking to does not speak English, or maybe they are confused and lost in translation, whilst you are talking, this can be a very serious situation, for example, if you have to tell somebody who does not understand your language, you may email them, and due to language differences they may read words like "thanks" as an offensive word in their native tongue, in order to overcome this problem it is advisable that you use a professional translator, such as google translate or through an online website, this is if it is working on a computer, and if its face to face method, then you can find someone who can speak multiple languages to come with you whilst you’re telling the person that doesn't speak English what to do.

Mahatma Gandhi once said that, “a nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.” Throughout time, cultures have given us an identity; culture has defined us. It has allowed us to separate ourselves from others and give ourselves a sense of individuality. Our cultures are able to give us our defining characteristics and we use those characteristics to answer the age-old question of “us vs them”. What are the cultural and significant differences between Americans and Canadians? Or, we can also look at it on a smaller scale and ask, what are the cultural and significant differences between people from New Jersey and people from Ohio? While most of the time, these differences are blatant, there are instances where cultures can seem to blend together if you aren’t looking closely enough and there are only miniscule differences that separate them. But, the criteria that we use to differentiate ourselves from others is not clearly defined and can involve a bunch of relevant and also irrelevant observations of others. When defining a different culture, most civilizations look at locational differences, differences in law as well as examining the visual cues of the people of that culture.

After talking about our knowledge of disability, I found that there are some differences among different cultures. In my culture, although the situation of disabled people is improving, still lots of people consider that they are different. Sometimes they suffer from discrimination and bullying. However, a group member who is from Samoan stated that disabled people are treated equally, protected and supported by religion all the time in Samoan. Besides, the stereotype of disability in Samoa is also new and significant for me. Samoans believe that family member or parent breaking social norms or violating social rules is an element making disabled people be disabled. In my cultural situation, an idea in the Buddhist is that disability is a punishment for a person who did wrong things in the preexistence.

Does the ocean separate cultures? Location doesn't dictate the things we do traditionally or daily. In any two locations there are just as many similarities as there are differences. Differences in living standards, food, and transportation stand out more because they may not be as practical in a specific location. Japan and America outdo each other in comparison and relate in so many ways except size.

In modern society, there is no obvious difference in everyday’s life, but my life has changed a lot since I came to America. So today I want to compare the differences between eastern and western cultures simply by my own experience, and for your better understanding, I will set examples of China and America.

Learning, and understanding why and how different cultures live, is something that can benefit anyone socially because it can help foster understanding, break down social barriers, and introduces new or different ways of doing things.

For any relationship to succeed both parties need patience, tolerance, and understanding. This becomes especially important when individuals come from dissimilar cultural backgrounds. If the individuals take the time to learn about the other’s culture many stereotypes and misconceptions will be eliminated. If they slow down and listen to one another they will likely find that despite their differences they share many basic needs; this can serve as the common ground or a starting point needed for understanding one another. However, if both parties remain staunchly entrenched in their own culturally-based viewpoints confusion and turmoil will

Abstract For firms in the international market the cultural characteristics of host country societies, where their managers are going to deal and work, must be learned, absorbed and adopted. A person’s perception of market needs is framed by his or her own cultural experience. More than factual knowledge of Chinese culture the interpretative knowledge is very important and difficult, since it comes from a matrix of philosophic, religion and political explanations which are completely different of the western one. Chinese “guanxi”, emphasizes personal trust building, the use of social bonds in dealing with partners,