Intercultural Communication

The harmony of the existing cultures is crucial for the survival and success of any communication and ignoring these aspects may challenge the communication. For example, speaking to employees in Middle East is quite different from Switzerland; talking about personal things is acceptable by Swiss. Individuals who move to other countries unprepared for cultural differences may face unpleasant frustration when communicating. However, those who try to learn other cultures are likely to avoid individual tragedies. For example, Americans doing business in Mexico need to learn the local language to enhance interactions with the locals.

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In this section the theoretical arguments on corporate culture by Schein will initiate a discussion on the role of corporate culture in intercultural communication. The discussion will serve as a basis for an assessment of how well the corporate culture is transferred and shared between the Danish headquarter of Flying Tiger to the Japanese partner Sazaby league Ltd. Following the arguments of Schein, it can be concluded that a unified constructive corporate culture is strengthening the performance of firms. When the earlier statement of ‘culture is communication’ (Smith, 1966) is taken into account, it can be deduced that effective and good communication is dependent on a strong and constructive culture. Thus corporate culture and communication

In the United States, Mexican-Americans comprise 14.5 percent of the total U.S. population. Today, while most Mexican-Americans live in urban areas, significant numbers comprise both the north and south, across the United States. However, one misconception is that all Spanish or Latino cultures are the same. The differences between Mexico and other Latin American countries include 500 years of separate histories and their specific customs. These specific customs were present prior to their submission to the Spaniards. Although Spanish is the principal language spoken by most Hispanics, regional pronunciations and dialects differ in their speech patterns. Similarly, the Mexican cultures each have different dietary patterns.

People communicate every day through different means, including speech and writing, and the use of languages such as English for both local and global interaction is becoming popular among those of different cultural backgrounds. The high demand in the use of English in the fields of international politics, science and technology has led to the global spread of the language. Due to this, English is currently seen as an international language, and its ownership is considered to be denationalised and renationalised. The understanding of this ownership status is crucial in establishing a successful and effective practice or study of intercultural communication, by acknowledging the variations of English, as well as cultural differences in communication styles within classroom and business contexts.

Individuals within the American culture are often pressured to get an education in order to ultimately get job. Mexico and the United States differ when it comes to culture, economic and educational interdependence. The differences in cultures can often result in stereotypes. Stereotypes characteristic of the Mexican culture tend includes people with extremely tan skin and people who are uneducated, macho, illegal, drunks and do not contribute to society. These stereotypes are not true and present a inaccurate representation of the real Mexican culture.  By studying abroad one would see and experience first hand a country 's culture and also the barriers between different cultures. Barriers between Mexican and the American cultures include language barriers, food and belief differences. The cultures are still adapting to changing times but the barriers and differences between cultures influence cross culture communication.

Demonstrate an example of poor intercultural communication that significantly affected international commerce or foreign policy with United States and Mexico. Mexico is a country of intercultural relevance neighboring among the American continent. The United States of America is the traditional believe in a different in tradition. The norms between the two counties are the ethic, language with in intercultural communication.

At the moment that individual are comparing Mexico and United States of America what are some of the first things that pop in to one's head? I personally think about food, I absolutely love food. But that is due to the fact that I am a food fanatic. Just like both foods have a different style so does their values they might have similar ingredients but there style is different. Furthermore , it’ll will be exciting to talk about their values in: equality, individualism, and competition.

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Mexico is a beautiful and exotic place filled with vast lands and determined people, but to understand their culture you must first know what the meaning of culture is and the characteristics that define a culture. Culture is defined as, “the way of life of a particular people, especially as shown in their ordinary behaviors and habits, their attitudes towards each other, and their moral and religious beliefs. (Cambridge University Press 2016)” There are many characteristics that make up a culture and nearly all of them describe every country from the biggest to the smallest, and those are a learning culture, shared culture, symbol based culture, an integrated culture, and a dynamic culture. A learning culture is based upon those things

"We didn 't all come over on the same ship, but we 're all in the same boat."- Bernard Baruch

Intercultural communication is commonly explained as an interaction between people of 'different cultures whether defined in terms of racial, ethnic or socioeconomic differences.' Human communication consists of verbal and nonverbal messages (language and gestures) which are shaped by gender, social class or culture. Thus, what perimeters define the intercultural exchange and what primary messages do we need or try to convey?

Intercultural communication competence refers to the ability of an individual to adapt and communicate appropriately and effectively across a wide array of cultural contexts. That is to say, for an individual to be considered an intercultural communicator they must understand other’s cultures as well as they understand their own, and apply this understanding to communication (Chen 1-2). With the increasing diversity at the workplace, school and other social settings, it has become increasingly important to learn how to communicate with people from a diverse array of cultures. More importantly, adapting to a more effective intercultural communication competence model provides us with learning opportunities occasioned by the interaction with people from other backgrounds. The intercultural communication competence model comes with some key components including tolerance for uncertainty, self-knowledge, and motivation. The greatest and most important of these aspects is motivation. An individual must be willing to foster relationships with people from a different cultural background. If an individual lacks the willingness to promote intercultural relationships, then other aspects of the intercultural communication model become moot.

You know that feeling of home whether it’s with family members or even your loved ones? I don’t think that home is something that is automatically there, I believe that it is something that’s created. I learned that lesson through the eyes of one of my older friends who came from India with his brother when he was 16 in order to make a living. My friend Vikas, told me everything he had to do and the struggles he conquered in order to make his own successful business here in the U.S. Some things he told be reminded me of interpersonal communication, intercultural communication, and intracultural communication. He had to have a lot of communication with his friend who also happened to be from India and some new friends and colleagues he met through his journey. Of course there was homesickness and the occasional depression, but that didn’t stop him from creating his now successful business.

Previous researchers have found that for a person to achieve better and more effective communication competence, it is necessary to develop skills that allow an appropriate participation in specific situations. The ability to listen, ask questions, and express concepts or ideas effectively is an important part of communication competence. Intercultural communication presents an unexplored and challenging field that needs to be understood for a better development in communication. (Dillon and McKenzie, 1998). The variables of listening depend on the different perceptions that a person obtains through their cultural background. Furthermore, culture often affects the structure of consciousness in the act of listening. When a person seeks to