The Importance Of Cross Cultural Relationships

“The history of interactions among disparate peoples is what shaped the modern world through conquest, epidemics and genocide. Those collisions created reverberations that have still not died down after many centuries, and that are actively continuing in some of the world's most troubled areas”(Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs and Steel.) Throughout time, cultures have intertwined and mingled within each other. They have also separated and changed into different cultures, too. Take the silk road for example. Merchants and travelers had been using it from the second century BC to the fourteenth century AD. This has definitely caused a great deal of culture change. It changed how Europe traded with other nations. It also made them a huge world power. So, is is interactions of cultures positive or negative in the past? Interactions in cultures are negative because of conquest, disease and intolerance.

Create a consulting contract that defines the boundaries of your analysis and objectives of the project.

Create a consulting contract that defines the boundaries of your analysis and objectives of the project.

After reading through the chapters there is one thing that really suck out to me and it came from Chapter 1. It was the idea that culture has really changed the way we look at our relationships. If you were to skim over the first few pages you would see how they are different now days compared to 50-60 years ago. It also talked about what might be causing the change in our culture. Even though some of our parents and grandparents don’t like to hear about this “new” style of relationships, this information is true and how generations are now dating.

After you have worked on your confidence the next step is to approach the conversation in a casual manner.

To learn from another that is not like you, that is from another country, gives you the opportunity to acquire knowledge that opens your eyes and lets you better understand the world around you. That can definitely be said after conducting my interview for the Cross-Cultural Interaction Report. I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Blanchefort Djimsa, a Food Science major, who is from the country of Chad which is located in Central Africa. Blanchefort is from the city of Moundou, the third largest city, which is in the South of Chad. Here on scholarship, he is attending Oklahoma State University to further his education. Blanchefort told me about his country and gave me a different perspective about Chad.

That’s the easiest part, but immediately afterwards I know I have to be quick on my feet and think of something interesting to say. I feel myself shrinking and can feel the thoughts flying around my head. I slowly get more and more nervous, afraid to mess up. But then I think of something; a comment about the person that is introducing us. Simple enough. But for me it continues to be a battle over word choice. I continue to fear that I will say the wrong thing and come off rude, but I am truly just trying to fit in. The conversation eventually dies out and I can relax.

The human person was not exactly what I was expecting when walking into the class. To be honest, I really didn’t know what to expect all I knew is that we were going to talk about human development which we did and one of the books was Lives Across Cultures: Cross-Cultural Human Development, but I never thought that we were going to talk about The Future Is Mestizo: Life Where Cultures Meet and how they migrated to the U.S. from Mexico or the Resurrection Song: African-American Spirituality, where it talks about the African culture and life they had when they were taken into slavery. I have to say that these book were actually really good. I learned something each week when reading these books.

to speak on client, like sending proper emails in each every client, meet up for the engineer. These experience

Alberts, Martin and Nakayama (2011) describe communication as “ a transactional process in which people generate meaning through the exchange of verbal and nonverbal messages in in specific contexts, influenced by individual and societal forces and embedded in culture.”(p.7) They then go on to state that intercultural communication “occurs in interactions between people who are culturally different.”(p.122) Cultural differences thus affect many interactions, with the communication process being one.

This will make it easy to start a conversation and sound completely natural. You can help her pick out what she needs or let her know information she didn't know she needed. Make sure to smile and be friendly.

positive frame of mind. Try to say everything with a positive attitude. If you find yourself

When the conversation ends, maintain eye contact for just a second longer than you may feel is necessary. It gives you an air of confidence. People will feel they can trust you; you are a 'solid' kind of individual.

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

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