The Miles Between Cultural Differences

Culture is a very important part of society and powers the way people live their lives, such as family relationships, home lives, and education. In the book Tears of a Tiger, by Sharon Draper, the characters have a different culture than mine. In the beginning, Andy (the main character) gets into a car accident due to drunk driving. He had four people in the car and his best friend Rob, was sitting in the front seat with his long legs on the dash. They hit a cement wall, Robbie went through the windshield and did not make it. The characters then have to deal with a very tough situation: the loss of a close friend. Every character has a different culture in which they practice daily and live through in this situation.

There are cultural differences within all the communities that make up the world, we are constantly surrounded and reminded of these other cultures. In this paper cultural differences will be discussed from the film “Why Did I Get Married?” which is an African-American movie about the hardships one goes through in marriage, friendships, and trust. This paper is going to give specific examples of Hall’s perspective of culture on the screen and Hofstede’s five dimensions that are reflected in a particular pattern. Examples of both verbal and non verbal intercultural communication and how they relate to particular intercultural

One of the most important parts of culture, I believe, is who influenced you to grow your culture, and who influenced you to act the way you act. Therefore, family is a big part in controlling your culture. If you are Destiny Faraday, the main character of The Miles Between, you do not have a family, or anybody to rely on. No mother, father, sister, nor brother, nobody to raise her into the way she is, and to help her create her culture. Destiny witnessed her parents and her brother Gavin die in a plane crash at the age of seven. That was a very traumatic incident she had to witness at such a young age, “my parents and Gavin are dead” (Pearson, 230). The quote was her telling her friends that her parents are no longer alive. This is a large difference because I still have my parents, and they have raised me my whole life, which has a big affect on how my culture is developed and experienced. What my parents eat, has influenced what I eat. What music my

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:

Different cultures all around the world have different culture values which shapes their cultural identity. For example, Islam’s second pillar states that muslims need to pray 5 times a day in a very specific way. Also, it is common for Muslims to carry around a prayer rug with them everywhere they go (Frey 97). This shows that the culture of Islam has a cultural identity of being disciplined towards their beliefs and being very close to God. Other cultures like the Japanese show devotion to their religion by doing other things. For example, in Ancient Japan to show devotion in the culture of Amida Buddhism followers repeated Amida Buddha over 70,00 times a day (Frey 247). This gives the Japanese a cultural identity of being persistent and

A variety of key cultural differences shape the behaviors and attitudes within both the United States and Japan. Key cultural differences as defined by the Hofstede model, such an individualistic society versus a collective society, short term orientation versus long term orientation, as well as direct communication style versus indirect communication style. This paper will focus on the key cultural difference within business communication styles of both. Then, it will conclude with analyzing any adjustments that would need to be made in order to conduct business in Japan.

India is a unique country. Home to close to a billion people, it boasts a rich cultural history spanning over 4 millennia. India's vast geographical coverage features all kinds of different terrain; from the cold, magnificent peaks and valleys of Kashmir to the hot, barren lands of Jacobabad. With such terrain comes a culture so vast that it is almost impossible to define. India possesses an array of different races, languages, religions and customs (Bryman & Hardy, 2009).

Cultural Differences and CommunicationMrs. Gemma Nowakis a 73-year-old widower, with a 41-year-old sonwho hasbeen trying to care for her mother since her husband had died. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with her son. Shespeaks English enough to understand a little, she spent herlife working as a seamstress since she was a 12-year-old girl. She has developed some hearing issuesandis wearing a hearing aid on her left ear. Her dominant language is Polish, so her sontends to translate for his motherwhen it is needed. Mrs. Nowakcame into the clinic today at the request of her son, who came in with her. Shetends to be stubborn and old fashioned when it comes to medical treatment. She believes that she can treat illness withonly natural herbs and teas, but not medicines, only Tylenol to alleviate some discomfort or pain but none other,and this medication of course is sold over the counter.

Culture is a group of people’s way of life that is passed on from generation to generation. For example, the culture in Egypt will probably be a lot different from the culture in China. Many different places around the world have many different cultures that they live by. In the United States, there are many different cultures from state to state, and even family to family. Although my family’s culture is very similar to many American families, there are some differences in our culture.

For every new ideology there is a set of preexisting cultural guidelines that have to be followed in order for that society to be able to function cohesively. Each ideology shares a core set of ideals; in America our core ideology is that in which every individual has the right to have and pursue our own happiness, passions and ideas and express our own individuality within the societal norms that have taught to us through our social communication and upbringing.

In a career as a psychologist, it is typical to see a range of clients who come from different cultural backgrounds including ethnicity, race, and sexual orientation. To be a proficient psychologist, it is important to be knowledgeable and accepting of different cultural backgrounds. According the American Psychology Association manual and discussed in further depth by Weddings and Corsini (2014) there are guidelines set in place to ensure that a psychologist takes these cultural differences into consideration and they are prepared to handle the differences.

In anthropology, researchers aim to understand how culture shapes our lives. One of the greatest influential factors within a culture is the food we grow, eat, and sell. Food is perhaps the most central component of our lives. Without food, there would be no life. It is crucial to consider the foods people decide to eat and how those choices are influenced by culture and community. In several places, there may not be as may options when it comes to choosing food. The choice may simply be between eating or not. And in other cultures, it is the land, traditions of the past, and current climate that affect what people select to eat.

While studying in America, I have encountered a meal problem with my host-family because of cultural difference. In China, lunch is the most important and delicious meal for the day. Thus, I was so picky about the food I ate for lunch. However, my host-family neither knew about my culture nor asked me about what kinds of lunch I liked, insisting on making sandwiches for a day to two weeks. One day, I finally had the courage to tell her that I do not want sandwiches anymore; she was unexpectedly confused and told me that sandwiches were typical for American lunch. After that, I was so upset and started to hate sandwiches by throwing them away and complained about my host family to my mom. And, my school life was also filled with unhappy and

STACEY: I’m Stacey Sparks, and I am talking with my sister-in-law, Angela Park. Angela was born in Seoul, Korea, in 1968 and immigrated to the United States when she was two years old. She and her family first lived in Detroit, Michigan. Angela, what were some of the major differences you felt between yourself and other kids when you started school?

Using Hofstede’s four cultural dimensions as a point of reference, what are some of the main cultural differences between the United States and France?