THE BLOG

Apr

28

The Indian headshake decoded

A video decoding Indian headshakes has gone viral, attracting over a million hits in a week. What does its popularity tell us about the way Indians see themselves? “A lot of people might find it strange,” says Paul Mathew. “But if you are born in India, as you grow up, […]

Apr

25

Ten Tips for Cross Cultural Communication

Apr

17

German Language Compared to other Languages

Apr

17

Understanding Perceptions

Apr

17

Guess which one is the Brit and which one is the German.

Mar

18

how many cultural cues do we overlook?

If 70 percent of an iceberg is underwater – how many cultural cues do we overlook?

Mar

17

Can choose how we communicate ?

We can choose how we communicate in a particular situation. We can choose to generate new possibilities for our relationships rather than reacting according to our cultural programming.

Mar

14

Not everything translates well

Not everything translates well… This could mean ‘OK’ in UK or USA but ‘zero’ in Russia or worse perhaps “go f@$k yourself in South America!? It is means ‘Money’ in Japan apparently? Even with a local translator you have to careful! A colleague when working in China with a group […]