Tag:Cultural Communication
Apr
28A 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
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17Intercultural awareness just means that you that there’s a high likelihood that you’ll be misunderstood. It’s how you deal with that fact that makes the difference…
Mar
18If 70 percent of an iceberg is underwater – how many cultural cues do we overlook?
Mar
17We 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
14Not 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 […]