Exercise#5

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Communication- direct/indirect	Todd and his manger	Direct communication (when Todd manger told him I need you to work in India)
Expression-Reveal / conceal	Todd and his manger	Reveal Expression (Todd feeling about working in India)
Decision-making: rules / relations	Todd and his manger	Rules (in the Holi day everyone must not wear nice clothing)
Context – Informal / formal	Todd and his manger	Informal (Todd calling his manger by his name)

3. When he gets on the train, he cannot find an empty seat. How is this problem solved for him? How might this be a cultural solution?

 

He got a train by jamming and with help of someone from the train by holding him. There was no place in train then a boy stands and let Todd sat in his place and then he sat on Todd lap. It might be a cultural solution because the younger people must respect the older people.

 

 

4. As any exchange student, he has a lot of experiences trying new food. His first encounter is with an iced drink. What happens?

 

He felt sick after drinking it.

 

 

7. Todd wants to check in to a hotel. But Puro insists he comes to a boarding house.
What is the reason he gives Todd?

 

 Because he thought that seating in the hotel will make him feel very lonely, and he thinks that no one will take care of him like his aunti.

 

 

8. As soon as they meet, Aunti Ji starts asking very intimate questions that
Americans who have just met would never ask. What kind of things does she ask?

Her questions were mostly personal.

Exercise#4

How does culture/ and the 12 Dimensions influence?

        Multiculturalism has a huge impact on the way of applying the 12 dimensions in our daily life. For example, Amish and English people they have two different type of culture. Furthermore, English people culture is more into accepting the life changes and development, while Amish culture is more into traditional outlook.         

How Arabic culture influence individual choice?

          Sometimes our Arabic culture has an impact on my life choices. For instance, in my specialized field I will be dealing with mean and I will be forced to deal with them in a formal way.    

Exercis #3

Douglas Ainslie: Despite the fact that he lost his money in business he was able to look at the bright side of his life and enjoying it. 

Mrs. Evelyn Greenslade: She was able to avoid her conflict by being loyal and supportive to her husband, and she was looking for a job to backup the situation.

Graham: He was able to enjoy his time in India because he was raised there.

Hardcastle: She was unable to avoid the conflict. Her room was not as she was expecting, so she started to look for a new one as soon as she arrived to the hotel.

Donnely:  She was unable to adjust with the people around her.

Jean Ainslie: She was unable to accept the thought of being in India because her husband loss his money in business, so she wanted to return bake to the UK.   

Exercise #2

Emirati women and workforce in a clash of culture

What is the conflict? Why?

   Same Emirati families are preventing their daughters or wife from working in a mixed environment. The main reasons for this our traditions and religion’s are against the idea of woman working with men in the same place.     

                     

What is the cultural view behind the conflict?

   Those Emirati families do not accept the idea of woman working in a mixed environment, to them it an issue of honor, shame, and following tradition. This kind of families think’s that if one of there family woman worked in a mixed environment she will infect the family name with shame.     

What is the best solution?

   In this kind of problems the woman should face her family and convince them that now a day’s the every thing is changing as will as people point view of a workingwoman, and there is same company’s that has a private work places for women. 

Bullfighting

               In my opinion, bullfighting cultural is unacceptable. There are several reasons for this. The main reason behind it is that bullfighting is extremely dangerous. It is not possible to control a running blustery bull chasing people. We should keep in mind that the number of injured people is increasing every year. In addition, bull could become extinct. In every bullfight a number of bull get killed, which makes them an endangered species. However, each country has it own belife and behavior passed down within the society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past (traditions) and bullfighting is one of them. Traditions are hard to change. In conclusion, bulls should be protected, and this kind of activities should be forbidden.