Final Reflection

Final Individual Cultural Diversity Course Reflection

In my first year at college, I thought that I will be studying a lot of related classes to my major which is Applied Media, such as photography, drawing and graphic design, but I found out that there is a subject called Culture Diversity and I start to discover it and see how far I will go with it.

We started the classes with Ms Jisook, many new topics to me been introduced by this class, I started to love this subject after each class because many new words came up to me and the real meaning of them which makes me to practice these words everyday and couple of my habbits been changed as well, Mr Gregory took over her and he continued to teach us more and more about this subject, and the most interesting class was blue eyes browns eyes video which played at that class which shows the real effect on those new words. It is very important to learn about Cultural Diversity not for students only, but for everyone because it gives you more details about the world and how to communicate in the best way with everyone from the world, no matter who he is or where he is from, or even not to judge people upon there life's background.

If the UAE government would have a Harmony Day, I will sujest that in this day everyone who lives in UAE should participate in this, for every city there will be a place that everyone should meet at and communicate with each other and start to talk about him self and his background without any borders, a video should be played so everyone can watch it and learn from it.

Cultural Diversity would give an advantage to the person, so he can communicate at the best way to everyone in the world at any part from the world.

Exercise 10B

UAE started to ensure the workers equality and justice as the international standards of human rights as we can see the latest policy about providing the workers two hours break in the peak of sun light and heat. The UAE was the first Arab country in the region to establish anti trafficking law and made a hard effort to get rid of this issue as this been a global issue and many countries are fighting it, which can lead the UAE and approach it to the right direction of development and growth.

Exercise 10A

In many parts of the world, we can still see slaves but in a modern way that our generation would not notice that there are slaves still exist. A real example of that is the workers, who migrate from there country to survive and got a better life rather than being poor. The simple things that we use daily is being made for us and delivered as desired, while many slaves survived to do them and to make sure that we will feel great to get them as the way we want.

Exercise 8C

1. As soon as Todd arrives, he experiences the discomfort of being disoriented in a

strange new place. What happens at the airport?

-they wrote his name wrong so he took a taxi.

 

2. When a friendly traveler helps him get on the train, what does he tell him to do?

-he said the only way to get to the train is by jumping.

 

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?

-the children in the train helped him out, and shows that indian kids have respect to older people and visitors.

 

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 got a stomach fever.

 

5. First encounters with a culture can be shocking – Todd sees crowded streets with

cows, noise, and a man urinating in the street. But how does his host describe the

city?

-As a very clean and nice city.

 

6. Even though the host Puro speaks English, Todd uses American slang a lot

without thinking. So as not to insult Puro, what does he say the meaning of

Schmuck is?

-puro was a cool guy.

 

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?

-He wants to be solo by himself.

 

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?

-“Are you married, do you have a girlfriend or if you are a homosexual”.

 

9. During his first conversation with Aunti Ji he makes two big mistakes. What are

they?

-he ate by the wrong hand because they thought it is a dirty hand.

 

10. The Golden Rule says do unto others as you would have them do unto you. That

means his Indian hosts and friends are trying to make him comfortable the way

they would be comfortable. How does this apply when the servant is preparing

tea for Todd?

-I don’t remember L.

11. How does Todd figure out why one does not eat food with the left hand?

-because they are using it for the personal cleaning.

 

12. What is ethnocentric about his statement "You need to learn about America"?

- due to he thought the American are the best.

 

13. Why do they disagree on how a "native" speaks English?

-because he want the stuff to use American accent and say they are from US.

 

14. What doesn't Todd understand about the Indians' response to the "cattle brand"?

-he has no idea about that the cows are prayer things in india, and they are not eating their beef.

 

15. What is Todd's reaction to "You need to learn about India"? What stage of culture

shock might it represent?

-He was lost between the cultures from his and the indian cultures.

 

16. He calls home several times. Why? What stage of culture shock might provoke

calls home?

- he wants to go back home because he found it hard to accepted the new change.

 

17. What mistakes in language usage are represented in the recording of the call about

"a rubber"?

-That rubber means condom in America.

 

18. Why is he so eager to go to McDonnells?

-He wants a cheeseburger.

 

19. Todd doesn't understand bargaining. How does the Indian respond to this?

-He keeps on decreasing the price.

 

20. What does I.N.D.I.A. stand for?

-I’ll Never Do It Again.

 

21. What advise does his fellow American have for him?

-Just give in.

 

22. When Todd develops the incentive system, he has begun to adapt to India. How

has he adapted?

-By celebrating the holy day which was a color festival.

 

23. When he looks at the cow in the office the second time, why is his reaction so

different?

-Because he has begun to adapt to india.

 

24. Explain the difference between American and Indian cultures when Todd and

Puro discuss how often he visits his family and why he doesn't live with them.

 

-American family each lives separately from each other and rarely they visit or see each other, while Indians they live with each other visit them everytime.

 

25. What cultural values are involved in the exchange between Aunti Ji and Todd

about ironing his underwear?

-Indian irons every clothing, while in America they don’t iron Todd’s underwear.

 

26. How well does Todd handle himself when he is invited over the wall to an Indian

home for a meal?

-He sat with them and he pretended he’s one of the family.

 

27. In what ways does he show he has adapted?

-He ate in the same way they hate, the Indian lady was happy from him.

 

28. When the call center floods and they are shut down, Todd finds an "Indian"

solution. What is it?

-He brought the Indian friend to help with the electric connections.

 

29. When Todd comes home, there are several signs that his Indian experience has

influenced him. Name three ways he has become more "Indian".

 

-He called his family to visit them.

-He adapted the Indian cultural.

Exercise 8b part 2

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Low-context culture	Todd's boss	Todd fly to India
High-context culture	Aisha	Learning more than 1 time
Individualism	Todd	Being alone
Collectivism	Puro’s family	He stays at Family’s house
Low power distance	Todd	Eating with poor people
High power distance	Puro	He is always asking
Uncertainty tolerance	Todd	Panic from his boss
Uncertainty avoidance	Aisha	She was asking questions.
Task orientation	Todd	director
Social orientation	Call canter	Working together

 

Exercise 8b

In UAE we have more than 180 nationalities and this might be a reason which makes us to communicate with everyone easily and we can see and feel the cultural dimensions everyday.

I will start to say that we are flexible so we are a low power distance people and everyone can notice that from our leaders in the country. Emaraties are more social orientation people because we like to talk and work together and spend more time together. One more thing about us that we are collectivism society which you may see that everyone is welcome to anyone house.