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Reaction Paper About Cross-Cultural Problems

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When I watched the videos, I thought the mistakes made by the foreigners were exaggerated. However, these customs exist around the world. Also, I emphasised with the article because I lived abroad and it is a common problem. By comparing and connecting the two materials, I fully understood the reason cross-cultural problems occur and why there is a huge barricade when people around the world try to cooperate. The first video, with the baseball player, presented a few of the stumbling blocks. The first scene where he tried imitating the Japanese way of eating noodles, he stumbled on the 4th block, which is the tendency to evaluate. The man tried to copy what the Japanese were doing. When he copied, he thought he was doing the right thing, but there was a special way of slurping the noodles. He never tried to be wrong, but because he was eager to evaluate, he did his best. He could have asked, but because of language barriers, another stumbling block, he arbitrarily did what he thought was right. The next big problem was when he misinterpreted a nonverbal gesture. He did not think that people serve others or stick their cup out when they wanted to drink. Another problem when he imitated and tried to get a drink, he assumed that also in …show more content…

In western countries, it is just a polite manner to finish the dish. The man did not think that it was a nonverbal message to the chef that he wanted a better, bigger bowl of eel soup. Another reason was because there was a language barrier he could not say that he did not want anymore. He will think that it is rude to ask or reject the dishes and it stopped him from communicating. Even if he tried, he would most likely be served more because the nonverbal expression is stronger than an awkward verbal message. It shows the strong impression a nonverbal gesture can give out, especially in different

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