Inter Ethnic Communication Case Study

EXERCISE 1
Inter-ethnic communication is the communication between two or more different people from different cultures. Whiles, inter-ethnic communities is a group of people expressing diversity with different members from various cultures.

In St. George’s University, there is a diversity of people from different backgrounds, cultures and nationalities. The inter-ethnic communities at St. George’s University that is evident are: Africans, Asians, Arabs, Caribbean, Indians, Chinese, Russians, Hispanics, Europeans, Japanese, Americans, and French and English people.
As the results of the 2017 Consensus shows, within Grenada, there is a mix of ethnic groups within the population. The majority would be of African descent (82.4%), mixed (13.3%),

Eel soup was displayed as the main dish. As we know, it is a norm for Chinese to consume questionable foods, which is foreign to other ethnicities. Live eels were brought for viewing to customers before it was cut and cooked. The food was served. The English man, in disgusted, ate all of the eel soup. For this reason, the Chinese thought he loved the food and ordered more for him to devour. The English man emptied the bowl again. Consequently, the Chinese, in shocked, ordered another serving, which the waiters brought out an even bigger eel to serve to the English

The English man clearly showed a thought of disgust when the live and cooked eel was brought to him. The Chinese men thought that the English man was content with the food and continued to order more. The English man thought that because he cleared his plate he would’ve shown a sign of respect and satisfaction with his meal. The Chinese man assumed the English man had not had is fill instead of asking so they continuously ordered more eel. The Chinese looked elated to have had an English man enjoying their delicacy. The English man winced at the food showing reluctantly and used face saving techniques. By the body language of the English man, he displayed signs of hesitance to consume the food. He made facial expressions confirming repugnance at the eel. Also, the English man looked confused as to why the Chinese will serve him more food after he has finished the meal before them. More use of non-verbal process was: the snapping of fingers to get the waiters attention; the raising of glasses to give the green light to drink; the lateral hand movement to commence the start of dinner and the nodding of heads to show a sign of approval of the