Saturday, 25 April 2015

Exercise #5

Cultural Dimension
Character
Todd, Puro, Aisha or other
Outsourced Scene 
or Circumstance
Communication- direct/indirect
Todd and his manger 
Direct communication ( when the manger was talking with Todd to  convince him to go to India)
Planning – People / time
Todd and his manger
Time( The manager gives Todd specific time to finish his work)
Decision-making: rules / relations
Todd and his manger
Rules ( The manager force Todd to go to india)
Context – Informal / formal
Todd and his manger
Informal ( Todd calls 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?
There is a boy was sitting in the train and he let Todd sit and the boy sit on Todd leg. It might be a cultural solution because in the Indian culture they let the old people sit. 

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 buy the iced drink and he feels ill after eating 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 the place of the hotel is very lonely.

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?
 She asked him many question and it was personal questions.

1 comment:

  1. Check Planning and Decision making again!! Doesn't fit here..! Not based on rules??!

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