Exercise #5

Exercise #

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Communication- direct/indirect	Todd and the manager	Direct communication  when he was taking to his manger
Expression – Reveal / conceal	Todd and his manger	Todd reply when he say no to his manger
Context – Informal / formal	Todd and his manger	Was calling his manger by his name
Connecting—Exclusive / inclusive	Todd and Puro	Was talking only with the people that he know

 

 

 

 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 kids give Todd the seat and it’s that kid did this because the indaian culture is about respect older people.

 

 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 sick.

 

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 will feel lonely.

                                                       

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 ask him about his personal life and about his salary and if he was married.