The Miles Between Cultural Differences

Culture is a very important part of society and powers the way people live their lives, such as family relationships, home lives, and education. In the book Tears of a Tiger, by Sharon Draper, the characters have a different culture than mine. In the beginning, Andy (the main character) gets into a car accident due to drunk driving. He had four people in the car and his best friend Rob, was sitting in the front seat with his long legs on the dash. They hit a cement wall, Robbie went through the windshield and did not make it. The characters then have to deal with a very tough situation: the loss of a close friend. Every character has a different culture in which they practice daily and live through in this situation.

Witness is a film which explores the differences between the modern American and traditional Amish communities. Directed by Australian Peter Weir, the film is set in 1985, in Pennsylvania, America. Rachel Lapp and her young son, Samuel, leave the Amish community to travel to Baltimore to visit Rachel’s sister. Whilst waiting at the train station Samuel enters the bathroom where he witnesses a murder of a police officer. This involves the appropriately named honest detective John Book, who investigate the murder and does things by the book. Witness brings together two different worlds and explores the effects. Witness also discusses organizational culture in its revelations of the Philadelphia police force’s entrenched corruption.

The author tried comparing cultures and saying how one specific would have a different meaning than the other. The author could have done better supporting his main idea with better textual evidence that did not come off as stereotypical. For example he tried comparing Hispanics, Chinese, and the Americans. One example from the text that came off as a bit stereotypical was when he made a comment about the Hispanic woman. Rodriguez said “Hispanic woman are hired to be at the center of the American family- to babysit and diaper, to cook and clean and to ease the dying” (261). Not all Hispanic woman come to America to work that way therefore the author was being a bit stereotypical.

Over the past 100 years, the United States has changed the way it views other cultures including more respect, equality, and freedom for all people. As much as America has grown, has America really changed that drastically? Across the nation and world, cultural differences still exist, misunderstandings continue, and fighting persists. Recent attacks within the United States that are similar to the conflicts between the Japanese and Americans in the early 1900’s include the 9/11 attack, the bombing at the Boston Marathon, and the mass shooting in Orlando.

In America and other countries of similar and contrasting cultures, we like to be right, we like to be on top, and we want to be recognized for both respectively. Competition is an underlying theme in so much of what we do in our daily lives. Whether it’s getting a better grade on a test than your friend, winning a football game or even speeding up faster than the car next to you when the light turns green. Competition, whether we like it or not, surrounds us and we participate in it willingly. We all want to stand on that podium and receive the gold medal, for then we are better than someone else and we can look down upon him or her because we have achieved something they have not. This competition and trying to be better than the person

The following are some of the noticeable cultural differences that Todd encountered upon arriving in India:

Culture plays an pivotal role in establishing the characters within this movie. Many different people have different cultures, however, through cultural relativism,

A variety of key cultural differences shape the behaviors and attitudes within both the United States and Japan. Key cultural differences as defined by the Hofstede model, such an individualistic society versus a collective society, short term orientation versus long term orientation, as well as direct communication style versus indirect communication style. This paper will focus on the key cultural difference within business communication styles of both. Then, it will conclude with analyzing any adjustments that would need to be made in order to conduct business in Japan.

Cultural Differences and CommunicationMrs. Gemma Nowakis a 73-year-old widower, with a 41-year-old sonwho hasbeen trying to care for her mother since her husband had died. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with her son. Shespeaks English enough to understand a little, she spent herlife working as a seamstress since she was a 12-year-old girl. She has developed some hearing issuesandis wearing a hearing aid on her left ear. Her dominant language is Polish, so her sontends to translate for his motherwhen it is needed. Mrs. Nowakcame into the clinic today at the request of her son, who came in with her. Shetends to be stubborn and old fashioned when it comes to medical treatment. She believes that she can treat illness withonly natural herbs and teas, but not medicines, only Tylenol to alleviate some discomfort or pain but none other,and this medication of course is sold over the counter.

Both the North and South were based on appearances. As years past and things like education and technology began to progress, so did the styles and culture of the United States (Schultz, 2014). New clothing, language and expectations were sweeping across the north and making their way, albeit at a slightly slower pace, to the south. Because so many in the South were based around agriculture, the South became associated with old-fashioned ideals and out-of-date styles (Schultz, 2014). Although southern farmers did own the land they worked on, and therefore made direct profit off what they sold just as many businessmen in the Northern states, they were increasingly viewed as a lower rank (Schultz, 2014). Associated with uncouth clothing, vulgar

There are many differences in human’s mind about their lives, and people choose their own ways to continue their lives whatever they want. We can see the difference in culture and religion so easily in everywhere. It is true that people do not use their own parents and cultures when they were born, but they can change them to the better one when they grow up. Also, there are many different places that build for good and bad people, and people have been using those places as their behaviors. If people have such a good behavior, they visit those places that build for them, and they do not want known like a bad person because everyone know that those people who have bad behavior, do not be loved by people around them. There are two great stories that talk about those people that have bad behaviors, and they show us that we can easily find those people around us. The Killers, and Rothschild’s Fiddle is two main stories that help us to know there are many kind of human being around the world, we can see them everywhere around the world. The first one is The Killers, and it is the story that was written in the late of 1920, during the prohibition in the United State. It is the short story that was written by Ernest

Communication is one of the most important aspects of our lives. It is a process that ties us together and helps us to get most of our work done. Communication plays a big role in transmitting cultural values from one generation to the next. Communication can be categorized as two; verbal and non verbal. In a multiracial country such as Malaysia good communication can be considered as a savior to keep everyone united. Being a multiracial country, it shows the existence of cultural diversity in Malaysia. Cultural diversity often leads to society’s biggest challenge.

Understanding the differences in a culture is key when traveling or living in another country. Something that can be offensive in one place is perfectly acceptable in another. Just because something is accepted somewhere does not mean we as Christians should except or even tolerate it. There are cultures that do not believe in God that are acceptable to work with and it can be done in a way that shows them the love of God and there are specific cultures that as Christians we cannot. It is important to understand the difference and be prepared for the situation. Strabo was the Roman geographer who traveled to different cities around the time of Jesus birth. He wrote the following about Corinth

Using Hofstede’s four cultural dimensions as a point of reference, what are some of the main cultural differences between the United States and France?

According to Hofstede’s dimensions of culture, China is a country, which scores highly in the power distance index. This means that less powerful members in this society expect and accept the fact that there is unequal distribution of power. People in this society are willing to obey the orders of their superior without questioning the motive of such orders. This presents an opportunity to Crocket & Jones’s human resource management team because employees within the organization in this country will obey the orders of the managers without making unnecessary objections. Managing an obedient workforce like this would be quite easy. According to Hofstede (2001), this will significantly reduce