10/26/21
Cross-Cultural Issues in Manners



Should I shake hands? Should I eat it all? Should I say "Bless you?
Not knowing the answers to these questions and many others while visiting foreign countries would make us feel puzzled, anxious, and with a strange feeling of unease. 
But on the other hand, there will be solace if we ask in advance and try to copy experienced people's behavior. 
I was once told by a former student one of his experiences that caused him a deep feeling of discomfort: While visiting an Asian country and as a way of being kind to a local man's child he touched the boy's head just to have the father being furious and trying to attack my student. Children's head is something extremely private and my student had to get a translator in order to explain this was an expected behavior in our culture.
How could we cope with this kind of issue? I think that if we ask our students about their culture and have them explain to us how they feel will avoid at least some of these troubles.


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  1. Brianna Shaye28 de octubre de 2021 a las 18:59

    Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I agree that we really just need to have an open line of communication in order to avoid awkward situations like these.

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  2. Donovan29 de octubre de 2021 a las 14:12

    Thank you for sharing! being willing to communicate and being understanding towards each other can do wonders. I don't know if it will be possible that we can get everything right when in a foreign land, but we can definitely do our best to be respectful and try learn how we should behave.

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