Fist 3 fundamental patterns of cultural differences

Different communicational styles:

1. The way people communicate varies widely between cultures.

2. There are some aspects of communicational style:

1) language usage - across cultures some words and phrases are used in different ways.

2) The degree of importance given to non-verbal communication (facial expressions and gestures, seating arrangements, personal distance, sence of time)

3) Different norms regarding the appropriate degree of assertiveness in communicating (rised voices)

Different Attitudes toward Conflicts:

Some cultures view conflict as a positive thing, others view it as something to be avoid. In the USA conflicts are usually desirable. People often are encouraged to deal directly with conflicts that do arise. In contrast in many Eastern countries, open conflict is experienced as demeaning. As a rule differences are best worked out quietly.

Different Approaches to completing tasks:

From culture to culture there are different ways that people move toward completing tasks. Some reasons include different access to resourses, different judgments of the rewards associated with task completion, different notions of time.

Asian cultures tend to attach more value to developing relationships at the beginning of a shared project. European –Americans tend to focus immediately on the task at hand, and let relationships develop as they work on the task.

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