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Culture Shock: Instructions: Discuss The Following Situations. in Your Country or Culture Are These Behaviors

The document discusses various social behaviors and cultural norms regarding greetings, gift-giving, decision making, household responsibilities, and workplace etiquette. It presents 19 situations and asks the reader to consider whether each behavior would be considered normal, polite, rude, or strange in their own culture or country, and if the evaluation depends on context or circumstances. The goal is to analyze cultural differences and what is deemed appropriate in various social settings across societies.

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Culture Shock: Instructions: Discuss The Following Situations. in Your Country or Culture Are These Behaviors

The document discusses various social behaviors and cultural norms regarding greetings, gift-giving, decision making, household responsibilities, and workplace etiquette. It presents 19 situations and asks the reader to consider whether each behavior would be considered normal, polite, rude, or strange in their own culture or country, and if the evaluation depends on context or circumstances. The goal is to analyze cultural differences and what is deemed appropriate in various social settings across societies.

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Culture Shock

Instructions: Discuss the following situations. In your country or culture are these behaviors
considered normal, polite, rude or strange. Does it depend on the situation?

1. To shake hands when we meet someone for the first time.


2. To kiss on both cheeks when we greet or say goodbye to a friend
3. To take someone out to dinner (pay for dinner) for his birthday or when he gets a promotion
4. To be a little late to meet friends
5. To be a little minutes late to work or to business meetings
6. To spit in public
7. To call most people by their first names
8. To ask people their ethnicity or nationality when you meet them for the first time
9. To sing in public
10. For women in the family to make important decisions like which school to send children to, how
to spend money, etc
11. For men to cook, clean or do other household work
12. To interrupt people when talking
13. To give gifts to teachers, doctors, government officials, bosses for students to wear suits or dresses
or formal clothing
14. To invite people to your home
15. To ask guests to leave when it gets late or if you are busy
16. To serve guests only drinks and chips or small snacks
17. To disagree with older people or people who are more powerful than you
18. To give up your seat for older people or women
19. To get promoted to a much higher position than your family or friends

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