Intercultural Communication
1. Look at the title and the picture. What do you think might be the problem?
2. Watch the video. What happened?
3. Can you think of similar situations where communication might fail? Work with a partner to make a list and then discuss with the group.
Knowing your own culture
In his best-selling book ‘When Cultures Collide’ Richard D. Lewis gives insight into working and managing across cultures. Look at these statements from the book that show what people have said about Germans.
Germans give lengthy explanations, going right back to the beginning of the matter.
Germans don’t like people standing too close to them or touching them.
There is too much secrecy in German organizations. Information does not flow freely..
Germans, in conversations and when developing ideas, make things too complex.
Germans take work too seriously.
Germans lack flexibility. They don’t compromise enough.
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