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Exercise #8C:

 

 

 

1. As soon as Todd arrives, he experiences the discomfort of being disoriented in a strange new place. What happens at the airport?

 

 Did not notice the presence of the person who was waiting at the airport due to spell his name wrong.

 

2. When a friendly traveler helps him get on the train, what does he tell him to do?

Said to him, you should jump into the train

 

3. When he gets on the train, he cannot find an empty seat. How is this problem

Solved for him? How might this be a cultural solution?

Child made ​​him take his place respecting his age and cause Todd from another country  

4. As any exchange student, he has a lot of experiences trying new food. His first

Encounter is with an iced drink. What happens?

Enjoy the taste of onset, but then caused him pain in his stomach and diarrhea

 

 

5. First encounters with a culture can be shocking – Todd sees crowded streets with cows, noise, and a man urinating in the street. But how does his host describe the city?

- A beautiful place and compares to other developed Cities

 

 

 

 6. Even though the host Puro speaks English, Todd uses American slang a lot without thinking. So as not to insult Puro, what does he say the meaning of Schmuck is?

 Lied about the meaning of the word, saying  its mean  - a nice guy

7. Todd wants to check in to a hotel. But Puro insists he comes to a boarding house.

 What is the reason he gives Todd?

 

The place would be more comfortable for him at home

 

 

 

8. As soon as they meet, Aunti Ji starts asking very intimate questions that Americans who have just met would never ask. What kind of things does she ask?

 

-          If he is married or single and justification why isn’t he married and if he needed help finding a wife and she hinted if he is a homosexual.

 

9. During his first conversation with Aunti Ji he makes two big mistakes. What are they?

Use your left hand to eat and did not use a spoon

 

 

 

10. The Golden Rule says do unto others as you would have them do unto you. That means his Indian hosts and friends are trying to make him comfortable the way they would be comfortable. How does this apply when the servant is preparing tea for Todd?

She put a lot of sugar in  his tea

 

 

11. How does Todd figure out why one does not eat food with the left hand?

After the lazy man explained to him what they are doing with the left hand

 

 

12. What is ethnocentric about his statement "You need to learn about America"?

To see the lifestyle of Americans and phrases they use

 

13. Why do they disagree on how a "native" speaks English?

Because the Indians don’t see any defect in the words they speak and they think they doing well

 

14. What doesn't Todd understand about the Indians' response to the "cattle brand"?

Because he used to eat burgers, beef and did not know that the cow is their gods!

 

 

15. What is Todd's reaction to "You need to learn about India"? What stage of culture shock might it represent?

Surprised at  what his mistake

 

16. He calls home several times. Why? What stage of culture shock might provoke calls home?

 

He misses his old life and the life in this society difficult

 

 

17. What mistakes in language usage are represented in the recording of the call about "a rubber"?

Because it carry another meaning and they prefer to use eraser cause the rubber mean the man condom in USA

 

18. Why is he so eager to go to McDonnell’s?

Because he did not get used to their food and he was anxious to get a cheese Burger

 

 

19. Todd doesn't understand bargaining. How does the Indian respond to this?

Give him a lower price

 

 

           

20. What does I.N.D.I.A. stand for?

-I’ll Never Do It Again.

 

21. What advice does his fellow American have for him?

To relax and get used to their lifestyle and do not frequently think

 

 

22. When Todd develops the incentive system, he has begun to adapt to India. How has he adapted?

 

Celebrate with them at the Festival of Color

 

 

23. When he looks at the cow in the office the second time, why is his reaction so different?

 

he had learned from the previous lesson to respect the cow because it is considered sacred

 

 

 

 

 

 

24. Explain the difference between American and Indian cultures when Todd and

 Puro discuss how often he visits his family and why he doesn't live with them.

Because the American believes that when one grows up upon independence and  should to live alone and rely on himself and they visit their family in holidays and in official events. But in India you should stay with your family tell you get married.

 

 

 

25. What cultural values are involved in the exchange between Aunti Ji and Todd about ironing his underwear?

-          She cared in his underwear washed and ironed it  

 

 

 

26. How well does Todd handle himself when he is invited over the wall to an Indian home for a meal?

 

Was happy with them and their generosity 

 

 

27. In what ways does he show he has adapted?

 

Using the right hand to eat and participation of the poor people.

 

 

28. When the call center floods and they are shut down, Todd finds an "Indian" solution. What is it?

 

He asked them to Transfer all devices to the roof to complete the work

 

29. When Todd comes home, there are several signs that his Indian experience has influenced him. Name three ways he has become more "Indian".

 He decided to live in India for while

 

Exercise 8

 

Exercise #8b:

 

 

 

As you watch the film, answer the questions and write down any examples of different cultural dimensions. This will help you with your reflection.

 

 

 

 

 

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Low-context culture	Todd	In head office
High-context culture	Puro	At work
Individualism	Todd	Likes to be alone and be independent
Collectivism	The workers in India washing the clothes and people at the train helping each other	Eating together
Low power distance	Todd	Talking to his boss in the office
High power distance	Puro	Asking for permeation to talk every time
Uncertainty tolerance	Todd	Cursing his boss
Uncertainty avoidance	Aisha	She asked to many questions which showed uncertainty
Task orientation	Puro and Aisha	Director
Social orientation	Todd and Puro	Working together

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reflection #8b:

 

 

Exercise 8

 

 

 

Exercise #8a:

 

 

 

Below is a brief explanation of the cultural dimensions:-

 

 

 

· Low-context and high-context culture

 

Our teacher is a low context person while the rest of the class are High context.

 

· Individualism and collectivism

 

Our teacher is an individualism person thus for he can live alone and stay away from his family for long time, on the other hand me and the rest of the class are collectivism because we like to stick together and don’t feel comfortable in being alone which is a cultural habit.

 

 

· Low power distance and high power distance

 

Low power distance: is when you have an open relationship with your boss or father for example Todd and his boss has a low power distance relationship because of the way they talk together.

 

High power distance: is when you can only talk formally with your boss or father and do as you are told and don’t have the option to discus nor negotiate anything.

 

· Uncertainty tolerance and uncertainty avoidance

 

In the video it was when Anti J kept asking Todd for justifications why he isn’t married yet and when Todd kept asking his boss about his future and moving to India.

 

 

 

 

 

·        task orientation and stoical orientation

 

Students in exams experience task orientation why team members while deciding on something experience stoical orientation.