Successful Communication in help create more open and fruitful

relationships (nag bow video clip)

an Intercultural Setting
Be vigilant
It’s a big world full of diversity and
differences. How you see others will -be vigilant and observe, so you won’t make a
influenced by your cultural perspective, how mistake, which is why it's important to educate
others see you is influence by their own yourself (eating mamon HAHA,duha lng sila)
perspective and its more complicated than it Share your culture
actually is. Let’s have a look at what it means
-share your own culture and experiences with
If you travel around the world, you will find others. Finally, good communication skill
that people behave in different ways. Example requ8Uires a desire to accept differences and
a simple thing like greeting somebody. adapt to them.
In different culture it looks like this
(first video clip kay naga nagwave siya tapos
ang people infront of her kay naga bow)
Like this (another clip kay naga wave siya then
naga hug and beso ang other culture)
Or even like this (clip nga naga shake hands)
It also means that you need to collaborate so
that you can avoid misunderstandings. But
that’s hard cause different culture have
different perspective on things.
And even simple things to dining habits may
getting used to (insert video nga na culture
shock kay nag chop sticks,tulo sila kabuok
para ma identify hihi)

It is pretty widely known that Indians

traditionally eat with hands. However, this
practice is not limited to traditional Indians
only whether living in India or not, maintain
the practice of eating using their hands.
(video naa sulod sa balay,with audio ni)
Tips on how to gain Cultural awareness
Be openminded

-Treat others with respect and address them

appropriately; this is important for closing and
opening conversations and willingness to hear
from others (nag akbay video clip)
Respect 10 NON-VERBAL
-respect foreign ritual, culture and customs, CUES
demonstrating respect you earn respect and

 Eye contact
Western cultures -It shows
attentiveness, confidence, and honesty.
Asian, Middle Eastern and Native
American- It is taken as a rude and
offensive expression
 Thumbs up
USA – “OK”, “see you later”, or “cool”
Iran – a rude gesture, similar to giving
someone the middle finger
Egypt and Israel – “very good” or
“perfect”
 Handshake
USA, England, Germany, and New
Zealand – it’s used when meeting or
parting and if you know the other
person well, you can skip this gesture
Russia – shaking hands in a doorway is
considered impolite and allegedly
brings bad luck
 Connecting the thumb and
forefinger in a circle
USA and
England – “OK”
France and
Belgium – “zero”
Japan – “money”
 Sign of horns
Spain, Italy, and Greece – it signals that
their partner was unfaithful
The rest of the world – rock and roll sign
 Fig sign
Turkey, Greece, Italy, Germany,
Denmark – a rude insult
Brazil, Portugal – it brings luck and
protection from dark forces

 Touching

In most countries – a sign of agreement

meaning “yes”
Bulgaria – a sign of disagreement
England, Japan, Germany, USA, meaning “no”
Australia, Canada– they don’t like to
touch
 Kissing and hugging
Spain, India, France, Greece, Arabia,
parts of Asia, and Italy – touches are
acceptable

 V sign

Southern Europe – a totally standard

England, Australia, Ireland, New
Zealand, and South Africa – it’s
offensive, same as the raised middle
finger
The rest of the world – a sign for
“victory” or “peace”
form of greeting, whether it is a close
person or not and no matter the gender
The Middle East – kisses between a man
and woman are considered
inappropriate, with the only exception
being the husband and wife or close
relatives

 Nodding you head