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Culture

Cross-cultural communication

• What is culture?

• What problems are there in cross-cultural communication?

• Think about it!

What is it?

What is culture?

Basically everything

Your brand

What’s his brand?

Your brand?

Is that good?

Stereotypes?

Other customs seem strange

Do we seem strange to others?

What is normal?

Can people go beyond the stereotype?

How difficult is it?

True identity

This isn’t me

Religion is part of it

But be careful

Most UK people have NO religion

Can it be bad?

Brainwashing?

An illusion?

Need to understand

Understand and communicate

One problem with culture

It’s everywhere

So we don’t notice it

One problem with culture

You might not notice

You’re hurting yourself

Damaging

imbalance

You can get used to anything

We often don’t notice

Is this healthy?

How about if you met someone likethis?

He/she looks intelligent

What would you talk about?

How’s your planet?

How are things going?

Having fun?

How are things on earth?

Everything going OK?

Well, we have a few problems

Really? For example?

Well, we are kind of messing things up

What do you mean?

We made the atmosphere really dirty

And we put bad gases in the air

And the climate is changing?

Wow!

Ice is melting

Oh no!

It’ll cause flooding

Incredible destruction

There will probably be more wars

To control resources

Take from others to survive

Kind of the end of the world

The Apocalypse

Oh no!

That’s bad

But don’t worry!

We had the same problem!

But we found ways to create cleanerenergy

You can invent these new ways

And you can all work together

And you can save your planet!

I can help you to invent the technology

You say, thanks …

But we already invented it

We do it a LITTLE bit

But just a little

You’re NOT all working together?

You’re NOT giving up the badtechnology?

No, we are worried about the price ofoil

What do you mean, the price of oil?

Why?

We’re worried the price will go tooLOW

But that’s good!

No, we are worried the economy willcrash

We want to keep a smooth-runningeconomy

Listen! Forget all that!

100% clean energy

Build a new economy!

Everyone work together 100%

The planet is the first priority!

Yes … but we know all that

You KNOW it!!

Yes, but we cannot change …

You cannot change!! Why?!!!

It’s our culture

Listen! All civilizations have culture

You have to realize what’s important

You have to change!

If you don’t, you will become extinct!!

Because you are stupid!!

Or crazy!

How about mass shootings in USA?

372 mass shootings in 2015

Las Vegas: at least 58 killed!

Mentally ill people can have guns!!

People with terrorist connections!!

Guns don’t kill people ….

Now is not the time to discuss guncontrol!!

It’s NEVER the time!

Is it culture?

National Rifle Association

… linked with country music

Like this?

Or is it money?

Politicians get LOTS of money …

… and usually win

How do you understand this?

How about ORDINARY Americans?

Ordinary Americans think gun controlis good …

… overwhelmingly

But POLITICIANS disagree

Politicians think gun control is bad

Bribery

Notice the TWO people here

One corrupt politician

One one certain kind of American

Money BEHIND the politician

Would YOU do it?

How much money would you need?

Of course, guns are good!

It’s freedom!!

Control is bad

Now is not the time to discuss!

How much money would YOU want?

But it’s not JUST money

Some people REALLY believe it

It’s how they grow up

Not just men

They REALLY believe it!

Dana Loesch

She gets paid

She appears on TV

She writes in newspapers

She’s rich

Is she listening to other people?

Probably not

But some people REALLY believe it

How do you convince them?

What are their arguments?

How can you beat their arguments?