Exercise 5

Cultural Dimension	Character Todd, Puro, Aisha or other	Outsourced Scene or Circumstance
Communication- direct/indirect	Todd & his manger	Direct(todd was told by his manger directly to go to india)
Expression- Reveal / conceal	Todd & his manger	Reveal  (todd showed that he’s upset by going to india)
Decision-making- rules / relations	Todd & his manger	Rules ( the manager forced todd to go and ignored that todd did not want)
Context– Informal / formal	Todd & his manger	Informal (because todd talked to his manager as his friend and by his name)

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?

First of all he got into the train in irregular situation, some Indian guy helped him, and then he couldn’t find a seat for him a child gave him his seat but sat on his lap.

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

encounter is with an iced drink. What happens?

He bought an ice drink and he had no change to give the seller so he gave him more money

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?

He told todd that the women there will take care of him and she makes very delicious food than in the otel , in addition he would b lonely .

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?

She wanted to know more about him so she tented to ask so much personal ones

Exercise 4

SUNDAY, 19 April 2015

Exercise 4

‪How does culture/ and the 12 Dimensions influence:

The culture besides the 12 dimension influences our life and mostly affects our way of thinking,  life choices and accountability. Individuals qualities, convictions, and decisions in life. Individuals will adjust to new innovation and changes, yet the principals continue as before. There is doubtlessly my way of life has impacted me in settling on every choice in my life in this way, basic what I've been taught and the qualities I've been raised with.

As I choose to talk about Amish model, who utilize a direct correspondence

,they give the individuals a few decisions to pick one of it however  they don't issue all of their decisions likewise Amish individuals are oversimplified living  which means they accept  what is acknowledge in one group and may not be worthy in another. Amish people likewise responsible as a gathering not individual. As the information I read about Amish that they want to utilize steeds as transportation although they own cars, for some reasons as traditions.

How Arabic culture influence individual choices:

For an example of how culture influences individual choices, if I had to work in place that might be connected anyway to a forbidden thing as food, drinks or even actions that would be haram and shame thing to do. Its also connected to the religion as known our culture is mixed with the religion. As I mentioned earlier principals comes first.