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